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Jamaica4914
Nominal Guns14B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1709/06/20BWAS-1603
Named1710/09/02BWAS-1603
Launched1710/09/30BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard B028
Ship ClassJamaica GroupB028
Designed byJoseph Allin BWAS-1603
ConstructorJoseph Allin B028
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop B028
Foundered1715/10/09B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck64' 7"Imperial Feet19.685
Length of Keel50' 1"Imperial Feet15.2654
Breadth20' 8"Imperial Feet6.2992
Depth in Hold9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen113 7304Tons BM 

Armament

1710/09/30Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.0701 kg) BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck2British 3-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1710/08/02100Design Complement 
1713/08/0140BWAS-1714
1714/11/0160BWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
17111711/11/29CommanderEdmund HookeBWAS-1603
1711/11/301712/12CommanderThomas RochfortBWAS-1603
1712/121715/10/09CommanderFrancis KnightonBWAS-1603
Service History
DateEvent Source
1711Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1603
1715/10/09Run onto the rocks off Grand Cayman Island and founderedBWAS-1603

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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