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Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1782/03/15BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1782/06BWAS-1714
Launched1783/07/01BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSandgate BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEnterprise ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1714
Constructor& Hall Stewart BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Wrecked1794/06/28BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck120' 5 ½"Imperial Feet36.7157
Length of Keel99' 5"Imperial Feet30.3022
Breadth33' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet10.2552
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet 
Burthen598 5594Tons BM 

Armament

1783/07/01Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 18-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1771/01/03200Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1783/081786/03CaptainJames HawkinsBWAS-1714
1786/031788/12CaptainHenry HarveyW031
1789/011791/12CaptainJacob WallerBWAS-1714
1793/061794/03CaptainEdward RiouBWAS-1714
1794/031794/04CommanderRobert FaulknorBWAS-1714
1794/04/041794/06/28CaptainMathew Henry ScottBWAS-1714
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1794/01/181794/07/17MidshipmanEdward Nathaniel GreenswordIPC
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1793/07/231794/01/17Able SeamanEdward Nathaniel GreenswordIPC
Service History
DateEvent Source
1783/07/01building at Sandgate at a cost of £6907.4.3dBWAS-1714
1783/07/07Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1783/10/23Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £6296.15.5dBWAS-1714
1786/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1786/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1786/06/04Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1787/05/25Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1788/05/03Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1788/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1789/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1789/05/26Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1790/06/07Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1791/06/22Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1791/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1793/04Began repairs at Thames BWAS-1714
1793/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/06Completed repairs at Thames at a cost of £2922.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/06Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/07Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £3807.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/11/26Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1794/02/11Took the Privateer Le Vengeur  
1794/06/28Wrecked off Rocky Point, JamaicaBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
IPC Individual's Passing Certificate Book
 
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