British sloop 'Nautilus' (1762)

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Nautilus
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.4.1761	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1761	BWAS-1714
Named	5.11.1761	BWAS-1714
Launched	24.5.1762	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	30.3.1762	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Favorite Class (1757)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas HodgsonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	10.1780	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck98' 0"Imperial Feet29.8704
Length of Keel80' 7 ⅝"Imperial Feet24.3999
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Burthen316 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.4.1762Broadside Weight = 51.5 Imperial Pound ( 23.3556 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1761125Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.3.1762 - 21.5.1763Commander ADM 6/19/394BWAS-171421.5.1763 - 8.3.1768Commander ADM 6/19/501BWAS-171426.5.1768 - 11.8.1768Commander Transfered ADM 6/20/204ADM 6/2010.3.1769 - 10.12.1770Commander ADM 6/20/231BWAS-171410.12.1770 - 29.11.1773Commander ADM 6/20/321BWAS-171414.2.1774 - 8.2.1775Commander ADM 6/21/15BWAS-17148.2.1775 - 1.2.1778Commander ADM 6/21/71BWAS-17141.2.1778 - 3.4.1779Commander ADM 6/21/549
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 5.5.1779BWAS-17143.4.1779 - 19.6.1780Commander ADM 6/21/570
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 14.6.1779BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.4.1762 - 9.6.1762Lieutenant ADM 6/19/395ADM 6/19

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1773 - 2.1774Midshipman Transferedref:1336

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1761Began building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1714
24.5.1762Began fitting at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1714
24.5.1762Completed building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber at a cost of £2434.18.0dBWAS-1714
9.6.1762Completed fitting at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber at a cost of £1582.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.8.1762Took the Privateer
13.12.1762Sailed to North America with news of the peaceBWAS-1714
10.1763Paid off and recommissionedBWAS-1714
21.2.1764Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
8.3.1768

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.6.1768SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.1768Began great repair at UnknownBWAS-1714
3.1769RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1769Completed great repair at a cost of £4877.3.3dBWAS-1714
7.6.1769Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
29.11.1773

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1775In North AmericaBWAS-1714
24.7.1779Penobscot Expedition
19.6.1780Paid off at New York BWAS-1714
10.1780Sold at New YorkBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1336Peter Hore, Book

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