| South Carolina | 13341 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 40 | SSA | |
| Nationality | United States | SSA | |
| Operator | South Carolina State Navy | SSA | |
| Previously | French fourth rate frigate 'Le Indien' (1777) | SSA | |
| Purchased | 1781/04 | NNF-1774 | |
| Shipyard | Amsterdam | NNF-1774 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | SSA | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | SSA | |
| Captured | 1782/12/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | NNF-1774 |
| Length of Gundeck | 160' 0" | French Feet (Pied du Roi) | Length of Keel | 149' 0" | French Feet (Pied du Roi) | Breadth | 40' 0" | French Feet (Pied du Roi) | Depth in Hold | 16' 6" | French Feet (Pied du Roi) | Burthen | 1,269 | French Tonneaux |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780 | Broadside Weight = 520 | SSA | ||
| Gun Deck | 28 | American 32-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | American 12-Pounder | ||
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1780/06 | 1782/06 | Commodore | Alexander Gillan | SCAR |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1780/06/13 | 1782/06/18 | Captain | John Joiner | SCAR |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1779/11 | 1782/12 | Lieutenant | John Mayrant | SCAR |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1782/08 | 1782/12 | Midshipman | William Nourse | SCAR |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1780/06/13 | 1782/06/18 | Steward | George Fisher | SCAR |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1780/06 | Fitting? at Amsterdam | SCAR |
| 1781/01/18 | Arrived in Bolx Cove | SCAR |
| 1781/02/20 | Left Bolx Cove for the Texel | SCAR |
| 1781/08/24 | Sailed from the Texel | SCAR |
| 1781/09/26 | Arrived in Corunna | SCAR |
| 1781/10/17 | Sailed from Corunna | SCAR |
| 1781/10/31 | Arrived at St Croix, Tenerife | SCAR |
| 1781/11/24 | Sailed from St Croix, Tenerife | SCAR |
| 1781/12/24 | Near the Keys, north of the Bahamas | SCAR |
| 1781/12/27 | Saw Sullivans Island off Charleston South Carolina. | SCAR |
| 1781/12/31 | Saw Charleston again but was chased off by three English frigates | SCAR |
| 1782/01/01 | Left the coast of South Carolina and steered for Havana | SCAR |
| 1782/01/06 | Took a flat of five Jamaica men homeward bound | SCAR |
| 1782/01/10 | Arrived at Havana and sold the prize for $91,500 | SCAR |
| 1782/04/27 | Left Havana and took under our convoy a fleet of sixty two sail with 2,030 troops on board, John Manuel Cazagan Governor of Cuba took the command of the troops and Commodore Gillan of the fleet. | SCAR |
| 1782/05/08 | Arrived with the fleet off the Island of New Providence | SCAR |
| 1782/06/05 | Went aground near mud fort in the river Delaware | SCAR |
| 1782/06/18 | Arrived at Philadelphia | SCAR |
| 1782/12/20 | Present at the Capture of the South Carolina | |
| Notes on Ship | |
|---|---|
| Sources | SCAR |
| The sources noted as from the Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution website are from the pocket book used at the pension application of George Fisher in 1833 (transcription here) | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| SSA | Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution | Jack Coggins | Book |
| NNF-1774 | Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 | Alain Demerliac | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| SCAR | Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution | Web Site | |