HMS Nimble (1826)
British warship wrecked in the Bahamas in 1834 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Nimble.
HMS Nimble[lower-alpha 1] was a Royal Navy 5-gun schooner-of-war. She was employed in anti-slave trade patrol from 1826 until 1834, when she was wrecked on a reef with the loss of 70 Africans who had been rescued from a slave ship.[2]
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Gran Colombia | |
Name | Bolivar |
Launched | 1822[1] |
Fate | Purchased by Royal Navy |
United Kingdom | |
Acquired | 1826 |
Renamed | Nimble |
Fate | Wrecked 4 November 1834 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 168 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 22 ft 2 in (6.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 5 in (2.9 m) |
Sail plan | Schooner |
Complement | 35–41 |
Armament |
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