British sloop 'Hazard' (1746)

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Hazard	16737
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French snow 'Le Prince Charles' (1745) (14)
Captured	25.3.1746	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	7.1746	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1603
Sold	7.9.1749	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck92' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet28.0607
Length of Keel74' 11 ⅛"Imperial Feet22.5584
Breadth26' 2"Imperial Feet7.9333
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen272 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

25.3.1746Broadside Weight = 33.5 Imperial Pound ( 15.1926 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1748Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1743110Design Complement
1748125 BWAS-1714

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.7.1746 - 20.5.1749Commander Robert Grant (c.1719-1758)BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1746 - 20.5.1749Lieutenant George Healey (c.1723-1753) ADM 6/17/122ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
9.5.1746SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1746Began refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
8.1746Completed refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1217.19.2dBWAS-1714
27.1.1746/47Took the Privateer Le Foudroyant
17.5.1747Took the Privateer L'Heureux
1748Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Unknown
20.5.1749Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 106

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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