British armed storeship 'Dromedary' (1777)

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Dromedary	3991
Nominal Guns	30	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant east indiaman 'Duke of Cumberland' (1765) (26)
Purchased	11.1777	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	7.11.1777	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Perry (1713-1771)	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Armed Storeship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	4.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 0 ½"Imperial Feet42.6847
Length of Keel115' 10"Imperial Feet35.052
Breadth37' 10 ½"Imperial Feet11.2903
Depth in Hold16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Burthen883 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1777Broadside Weight = 123 Imperial Pound ( 55.7805 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1777200 BWAS-1714

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.11.1777 - 7.10.1779CommanderWilliam Lockhart (d.1800) ADM 6/21/334BWAS-171414.10.1779 - 20.10.1779CommanderWilliam Denne (c.1733-1791) ADM 6/22/36BWAS-171420.10.1779 - 23.8.1781CaptainWilliam Denne (c.1733-1791) ADM 6/22/39ADM 6/2223.8.1781 - 19.7.1782CaptainJohn Stone ADM 6/22/329BWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1779 - 1781Rear-Admiral of the RedFrancis William Drake (1724-1787)BWAS-17141780 - 1781Vice-AdmiralJohn Evans (1717-1794)ref:676

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
23.8.1781 - 26.6.1782MidshipmanThomas Baker (1771-1845)ref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
17.11.1777Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
16.12.1777Completed fitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £1642.15.4dBWAS-1714
18.12.1777Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
16.1.1778Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2375.2.11dBWAS-1714
26.12.1778Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
10.1779Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
20.10.1779Refitted as a 30 gun Fifth Rate Ship
11.1779Recommissioned for the DownsBWAS-1714
11.1779Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3298.19.4dBWAS-1714
30.12.1780Took the Ship of the Line Prinses Carolina (52) in the Channel
19.7.1782

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1783Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/22 Archive

ref:676 Web Site

ref:616Nicholas TracyBook

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