British armed ship 'Alfred' (1778)

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Alfred
Nominal Guns	20
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American ship 'Alfred' (1775) (30) 1775-1778 American 30 Gun Unrated Ship
Captured	9.3.1778
First Commissioned	15.10.1778
Shipyard	Philadelphia - Pennsylvania	DANFS
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Armed Ship
Sold	1782

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen440Tons BM

10.1778Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1778120EstablishmentBWAS-1714

DatesRankNameSource
15.10.1778 - 8.8.1782Commander ADM 6/21/461BWAS-1714

DatesRatingNameSource
1.11.1778 - 20.3.1782Carpenter's Servant DischargedADM 29/8

DateEventSource
10.1778Commissioned into the Royal Navy as an Armed ShipBWAS-1714
7.7.1782

Paid off and sold later in the Year

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

ADM 29/8 Archive

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