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Sarpen

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Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Danish sloop 'Sarpen' (1791) (16) 1791-1807
Danish 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Captured7.9.1807BWAS-1793
ShipyardCopenhagen - Zealand BWAS-1793
Ship ClassLougen Class (1790)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Ernst Wilhelm StiboltDanish
Naval Sailor
Ship Builder
Service 1763-1790
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Broken Up8.1811BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck94' 5"Imperial Feet28.683 
Length of Keel77' 6 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728 
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441 
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242 
Burthen308 294Tons BM 

Armament


5.1808Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1808100 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1808 - 1809Commander
James GiffordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1846
BWAS-1793
1809 - 12.1809Commander
John Sanderson GibsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1809
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 12.4.1811First Lieutenant
Mark AnthonyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1818
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
11.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1809Paid off and laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
8.1811Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

 
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