British Sixth Rate frigate 'Cerberus' (1758)

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Cerberus
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.5.1757	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	13.9.1757	BWAS-1714
Launched	5.9.1758	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	22.5.1758	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	East Cowes - Isle of Wight	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Coventry Class (1756)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Pleasant FennBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Burnt to avoid capture	7.8.1778	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 7 ½"Imperial Feet35.9791
Length of Keel97' 2 ⅛"Imperial Feet29.5688
Breadth33' 10 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen593 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.9.1758Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.5.1758 - 13.9.1763Captain ADM 6/18/516BWAS-171413.9.1763 - 27.9.1763Captain ADM 6/19/537ADM 6/1926.5.1768 - 25.9.1770Captain ADM 6/20/206ADM 6/2025.9.1770 - 5.10.1772Captain ADM 6/20/293BWAS-17145.10.1772 - 3.12.1774Captain ADM 6/20/458BWAS-17143.12.1774 - 25.7.1775Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/61BWAS-171425.7.1775 - 7.8.1778Captain ADM 6/20/107BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.5.1758 - 4.12.1758Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/516ADM 6/184.12.1758 - 12.6.1760First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/10ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
5.9.1758building at East Cowes - Isle of Wight at a cost of £5276.17.5dBWAS-1714
11.9.1758Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.11.1758Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4227.3.6dBWAS-1714
18.2.1759Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
29.11.1760Took the Privateer
19.2.1761Took the Sloop
26.1.1762Took the Privateer
26.1.1762Took the Privateer
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
27.9.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
1.5.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1769Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
23.3.1769SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.1769Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6551.7.11dBWAS-1714
10.1770Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
11.1770Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1137.18.10dBWAS-1714
1772In the ChannelBWAS-1714
20.4.1775Sailed from Portsmouth for Boston with generals Howe, Clinton and Burgoyne on boardTRv1
7.8.1775Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.12.1776Occupation of Rhode Island
5.8.1778Burnt to avoid capture at Rhode IslandBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

TRv1Thomas Pownall, Digital Book

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