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Rolla

6231
Nominal Guns10
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased21.2.1806
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeGun-brig
Sold24.3.1810

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 4"Imperial Feet24.4856 
Length of Keel64' 10"Imperial Feet19.5072 
Breadth21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008 
Depth in Hold11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782 
Burthen152 894Tons BM 

Armament


12.1806Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1806 - 1807Lieutenant
Joseph AcottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1807
BWAS-1793
1808 - 1809Commander
John Hardy GodbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1814
BWAS-1793
1809 - 1810Commander
Samuel ClarkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1812
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1809 - 11.1809Lieutenant
George Hubert RyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1847
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1809 - 1809Midshipman
Thomas Simonds AkersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NL1865

Service History


DateEventSource
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1793
American mercantile Rolla, detailed at the Cape and purchased

 
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