British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Charon' (1778)

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Charon
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.10.1776	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1777	BWAS-1714
Launched	8.10.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	King's Yard - Harwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Roebuck Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1771	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John BarnardBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1705-1784	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sunk in Action	10.10.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 3"Imperial Feet42.6739
Length of Keel116' 1"Imperial Feet35.3584
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Burthen891 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.10.1778Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1769280Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.11.1778 - 1.6.1780Captain: on board from 22.11.1778 ADM 6/21/468BWAS-17141.6.1780 - 10.10.1781Captain ADM 6/22/139BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
8.10.1778building at Harwich - Essex at a cost of £11370.11.11dBWAS-1714
8.10.1778Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
23.1.1779Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £6162.7.11dBWAS-1714
17.3.1779Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
9.1779Honduras operationsBWAS-1714
15.9.1779Capture of Omoa
4.1780Began coppering at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1780Completed coppering at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5515.17.2dBWAS-1714
5.8.1780Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
10.4.1781Took the Cutter
10.10.1781Set on fire by red hot shot and burnt at YorktownBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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