British sloop 'Wolfe' (1813)

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Wolfe ➡ 1814 Montreal
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	5.5.1813	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Kingston - Ontario	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.1832	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck101' 9"Imperial Feet31.0134
Length of Keel86' 1 ½"Imperial Feet26.2255
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen426 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1813Broadside Weight = 242 Imperial Pound ( 109.747 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck18 British 18-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 12-Pounder

1814Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 18-Pounder
Pivot Mount1 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1813135 BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1815 - 30.6.1815LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1826 - 1829MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
22.1.1814Renamed MontrealBWAS-1793
1817Placed in OrdinaryBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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