British sloop 'Snap' (1808)

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Gunboat No. 10 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
Racoon (16) 1795-1806
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Unrated Sloop
(1795)
Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1804
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Hired Tender
(1785)
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(1785)
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French 24 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1798)
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Snap
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'Le Palinure' (1804) (16) 1804-1808 French 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	1.11.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck91' 1"Imperial Feet27.7622
Length of Keel73' 1 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631
Breadth28' 1 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen319 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1808Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1808 - 5.5.1810CommanderBWAS-17935.5.1810 - 2.1811CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1808Commissioned at AntiguaBWAS-1793
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
2.1811Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1811Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Biter"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:36	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Racoon' (1795) (16) 1795-1806 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:35	Jon Miller	Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)British Naval Sailor Service 1771-1804
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:34	Jon Miller	British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4) 1785-1798 British 4 Gun Hired Tender
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:29	Jon Miller	British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4) 1785-1798 British 4 Gun Hired Tender

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