| Scarborough | 6488 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1755/07/21 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1755/07/17 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1756/04/17 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Hull | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Gibraltar Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Hugh Blaydes | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | BWAS-1714 | |
| Foundered | 1780/10/05 | 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 | Burthen | 433 13⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1756/04/17 | 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 |
| 1756/04 | 1758/08/03 | Captain | Robert Routh | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/08/03 | 1764/11 | Captain | John Stott | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765/06/20 | 1766 | Captain | Michael Henry Pascal | BWAS-1714 |
| 1766/11 | 1769 | Captain | Robert Gregory | BWAS-1714 |
| 1769 | 1772/01 | Captain | William Garner | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/04 | 1775 | Captain | James Chads | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775 | 1778 | Captain | Andrew Barkley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/06 | 1780/02/15 | Captain | Robert Boyle Nicholas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/02/15 | 1780/08/26 | Captain | William Henry King O'Hara | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/08/26 | 1780/10/05 | Captain | Samuel Hood Walker† | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1755/07/21 | Began building at Hull | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/04/17 | Completed building at Hull at a cost of £3400.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/08 | Began fitting at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/09 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth at a cost of £417.9.11d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/09/24 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/05/29 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Echo off Louisbourg | |
| 1758/06 | Present at the The Seige of Louisburg | |
| 1759 | At Quebec | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760 | At Louisbourg | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/07/08 | Present at the Action in Chaleur Bay | |
| 1761/04 | Recommissioned? | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/07/29 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762 | In Home Waters | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/08/23 | Saield for North America and the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/11 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/11/01 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765/05 | Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765/10/26 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1766/11 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/02 | Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £8747.17.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/04/13 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1769 | In the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772/01 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772/02 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/08 | Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/05 | Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £7539.19.5d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/06/11 | Sailed for Boston | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/10 | Returned home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/10/24 | Sailed from Plymouth for Boston | NDARI |
| 1774/12/03 | Arrived in Boston carrying dispatches | NDARI |
| 1774/12/19 | Moored in the Piscataqua River | NDARI |
| 1774/12/31 | At Noon came on board His Excellency Governour [John] Wentworth Saluted him with 17 Guns. at 4 P M His Excellency Lef the Ship Saluted him with 17 Guns. | NDARI |
| 1775 | In North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/05 | Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/08 | Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4267.14.11d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/05/22 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | 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 |
| NDARI | Naval Documents of the American Revolution Vol I | William Bell Clark, Editor | Book |