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HBMC Volage (1807)
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Volage, 22 Guns
Dimensions |
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Type |
Metric |
Length of Gundeck |
118' 21/2" |
Imperial Feet |
36.02 |
Length of Keel |
98' 9" |
Imperial Feet |
30.1 |
Breadth |
31' 9" |
Imperial Feet |
9.68 |
Depth in Hold |
10' 3" |
Imperial Feet |
3.12 |
Draught Forward |
8' 9" |
Imperial Feet |
2.67 |
Draught Aft |
12' 3" |
Imperial Feet |
3.73 |
Burthen |
52947/94 |
Tons BM |
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Armament |
1807/05 |
B064 |
Broadside Weight = 430 |
Gun Deck |
22 |
British 32-Pound Carronade |
Quarterdeck |
6 |
British 18-Pound Carronade |
Forecastle |
2 |
British 18-Pound Carronade |
Forecastle |
2 |
British 6-Pounder |
Crew Complement |
Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
1807/05 |
155 |
Establishment |
B064 |
Service Record |
Date |
Notes |
Source |
1807/09/08 |
Completed at Plymouth |
B064 |
1807/10/11 |
Sailed for the Mediterranean |
B064 |
1807/11/06 |
Took the cutter Succes (10) in the Mediterranean |
B064 |
1808/07/28 |
Took La Requin (16) off Corsica |
B064 |
1809/09/06 |
Took L'Annunciate (2) |
B064 |
1809/09/20 |
Took the privateer La Jason (6) |
B064 |
1811/03/13 |
Had 13 killed and 33 wounded at the Battle of Lissa |
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1812 |
Sailed for the East Indies |
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1818/01 |
Returned to the UK and paid off |
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1818/01/29 |
Sold to Mr Lackland for £1,600. became the merchant vessel Rochester |
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Fleets |
Fleet Title |
Commander |
Date From |
Date To |
Source |
No Fleets Listed |
Notes on Ship |
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At the Battle of Lissa the Volage had one midshipman, John George, 10 seamen, and two private marines killed, one lieutenant of marines William Stephens Knapman, 27 seamen, and four private marines wounded; total, 13 killed and 33 wounded. |
Sources |
Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
B064 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 |
Rif Winfield |
B028 |
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I |
J. J. Colledge |
B080 |
A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 |
O'Brien |
B030 |
The Royal Navy Vol V |
William Laid Clowes |
Last Updated :2009/02/21 at 00:32:37 by Cy
HBMC Volage (1807)
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