British sloop 'Rosario' (1797)

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Rosario
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish brig 'Nuestra Señora del Rosario' (1782) (14) 1782-1797 Spanish 14 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	24.5.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Expended as Fireship	7.7.1800	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Length of Keel71' 4"Imperial Feet21.7424
Breadth23' 6"Imperial Feet7.0612
Burthen209Tons BM

Armament

6.1798Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.489 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.179845 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
4.6.1798 - 7.7.1800CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.6.1797 - 11.10.1797MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
29.8.1797Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
10.1797Paid offBWAS-1793
5.1798Began fitted as a fireship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
6.1798Refitted as a 6 gun Unrated Fireship
8.1799Completed fitted as a fireship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2097.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.7.1800Expended in Dunkirk RoadsBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 15th of August 2012 19:45

7 Jul 1800 Attack on Dunkirk Roads with fire ships Comet 14, Falcon 14 Rosario 14 and Wasp 8 expended

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