British sloop 'Fortune' (1778)

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Fortune	4339
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.10.1775	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	19.4.1777	BWAS-1714
Named	17.11.1775	BWAS-1714
Launched	28.7.1778	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	11.6.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Swan Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Nicholas Phillips	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	26.4.1780	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French corvette 'La Fortune' (1780) (16)

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

28.7.1778Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.6.1778 - 18.5.1779CommanderCharles Powell Hamilton (d.1825) ADM 6/21/422BWAS-171422.5.1779 - 1.6.1779CommanderThomas Bornford Mainwaring (c.1734-c.1780) ADM 6/21/558ADM 6/211.6.1779 - 6.11.1779CommanderMathew Squire (d.1800) ADM 6/21/562BWAS-17146.11.1779 - 26.4.1780CommanderLewis Robertson (d.1794) ADM 6/22/47BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
19.4.1777Began building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
28.7.1778Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £7971.7.0dBWAS-1714
28.7.1778Began coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
19.9.1778Completed coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
13.5.1779Action in Cancale Bay
19.1.1780Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
26.4.1780Taken by L'Iphigenie (32) off Barbuda
26.4.1780Taken by Gentille (32) off Barbuda

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/21 Archive

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