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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1749/07/12BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1749/07/25BWAS-1714
Named1749/07/22BWAS-1714
Launched1749/10/03BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
ConstructorPeirson Lock BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop BWAS-1714
Sold1783/02/11BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck76' 3"Imperial Feet23.241
Length of Keel62' 8"Imperial Feet19.1008
Breadth20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Depth in Hold9' 4"Imperial Feet2.8448
Draught Forward5' 5 ½"Imperial Feet1.6637
Draught Aft7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Burthen140 794Tons BM 

Armament

1749/10/03Broadside Weight = 14.5 Imperial Pound ( 6.576 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck10British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1749/101754CommanderThomas HanburyBWAS-1714
1754/03/121755/07/08CommanderThomas GravesW031
1755/07/081758CommanderJames HackmanBWAS-1714
1760/06/021762/01/28CommanderSamuel Granston GoodallBWAS-1714
1762/01/281762/08/31CommanderThe Hon. Henry St JohnBWAS-1714
1762/08/311763CommanderDennis EveryBWAS-1714
1763/051766CommanderWilliam WebsterBWAS-1714
17671767CommanderThomas PembleBWAS-1714
1770/051772/10/28CommanderJames OrrokBWAS-1714
1772/10/281773/06/25CommanderJohn FordBWAS-1714
1773/06/251777/11/20CommanderJames OrrokBWAS-1714
1777/11/201779/02/01CommanderAlexander AgnewBWAS-1714
1779/02/011780/07/01CommanderGeorge Ann PulteneyBWAS-1714
1780/07/011781/01CommanderEdward PellewBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1749/07/25Began building at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1749/10/03Completed building at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £2635.11.2dBWAS-1714
1751In the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
1751/02/22Ordered to Portsmouth to have her mast shortenedBWAS-1714
1752In the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
1753In the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
1754In the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
1755Off BrestBWAS-1714
1756/08/28Took the Privateer Snow La Subtile off Yarmouth 
1757/02/04Took the Privateer Le Saint Thomas  
1757/07/14Taken by Experiment  
1758Paid offBWAS-1714
1760/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1760/08/25Captured the French Duc d'Ayen off the coast of Norway and sent it into TinmouthBG
1760/08/25Took the Privateer Dogger Duc d'Ayen cut out of Dunkirk 
1762/08/15Took the Privateer Le Sauvage  
1763/02/25SurveyedBWAS-1714
1763/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1770/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1771East coast of ScotlandBWAS-1714
1773/06/23At the Spithead ReviewBWAS-1714
1775East coast of ScotlandBWAS-1714
1781/01Paid offBWAS-1714
1783/02/11Sold at Sheerness for £200BWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
BG The London GazetteOfficialBook
 
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