British gun-brig 'Rolla' (1806)
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Rolla
6231
Nominal Guns
10
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator
Royal Navy
Purchased
21.2.1806
Shipyard
Unknown
Category
Unrated
Ship Type
Gun-brig
Sold
24.3.1810
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck
80' 4"
Imperial Feet
24.4856
Length of Keel
64' 10"
Imperial Feet
19.5072
Breadth
21' 0"
Imperial Feet
6.4008
Depth in Hold
11' 1"
Imperial Feet
3.3782
Burthen
152
8
⁄
94
Tons BM
Armament
12.1806
Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)
BWAS-1793
Gun Deck
8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser
2 British 6-Pounder
3 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
12.1806
-
1807
Lieutenant
Joseph Acott
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1807
BWAS-1793
1808
-
1809
Commander
John Hardy Godby
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1814
BWAS-1793
1809
-
1810
Commander
Samuel Clarke
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1812
BWAS-1793
1 Commissioned Officer
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
8.3.1809
-
11.1809
Lieutenant
George Hubert Rye
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1847
NBD1849
1 Petty Officer
Dates
Rating
Name
Source
4.1809
-
1809
Midshipman
Thomas Simonds Akers
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NL1865
Service History
Date
Event
Source
28.7.1809
Walcheren Expedition
Notes on Ship
Origin
BWAS-1793
American mercantile
Rolla
, detailed at the Cape and purchased
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1793
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817
Rif Winfield
,
Book
NBD1849
A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849
O'Brien
,
Digital Book
NL1865
The Navy List 1865
The Admiralty
,
Digital Book
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