British sloop 'Corso' (1796)

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Corso

7553
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Spanish brig 'Corzo' (1791) (18) 1791-1796
Spanish 18 Gun
Unrated Brig
Captured2.12.1796BWAS-1793
ShipyardMahón - Minorca BWAS-1714
Constructor
Honorato BouyonSpanish
Ship Builder
Service 1791
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold1.9.1814BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Keel72' 8"Imperial Feet22.0472 
Breadth24' 7 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279 
Depth in Hold11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306 
Burthen234 36⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


12.1796Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.489 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1796100 BWAS-1793

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1796 - 31.11.1798Commander
Bartholomew JamesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1764-1825
BWAS-17931.12.1798 - 24.12.1799Lieutenant
Coryndon BogerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1804
BWAS-179324.12.1798 - 9.11.1799Commander
William StuartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1815
BWAS-17939.11.1799 - 29.4.1802Commander
William RickettsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1804
BWAS-17933.1803 - 1804Lieutenant
Joshua KneeshawBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1816
BWAS-17931804 - 1809Lieutenant
George Allen SpencerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1809
†BWAS-17931808 - 1813Lieutenant
George TaylorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1813
BWAS-17931813Lieutenant
Curry William HillierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1814
BWAS-17931814Lieutenant
Charles CarterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1817
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
9.3.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
3.5.1797EstablishedBWAS-1793
24.8.1798Took the Privateer
Le François (2) 1798-1798
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
at Alboran , Western Mediterranean , East , 7 leaguesBG
20.11.1798Took the Privateer
L'Adolphe (6) 1798-1798
French 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Mediterranean?
1.12.1798Took the Privateer
Name Unknown (Unknown) 1798-1798
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Mediterranean?
15.3.1801Took the Cutter
L'Achille (6) 1801-1801
French 6 Gun
Privateer Cutter
in the Mediterraneanref:692
27.5.1801Took the Advice Boat
L'Ecrevisse (1) 1801-1801
French 1 Gun
Unrated Advice Boat (Aviso)
BG
27.6.1801Took the Privateer
Le Tigre (8) 1801-1801
French 8 Gun
Privateer Unknown
by boat off Venice
20.7.1802Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
3.1803Refitted as a Other Vessels Receiving Ship
24.3.1803Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
17.1.1806Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
24.3.1806Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.9.1814Paid off and sold at Woolwich for £500BWAS-1793

 
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