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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Named1745/05/20BWAS-1714
Acquired1745/05/22BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurchased on the StocksBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe BWAS-1714
ConstructorJames Taylor BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip-Sloop BWAS-1714
Captured1779/01/13BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck94' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet28.8227
Length of Keel76' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet23.2759
Breadth27' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet8.3884
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen307 6594Tons BM 

Armament

1745/05Broadside Weight = 51.5 Imperial Pound ( 23.3556 kg) BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1745/05110BWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1745/051746/02CommanderThomas CravenBWAS-1714
1746/021746/11LieutenantHugh PalliserBWAS-1714
1746/111747/06CommanderSamuel BarringtonBWAS-1714
1747/06/051748CommanderJohn MidwinterBWAS-1714
1752/021755/08CaptainAndrew CockburneBWAS-1714
1755/08/051755/10CaptainSir Robert DigbyBWAS-1714
1755/10/111756CommanderEdward GascoigneBWAS-1714
17571760CommanderJohn BolesBWAS-1714
1760/11/211762/04CommanderFrancis ReynoldsBWAS-1714
1762/041764/01CommanderFrancis RichardsBWAS-1714
1769/031771CommanderThomas PasleyBWAS-1714
17711773CommanderGeorge YoungBWAS-1714
1773/06/251777/09CommanderSamuel WarrenBWAS-1714
1777/091778/02CommanderCharles HopeBWAS-1714
1778/02/091779/01/13CommanderLewis RobertsonBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1745Began building at Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
1745/05/22Completed building at Rotherhithe at a cost of £2387.0.0dBWAS-1714
1745/05/22Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1745/06/24Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2073.12.7dBWAS-1714
1745/11/23Took the Privateer Le Renard  
1746/03/27Took the Privateer La Revanche  
1746/04/01Took the Privateer La Charmante  
1746/07/29Took the Privateer L'Epervier  
1746/08/03Took the Privateer Le Delangle  
1746/10/08Took the Privateer La Fortuné  
1746/10/08Took the Privateer La Jeantie  
1747/04/24Took the Privateer La Gorgonne  
1747/04/24Took the Privateer La Charlotte on the Dutch Coast 
1748/03/30Took the Privateer Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion in the West Indies 
1749/05/10SurveyedBWAS-1714
1749/11Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1750/03Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £1894.18.6dBWAS-1714
1752/01Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1752/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1752/04Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £1436.12.7dBWAS-1714
1752/05Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1753In NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1754In NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1755In NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1755/10At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1756/11Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1756/11/05SurveyedBWAS-1714
1757RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1757/04Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £2711.1.8dBWAS-1714
1757/06/29Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1759/01/16Present at the Attack on Martinique 
1759/01/20Present at the Capture of Guadeloupe 
1760/11At BelleisleBWAS-1714
1761/10/18Took the Privateer Le Duc de Bourbon  
1762/08/03Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1764/01Paid offBWAS-1714
1764/06SurveyedBWAS-1714
1768SurveyedBWAS-1714
1769/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1769/04Began great repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1769/05Completed great repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4937.9.10dBWAS-1714
1769/06/14Saield for West AfricaBWAS-1714
1769/06/14Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1714
1770/02/21Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1714
1770/12/05Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1714
1771/12/05Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1714
1773Off LundyBWAS-1714
1773/09Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1773/11Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £1183.18.9dBWAS-1714
1773/11/19Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1714
1774/12/12Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1714
1777/01/10Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1777/09/04Present at the Action of 1777-09-04 
1778/12/14Present at the Battle of St. Lucia 
1779/01/13Taken by Boudeuse  

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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