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| Ship name = HMS ''Rinaldo'' |
| Ship name = HMS ''Rinaldo'' |
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| Ship ordered = 31 December 1807 |
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| Ship builder = John Dudman & Co. [[Deptford]] |
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| Ship original cost = £3,695 |
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| Ship laid down = March 1808 |
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| Ship launched = 13 July 1808 |
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| Ship completed = 13 December 1808 |
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| Ship commissioned = October 1808 |
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| Ship fate = Sold |
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Revision as of 05:36, 2 September 2023
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Rinaldo |
| Ordered | 31 December 1807 |
| Builder | John Dudman & Co. Deptford |
| Cost | £3,695 |
| Laid down | March 1808 |
| Launched | 13 July 1808 |
| Completed | 13 December 1808 |
| Commissioned | October 1808 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 236 66⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam | 24 feet 6+1⁄2 inches (7.5 m) |
| Draught | 6 feet 2 inches (2 m) (bow) 9 feet 0 inches (3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 feet (3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | brig |
| Complement | 75 |
| Armament | 8 x 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns long guns |
HMS Rinaldo was a sailing brig of the Royal Navy, launched in July 1808. She was 236 66⁄94(bm), armed with eight 18-pounder carronades and two 6-pound bow chasers, and carried a crew of 75.
Rinaldo was serving in the English Channel Fleet when, on 3 September 1811, she and another Cherokee-class brig, HMS Redpole attacked the Boulogne flotilla, despite being outnumbered. Unable to inflict any substantial damage, the two British brigs eventually withdrew. On 21 September, Napoleon Bonaparte, who was at Boulogne carrying out an inspection of his invasion fleet, spotted Rinaldo, Redpole, the frigate HMS Naiad, and the brigs HMS Castillian and HMS Viper off the coast and ordered a division of 12-gun prames and 15 smaller vessels, to attack. Rinaldo and Redpole badly damaged the 12-gun Ville de Lyon, which was subsequently boarded and captured by men from Naiad.