British Sixth Rate frigate 'Griffin' (1758)

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Griffin
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.5.1757	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	6.1757	BWAS-1714
Launched	18.10.1758	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bursledon - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Coventry Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Moody Janverin	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	27.10.1761	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 4 ½"Imperial Feet35.9791
Length of Keel97' 7"Imperial Feet29.591
Breadth33' 11 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen598 ⁵²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.10.1758Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1758 - 27.10.1761CaptainThomas Taylor (1721-1797) ADM 6/18/548BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
18.10.1758building at Bursledon - Hampshire at a cost of £5276.17.5dBWAS-1714
26.10.1758Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
13.3.1759Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4275.1.2dBWAS-1714
18.3.1759Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.5.1759Took the Privateer Le Dragon
10.8.1760Took the Privateer Sloop Virgin (12)
2.4.1761Took the Privateer La Trompeuse
21.8.1761Took the Privateer Les Deux Amis
27.10.1761Wrecked off BarbudaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

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