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HBMUS Sting (1800)

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Sting, 8 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Purchased 1800/12/00  
Shipyard Purchased  
Rate Unrated
Type Schooner
Out Service 1808/07/27  
Fate Wrecked  
Dimensions
B064   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 73' 0" Imperial Feet 22.25
Length of Keel 56' 33/4" Imperial Feet 17.15
Breadth 20' 71/2" Imperial Feet 6.27
Depth in Hold 9' 6" Imperial Feet 2.9
Burthen 127 Tons BM
Armament
1800/12 B064 Broadside Weight = 48
Gun Deck 8 British 12-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1800/12 30 Establishment B064
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1800/12 1802/05 Lieutenant Thomas Thrush B064
1802/05 1806 Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere B064
1806 1808 Lieutenant Daniel Callaway B064
1808 1808/07/27 Lieutenant Moses Cannaday B064
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1800/12 Purchased for �2,500 at Jamaica B064
1801/02 Renamed Pickle B064
1803 Attached to Admiral William Cornwallis' Inshore Squadron
1804/03/25 Went to the assistance of Magnificent, which had run on to a shoal off Brest, and assisted in the rescue of her crew.
1805/10 Watching the the coast off Cadiz  
1805/11/01 Made landfall at Falmouth carrying dispatches from the Battle of Trafalgar
1807/01/03 Took the privateer La Favourite (14) B064
1808/07/27 Wrecked off Cadiz B064
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1805/10/21 Battle of Trafalgar
Notes on Ship
Mercantile Sting, built at Bermuda in 1799
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield
Wikipedia Various

Last Updated :2009/03/17 at 12:26:53 by Cy

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