British sloop 'Barbadoes' (1782)

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Barbadoes

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyAmerican Privateer 'Rhodes' (1780)
Captured15.2.1782BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloop BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold2.12.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck97' 7"Imperial Feet29.591 
Length of Keel81' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet24.7047 
Breadth24' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet7.3216 
Depth in Hold10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258 
Burthen270 39⁄94Tons BM 

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1782 - 15.4.1782Commander William Henry Douglas (1763-1809) ADM 6/22/554
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 13.12.1782ADM 6/2218.4.1782 - 18.4.1783Commander Mathew Smith ADM 6/23/31
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 7.3.1783BWAS-171418.4.1783 - 17.8.1784Commander Charles Boyles ADM 6/23/238
Issued by Hugh Pigot (1722-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 19.8.1784BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
15.3.1782Purchased at UnknownBWAS-1714
11.8.1784Arrived at Deptford and paid offBWAS-1714
2.12.1784Sold at Deptford for £705BWAS-1714

 
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