British sloop 'Bonetta' (1779)

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Bonetta	3366
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.4.1778	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	6.1778	BWAS-1714
Launched	29.4.1779	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Swan Class (1766)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1783-1810	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	10.1797	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 9"Imperial Feet29.2989
Length of Keel79' 3"Imperial Feet24.0877
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296
Depth in Hold12' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen307 ²⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.4.1779Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1794Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.4.1779 - 14.1.1782Commander ADM 6/21/536BWAS-171414.1.1782 - 27.7.1782Commander ADM 6/23/22
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 29.1.1783BWAS-17141.8.1782 - 3.1.1785Commander ADM 6/23/262
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 19.1.1785BWAS-171430.3.1787 - 21.11.1790Commander ADM 6/23/391BWAS-171422.11.1790 - 21.12.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 11.2.1791Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/246.6.1791 - 13.10.1791Commander ADM 6/24/124BWAS-171424.5.1792 - 2.4.1794Commander ADM 6/24/165BWAS-17141.1.1793 - 14.1.1793LieutenantHMS012.4.1794 - 3.1795CommanderBWAS-171419.3.1795 - 1796CommanderBWAS-171411.1.1796 - 12.1796CommanderBWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790 - 28.3.1791Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/90ADM 6/246.6.1791 - 29.7.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/124ADM 6/246.6.1791 - 29.7.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/124ADM 6/2430.7.1791 - 13.10.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/128ADM 6/2430.7.1791 - 13.10.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/128ADM 6/2414.10.1791 - 1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/2414.10.1791 - 1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/24

Service History

DateEventSource
30.4.1779Began coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
13.7.1779Completed coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3423.1.11dBWAS-1714
4.10.1779Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
19.10.1781Handed to the Americans at the surrender of YorktownBWAS-1714
3.1.1782Taken by
12.9.1782Took the Ship
1786Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1786Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
3.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1787Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4135.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.7.1787Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1.1791Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.1791Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3318.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.1791RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1792Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1792Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1083.0.0dBWAS-1714
14.4.1793Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
3.1795On the Halifax StationBWAS-1714
12.1796Paid offBWAS-1714
9.9.1797Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
10.1797Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

HMS01Various, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Ormonde Waters on Monday 23rd of January 2023 00:21

George Alexander Waters M.D. of Cork & Waterford served as surgeon aboard her c1793 and it was said she was usually given to Admiralty favourites. While Admiral Ricketts commanded her, he had her sides covered in gold leaf, and she was called 'the Golden Banana' by the West Indians.

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