British sloop 'Sabine' (1808)

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1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Sabine
Nominal Guns	18
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig-corvette 'Le Requin' (1806) (16) 1806-1808 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette
Captured	28.7.1808
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Sylphe Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Sold for Break Up	29.1.1818

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608
Length of Keel77' 0 ⅞"Imperial Feet23.4918
Breadth28' 5 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold13' 1"Imperial Feet3.9709
Burthen332 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1808Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1808100 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1808 - 5.1810CommanderBWAS-17935.1810 - 10.1810CommanderTNC10.1810 - 7.1.1812CommanderBWAS-17937.1.1812 - 7.1814CommanderBWAS-179329.7.1814 - 1815CommanderBWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1809 - 25.1.1810LieutenantNBD18491811LieutenantTRN51811LieutenantTRN57.1815 - 3.1817Acting LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.9.1814 - 4.1816Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 15.10.1815Quarter Gunner†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
11.8.1809Began making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
20.11.1809Completed making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
18.9.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
26.5.1811Action at Sabiona
1812Off PortugalBWAS-1793
1813Off PortugalBWAS-1793
1814West Indies & NewoundlandBWAS-1793
29.1.1818Sold at Plymouth to Thomas Pitman for £900BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

ref:1998 Archive

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