British sloop 'Barbadoes' (1782)

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Barbadoes	3229
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer 'Rhodes' (1780)
Captured	15.2.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	2.12.1784	BWAS-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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1782 - 18.4.1782CommanderWilliam Henry Douglas (1763-1809) ADM 6/22/554
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados
Commission confirmed 13.12.1782ADM 6/2218.4.1782 - 18.4.1783CommanderMathew Smith ADM 6/23/31
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados
Commission confirmed 7.3.1783BWAS-171418.4.1783 - 17.8.1784CommanderCharles Boyles ADM 6/23/238
Issued by Hugh Pigot (1722-1792), Barbados
Commission 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

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/22 Archive

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