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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Purchased1757/11/25BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop BWAS-1714
Sold1763/03/15BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384
Length of Keel52' 10"Imperial Feet16.1036
Breadth21' 6"Imperial Feet6.5532
Burthen129 8594Tons BM 

Armament

1758/01Broadside Weight = 35.5 Imperial Pound ( 16.0996 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck10British 4-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Upper Gun Deck4British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1758/01100BWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1758/011758/05CommanderWilliam HamiltonBWAS-1714
1758/05/221759/09CommanderRichard MatthewsBWAS-1714
1759/09/071760CommanderJohn Neale Pleydall NottBWAS-1714
17601761/08/06LieutenantJohn BagsterBWAS-1714
1761/08/061762CommanderJames HawkerBWAS-1714
17621762/06/29CommanderStair DouglasBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1757/11/25Purchased at Antigua at a cost of £1178.11.5dBWAS-1714
1758/01Commissioned in the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1758/09/29Took the Privateer Le Diamant in the Leeward Islands? 
1761/08/13RegisteredBWAS-1714
1762/01/07Present at the Operations against Martinique 
1762/06/06Present at the Operations against Havanna 
1762/06/28Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1763/02/24SurveyedBWAS-1714
1763/03/15Sold at Deptford for £405BWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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