British sloop 'Dispatch' (1777)

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Dispatch	3882
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.10.1775	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	7.4.1776	BWAS-1714
Named	17.11.1775	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.2.1777	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.2.1777	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Swan Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Foundered	8.12.1778	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 7"Imperial Feet29.2904
Length of Keel78' 10"Imperial Feet23.7744
Breadth26' 9"Imperial Feet7.9629
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen300 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.2.1777Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.2.1777 - 22.4.1778CommanderChristopher Mason (d.1801) ADM 6/21/256BWAS-17144.1778 - 8.12.1778CommanderJohn Botham (d.1778)†BWAS-1714

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
4.2.1777 - 4.1778Captain's ServantMathew Buckle (1770-1855)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.4.1776Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
10.2.1777Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8958.15.11dBWAS-1714
10.2.1777Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
16.3.1777Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
16.4.1777Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
8.12.1778Capsized and foundered with all hands in the Gulf of St LawrenceBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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