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Bonetta3365
Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1732/05/04BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1732/07/05BWAS-1714
Launched1732/08/24BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Hayward BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSnow BWAS-1714
Wrecked1744/10/20BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck81' 4"Imperial Feet24.7904
Length of Keel65' 6"Imperial Feet19.9644
Breadth24' 0"Imperial Feet7.3152
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen200 6494Tons BM 

Armament

1732/08Broadside Weight = 15 Imperial Pound ( 6.8028 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck12British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1732/081734/06/03CommanderSir Roger ButlerBWAS-1714
1734/06/031737/11/15CommanderJames CusackBWAS-1714
1738/061740CommanderBenjamin YoungBWAS-1714
17411741/07/17CommanderThomas TuckerBWAS-1714
1741/07/171744/10/20CommanderWilliam LeaBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1732/07/05Began building at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1732/08/24Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £2728.1.2dBWAS-1714
1732/08/24Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1732/09/01Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1733Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1737/11/15Paid offBWAS-1714
1738/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1738/06Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1738/07Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £1417.6.2dBWAS-1714
1740/10Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1741/07Present at the Operations against Santiago 
1744/10/20Wrecked in a hurricane off JamaicaBWAS-1714

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