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Trial7022
Nominal Guns10B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1709/06/20BWAS-1603
Named1710/09/02BWAS-1603
Launched1710/09/30BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard B028
Ship ClassJamaica GroupB028
Designed byJoseph Allin B028
ConstructorJoseph Allin B028
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop B028
Broken Up to Rebuild1719B028
Becomes British unrated brigantine 'Trial' (1719) B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck64' 6"Imperial Feet19.6596
Length of Keel50' 5"Imperial Feet15.367
Breadth20' 8"Imperial Feet6.2992
Depth in Hold9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen114 5194Tons BM 

Armament

1710/09/30Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.0701 kg) BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck2British 3-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1710/08/02100Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
17111712CommanderRobert CremerBWAS-1603
17121713/02CommanderEdward FalkinghamBWAS-1603
1713/021715CommanderWilliam DaviesBWAS-1603
17171718CommanderGeorge HitchcockBWAS-1603
17181718CommanderJoseph WattsBWAS-1603
Service History
DateEvent Source
1711Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1603
1713/08Began repairs at Deptford BWAS-1603
1714Completed repairs at Deptford at a cost of £554.14.2dBWAS-1603
1715Returned to JamaicaBWAS-1603
1717In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1718Home to pay offBWAS-1603

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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