British Other Vessels survey vessel 'Bird' (1764)

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Bird
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	4.1764	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Nicholas BarrettBritish Ship Builder Service 1764-1779	BWAS-1714
Category	Other Vessels	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Survey Vessel	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	3.1775	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck58' 6"Imperial Feet17.6975
Length of Keel45' 5"Imperial Feet13.7414
Breadth17' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet5.188
Depth in Hold8' 1"Imperial Feet2.4638
Burthen75 ²⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1764Broadside Weight = 4 Imperial Pound ( 1.814 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British Light Guns

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.176430 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1764 - 1769MasterBWAS-1714bef.6.1770 - aft.9.5.1773Master ADM 106/1185/35ADM 346

Service History

DateEventSource
1764Commissioned to survey Ireland until 1769BWAS-1714
4.1764Purchased at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
22.5.1764Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
16.8.1764Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £664.8.1dBWAS-1714
3.1775Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 346 Archive

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Posted by George Steinbach on Thursday 20th of August 2020 20:25

Journal of the International Map Collectors' Society, Issue No. 100, page 39, London, Spring 2005: In 1771, HMS Bird, sloop of 75 tons, commanded by Silas Hiscutt, Master Royal Navy, conducted surveys of west coast of British Isles under direction of Murdock MacKenzie, the younger, Admiralty Surveyor.

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