HMS Barbadoes (1804)
British sailing frigate (1804–1812) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Barbados.
HMS Barbadoes was originally a French privateer and then slave ship named Brave or Braave. A British slave ship captured her in September 1803. In 1803–1804 she became the British privateer Barbadoes for a few months. In 1804 the inhabitants of Barbados purchased her and donated her to the Royal Navy, which took her into service as HMS Barbadoes. She wrecked on 27 September 1812.
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Name | Brave |
Builder | Probably built in Bordeaux |
Launched | circa 1799 |
Captured | 1803 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Displacement | c. 1,000 tons |
Tons burthen | 611 (French; "of load") |
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Beam | 10.72 m (35 ft 2 in) |
Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament | 26 × 12-pounder guns |
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Name | Barbadoes |
Namesake | Barbados |
Acquired | c.1803 by capture |
Fate | Gift to Royal Navy 1804 |
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Name | HMS Barbadoes |
Acquired | 1804 by gift |
Commissioned | October 1804 |
Fate | Wrecked 27 September 1812 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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Tons burthen |
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Length |
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Beam | 35 ft 2+5⁄8 in (10.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) (overall) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Complement | 195 |
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Notes | Plans are available in Lyon.[3] |
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