British Sixth Rate frigate 'Eurus' (1757)

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Eurus
Erynnis
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer frigate 'Le Dragon' (1756) (24) 1756-1757 French 24 Gun Privateer Frigate
Captured	4.12.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	17.10.1758	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	26.6.1760	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck121' 9 ½"Imperial Feet36.8935
Length of Keel101' 6"Imperial Feet30.9372
Breadth31' 10"Imperial Feet9.4488
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen546 ⁷²⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen400French Tonneaux391.6

Armament

10.1758Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1758160 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.10.1758 - 10.1.1759Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/548BWAS-17141.2.1759 - 31.3.1760Captain ADM 6/19/29BWAS-171431.3.1760 - 26.6.1760Captain ADM 6/19/450
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 18.11.1762BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1759 - 26.6.1760MasterIPC

Service History

DateEventSource
5.6.1758Purchased at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2641.17.2dBWAS-1714
1.1759Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1759Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4285.18.0dBWAS-1714
16.2.1759Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1759Seige of Quebec
26.6.1760

Wrecked in the St Lawrence

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

IPC Document

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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