British bomb vessel 'Basilisk' (1759)

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Basilisk	3246
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	21.9.1758	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.10.1758	BWAS-1714
Named	13.2.1759	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.2.1759	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	9.3.1759
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Infernal Class
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William Wells	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel
Captured	29.10.1762	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 7"Imperial Feet27.9146
Length of Keel74' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet22.5647
Breadth27' 8"Imperial Feet8.2586
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen301 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.2.1759Broadside Weight = 27.5 Imperial Pound ( 12.4716 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.175660Design Complement

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.3.1759 - 26.5.1761CommanderJohn Clerke (d.1775) ADM 6/19/42BWAS-171419.4.1762 - 29.10.1762CommanderWilliam Lowfield (c.1723-1762)† ADM 6/20/58
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792)
Commission confirmed 8.11.1764BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
2.10.1758Began building at Deptford BWAS-1714
10.2.1759Completed building at Deptford at a cost of £3757.14.6dBWAS-1714
10.2.1759Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
19.4.1759Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2194.11.2dBWAS-1714
3.7.1759Bombardment of Le Havre
4.1760fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £585.16.2dBWAS-1714
19.6.1760Took the Privateer Sloop La Hardie (2) BG
25.8.1760Took the Privateer Lugger La Catherina within 2 miles of the Lizard Point and sent into FalmouthBG
6.1761fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £732.5.10dBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
6.6.1762Operations against Havanna
29.10.1762Taken by L'Audacieuse (26) off Nantucket

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

BGOfficialWeb Site

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