| Mercury | 5362 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1755/06/12 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1755/07/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1755/07/17 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1756/03/02 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Harwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Gibraltar Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Barnard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | BWAS-1714 | |
| Wrecked | 1777/12/24 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 107' 8" | Imperial Feet | 32.8168 | Length of Keel | 88' 6" | Imperial Feet | 26.9748 | Breadth | 30' 4" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 9' 8" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 6' 9" | Imperial Feet | 2.0574 | Draught Aft | 13' 3" | Imperial Feet | 4.0386 | Burthen | 433 16⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1756/03/02 | Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 20 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1753/08 | 160 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1756/02 | 1757/03/23 | Captain | Vincent Pearce | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/03/23 | 1760 | Captain | Sir Edmund Affleck | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760 | 1762/01/13 | Captain | Jonathon Faulknor | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/01/13 | 1764/06 | Captain | Samuel Granston Goodall | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/08 | 1773/10 | Captain | Robert Keeler | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/01 | 1775/11 | Captain | John Macartney | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/11 | 1775/11/13 | Commander | Alexander Graeme | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/11/13 | 1777/12/24 | Captain | James Montagu | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1755/07/01 | Began building at Harwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/03/02 | Completed building at Harwich Dockyard at a cost of £3529.19.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/07/04 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/07/24 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £871.12.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/09/17 | Sailed for New York and the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759 | At Lisbon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759/04 | In the Downs | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/06/20 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/06/06 | Present at the Operations against Havanna | |
| 1763 | In South Carolina | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/08/25 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770 | Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/04/14 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/08 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/09 | Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £7662.15.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/10/20 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/11 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/02 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £649.6.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/03/15 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/02 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/04 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3446.5.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/12/24 | Wrecked near New York | BWAS-1714 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1775/01/01 | 1775/01/01 | North American Squadron on the 1st of January 1775 | Samuel Graves |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |