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H.M.S. 'CHEROKEE'. | |||
Built by: | Wigram, Perry, Wells & Green at Blackwall. | ||
Yard No. | 138 | ||
Launched: | 7th February 1808 | ||
Tonnage: | 23711/94 | ||
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Depth: | 9' 2" | ||
Machinery: | Sail | ||
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Built for: | H. M. Government. | ||
Other info: | Armament. 10 guns. Cost to build £3,761 + £158 extra. | ||
History: | 10th January 1810. Boarded and captured the French lugger-privateer ‘Aimable-Nelly’ from within Dieppe harbour. 12th January 1810. Sent into Dover the French privateer, taken off Dieppe. 13th January 1812. Arrived at Edinburgh from a cruise. 13th May 1813. Sailed with a convoy from Leith Roads for Gottenburgh. 29th July 1813. Arrived at Leith from a cruise, with a Danish sloop. 23rd August 1813. Arrived at Leith with a Hamburgh Greenland ship, her prize, with four fish. 22nd November 1813. Sailed from Sheerness with a convoy for Heligoland. 27th November 1821. Still in commission and based at Leith. 1828. Disposed of. | ||
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