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Nominal Guns6BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1763/04/30BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1763/06/27BWAS-1714
Launched1763/12/03BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorJoseph Harris BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutter BWAS-1714
Sold1784/07/01BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck54' 7"Imperial Feet16.637
Length of Keel44' 8"Imperial Feet13.6144
Breadth19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Depth in Hold8' 4"Imperial Feet2.54
Burthen85 7294Tons BM 

Armament

1763/12/03Broadside Weight = 11 Imperial Pound ( 4.9887 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck6British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck8British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1763/1230BWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1763/121765LieutenantJohn CartwrightBWAS-1714
17661768LieutenantChristopher RaperBWAS-1714
17691771LieutenantStephen RainsBWAS-1714
17721774LieutenantThomas RaymentBWAS-1714
17751777/09/17LieutenantThomas GaborianBWAS-1714
1777/09/171778/05/17LieutenantArthur TwymanBWAS-1714
1778/05/171779/09LieutenantArthur HayneBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1763/12Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
1763/12/03building at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £1581.8.9dBWAS-1714
1784/07/01Sold at Portsmouth for £65BWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 25th of June 2012 21:33

1779 visited Portsmouth during April

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