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Nominal Guns22BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Previously Spanish privateer ship 'San Carlos' (1779) BWAS-1714
Captured1779/12/12BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryOther VesselsBWAS-1714
Ship TypeStoreship BWAS-1714
Sold1784/08/05BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck125' 9"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel104' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet 
Breadth34' 11"Imperial Feet 
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet 
Burthen676 3694Tons BM 

Armament

1780/03Broadside Weight = 116 Imperial Pound ( 52.6062 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck8British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck6British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 18-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1780/0360BWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1780/03/021780/08CaptainThomas PakenhamBWAS-1714
1780/111781/04CommanderJohn BoyleBWAS-1714
1781/041781/07/23CommanderCharles WoodBWAS-1714
1781/07/231781/08LieutenantAlexander FraserBWAS-1714
1781/081783CommanderJohn Samuel SmithBWAS-1714
17831783/08/28CommanderWilliam WhiteBWAS-1714
1783/08/281784/06CaptainWilliam WhiteBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1780/03Commissioned at Jamaica and returned home with a convoyBWAS-1714
1780/08/10Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1780/11RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1781/01/07Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £6152.11.4dBWAS-1714
1781/03/13Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1781/04/16Present at the Battle of Port Praya 
1782/09/03Present at the Battle of Trincomalee 
1783/06/20Present at the 2nd Battle of Cuddalore 
1784/06Paid offBWAS-1714
1784/08/05Sold at Deptford for £1,000BWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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