British sloop 'Porto' (1781)

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Porto -> 1782 Harlequin

19507
Nominal Guns12BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyFrench sloop 'L'Arlequin' (1780) (12)
Captured4.1781BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownNNF-1774
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloop BWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Sold19.6.1782BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck80' 1"Imperial Feet24.4094 
Length of Keel63' 10"Imperial Feet19.2024 
Breadth20' 5"Imperial Feet6.223 
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702 
Burthen141 47⁄94Tons BM 

1 Commanding Officer


DatesRankNameSource
22.4.1781 - 19.6.1783CommanderGeorge Lindsay (c.1737-1798) ADM 6/22/304
Issued by George Johnston (1730-1787), Portugal - Iberian Peninsula
Commission confirmed 27.6.1781BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1781Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
9.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1489.3.3dBWAS-1714
1782Renamed HarlequinBWAS-1714
19.6.1782Sold to John Birkley of Shadwell for £905BWAS-1714

 
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