| Merlin | 20621 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 10 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Previously | French unrated snow 'Le Merlin' (1757) | BWAS-1714 | |
| Captured | 1757/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1757/11/16 | ||
| Shipyard | Rotherhithe | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Snow | BWAS-1714 | |
| Captured | 1778/08/23 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Becomes | French unrated corvette 'Le Zéphyr' (1778) | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 86' 6 ½" | Imperial Feet | 26.3779 | Length of Keel | 70' 2 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 21.3932 | Breadth | 24' 5 ½" | Imperial Feet | 7.4549 | Depth in Hold | 10' 10" | Imperial Feet | 3.302 | Burthen | 223 16⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1757/08 | Broadside Weight = 33.5 Imperial Pound ( 15.1926 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 10 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 14 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1757/08 | 100 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1756/11/16 | 1761/02 | Commander | William Greenwood | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/11/16 | 1761/02/01 | Commander | William Greenwood | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/11/16 | 1761/02/01 | Commander | William Greenwood | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/02 | 1762/04/07 | Commander | John Botterell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/04/07 | 1764 | Commander | John Lewis Gidoin | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764 | 1764/03 | Commander | James Bremer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/03 | 1766 | Commander | Sir John Hamilton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1766 | 1767/12 | Commander | Cornthwaite Ommanney | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/06 | 1773/06 | Commander | Sir William Chaloner Burnaby | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/03 | 1775/06 | Captain | John Stott | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/06 | 1776/05/30 | Commander | William Waldegrave | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/06/24 | 1777/05/30 | Commander | Robert Man | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/05/30 | 1778/08/23 | Commander | Thomas West | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1757/09/14 | Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £1663.4.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/09/16 | Renamed Zephyr | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/11 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/02 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/03 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £1313.0.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/04/09 | Sailed for North Carolina | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/01/07 | Present at the Operations against Martinique | |
| 1762/07 | Off the Portugese coast | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/03 | Paid off and recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/05 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/02/03 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/03 | Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/08 | Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £2146.15.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/05 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/08 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £1241.15.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/08/31 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/01 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/05 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £2419.12.11d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/05/23 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/08/23 | Taken by Gracieuse | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |