| Squirrel | 6880 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 20 | ||
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1754/10/30 | ||
| Keel Laid Down | 1755/03/19 | ||
| Named | 1754/11/26 | ||
| Launched | 1755/10/23 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | ||
| Shipyard | Woolwich Dockyard | ||
| Ship Class | Squirrel Class | ||
| Constructor | Edward Allin | ||
| Category | Unrated | ||
| Ship Type | Ship | ||
| Sold | 1783/01/16 | ||
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 107' 3" | Imperial Feet | 32.6898 | Length of Keel | 89' 5 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 27.2606 | Breadth | 29' 1 ½" | Imperial Feet | 8.8773 | Depth in Hold | 9' 2" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 7' 3" | Imperial Feet | 2.2098 | Draught Aft | 10' 4" | Imperial Feet | 3.1496 | Burthen | 403 51⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1755/03/19 | Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 20 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1754 | 160 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1755/10 | 1757/12 | Captain | Hyde Parker | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/12/19 | 1757/12/21 | Captain | Joshua Loring | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/12/21 | 1758/06 | Captain | John Wheelock | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/06 | 1758/09 | Lieutenant | George Hamilton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/09 | 1759/05 | Captain | John Wheelock | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759/05/12 | 1760/06 | Captain | John Cleland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/04/07 | 1763 | Captain | James Cranston | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/05 | 1766 | Captain | Richard Smith | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/07 | 1769/11 | Captain | John Botterell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1769/11/04 | 1772/01 | Captain | Edward Caulfield | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/11 | 1776 | Captain | Stair Douglas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/05/09 | 1778/12 | Captain | Henry Harvey | W031 |
| 1777/05/09 | 1779 | Captain | Henry Harvey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779 | 1780/04 | Captain | Farmery Epworth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/05/08 | 1781/08/30 | Captain | Thomas Piercy | ADM/L |
| 1782 | 1782/07 | Captain | John Inglis | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1781/05/01 | 1781/08/07 | Lieutenant | James Athol Wood | ADM/L |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1774/02/01 | 1776/07/02 | Masters Mate | William Carnegie | NAO |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1773/12/18 | 1774/01/31 | Able Seaman | William Carnegie | NAO |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1755/03/19 | Began building at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/10/23 | Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £7272.2.5d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/10/23 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/12/28 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £2265.1.7d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/10/19 | Took the Privateer Le Trés Vénèrable | |
| 1758/01/15 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/06 | Present at the The Seige of Louisburg | |
| 1759 | At Quebec | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/01/30 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/07 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/04 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/05 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/07 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £3019.19.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/07 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/10/09 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772/01 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772/01 | Surveyed at Sheerness | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772/04 | Began great repair at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/11 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/01 | Completed great repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £9560.1.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/01/31 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/01 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/03 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £2213.4.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/04/14 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/02/15 | Sailed with a convoy for Africa | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/10 | Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/12 | Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £4355.10.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/02/15 | Took the Privateer Le Furet | |
| 1782/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/06/21 | Took the Privateer L'Aimable Manon off Land\\\'s End | |
| 1783/01/16 | Sold at Sheerness for £1,100 plus £302.5.0d for the copper on her bottom | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| ADM/L | ADM/L Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs | Authority | Web Site |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |