British bomb vessel 'Serpent' (1742)

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Serpent

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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered14.9.1741BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down9.10.1741BWAS-1714
Launched15.3.1741/42BWAS-1714
First Commissioned11.3.1741/42BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLimehouse - London BWAS-1714
Ship ClassComet Class (1741)BWAS-1714
Designed by
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas SnelgroveBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1740-1745
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBomb VesselBWAS-1714
Sailing RigKetchBWAS-1714
Wrecked1.9.1748BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck92' 9"Imperial Feet28.1559 
Length of Keel75' 11 ½"Imperial Feet22.8727 
Breadth26' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet7.9312 
Depth in Hold11' 2 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655 
Burthen274 81⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


15.3.1741/42Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

10.1742Broadside Weight = 23.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.6576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
9.174160Design Complement
10.174280 BWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.3.1741/42 - 11.9.1743Commander
Edmund HorneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
ADM 6/15/26BWAS-171412.9.1743 - 13.4.1744Commander
Samuel MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1762
ADM 6/16/217ADM 6/164.12.1744 - 11.7.1745Commander
Roger AdamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1746
ADM 6/16/397BWAS-171412.7.1745 - 12.9.1746Commander
Robert AskewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1749
ADM 6/16/508BWAS-171413.9.1746 - 21.5.1748Commander
Mark MilbankeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1802
ADM 6/17/152BWAS-171423.5.1748 - 1.9.1748Commander
Thomas HanburyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1754
ADM 3/17/258BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
18.7.1747 - 1.9.1748Lieutenant
William RobinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1762
ADM 6/17/247ADM 6/17

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1742 - 7.9.1743Surgeon
John WalterBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1742-1746
Discharged Sick ADM 106/974/193ADM 106

Service History


DateEventSource
15.3.1741/42Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
14.5.1742Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1788.5.9dBWAS-1714
7.1742Impressing men in the ThamesBWAS-1714
10.1742Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Unknown
10.1742fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £363.2.0dBWAS-1714
1743In the ChannelBWAS-1714
13.4.1744Paid offADM 33
5.1745In the ChannelBWAS-1714
10.7.1745Ordered to be fitted as a bombBWAS-1714
17.8.1745Ordered to be fitted as a sloopBWAS-1714
2.1746In Scottish watersBWAS-1714
5.1748Commissioned for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1.9.1748Wrecked near Barbados, 7 men were drownedBWAS-1714

 
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