British Sixth Rate frigate 'Hinchingbrooke' (1778)

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Hinchingbrooke
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Merchant letter of marque 'L'Astree' (1778) (28) 1778-1778 French 28 Gun Merchant Letter of Marque
Captured	13.10.1778	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	BG
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	19.1.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck115' 0"Imperial Feet35.052
Length of Keel94' 9"Imperial Feet28.7084
Breadth33' 3"Imperial Feet10.0838
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen557 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1778Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1778200 BWAS-1714

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.12.1778 - 7.3.1779Commander ADM 6/22/426
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 16.3.1782BWAS-17147.3.1779 - 2.5.1779Captain ADM 6/22/426
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 16.3.1782BWAS-17142.5.1779 - 11.6.1779Captain ADM 6/22/142BWAS-171411.6.1779 - 22.3.1780Captain ADM 6/22/145
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 27.6.1780BWAS-171422.3.1780 - 1.11.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/257
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 8.3.1781BWAS-17141.11.1780 - 1.2.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/433
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 25.3.1782BWAS-171427.2.1781 - 20.5.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/391
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 27.12.1781BWAS-171420.5.1781 - 23.8.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/452
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 17.4.1782BWAS-171423.8.1781 - 1781Captain ADM 6/22/517
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 18.9.1782ADM 6/223.1.1783 - 19.6.1783Captain TransferedBWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1779Acting Lieutenantref:6161779 - 1780Acting Lieutenantref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
1.12.1778Purchased at a cost of £5650.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1780Based in the St Juan River, Nicaragua until AprilBWAS-1714
19.1.1783Wrecked in at Anne's Bay, JamaicaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/22 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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