British sloop 'Lively' (1779)

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Lively	5138
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	6.1779	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	King's Boatbuilders - Dover	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas King (1739-1815)	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Captured	9.12.1782	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 3"Imperial Feet23.7839
Length of Keel55' 8"Imperial Feet16.8046
Breadth25' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet7.6391
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Forward4' 9 ½"Imperial Feet1.2319
Draught Aft8' 5"Imperial Feet2.5654
Burthen206Tons BM

Armament

6.1779Broadside Weight = 31 Imperial Pound ( 14.0588 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

4.12.1780Broadside Weight = 111 Imperial Pound ( 50.3388 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck12 British 18-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.177980 BWAS-1714

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.6.1779 - 26.9.1780CommanderJohn Nicholson Inglefield (1748-1828) ADM 6/21/564BWAS-171426.9.1780 - 9.5.1781CommanderWilliam Carlyon (c.1750-?) ADM 6/22/175BWAS-17149.5.1781 - 9.10.1782CommanderJohn Manley ADM 6/22/284BWAS-171411.1782 - 9.12.1782LieutenantMichael Stanhope (c.1750-c.1790)BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.7.1779 - 11.12.1780MasterJames PaittADM29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
20.6.1779Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.8.1779Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1821.11.9dBWAS-1714
25.9.1779Took the Snow La Duchesse de Chartres (12) and carried into Milford HavenBG
1780Downs squadronBWAS-1714
3.1781Took the Privateer Le Prince Noir (16) ref:692
26.4.1781Took the Privateer Le Marquis d'Aubertine (14)
5.1781Irish seaBWAS-1714
13.5.1781Took the Privateer Defiance (6) off St Malo
7.1781Took the Snow Black Princess (12)
9.12.1782Seized off Florida by American prisoners on board and turned over to the Spanish at HavanaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM29-1 Document

BGOfficial, Web Site

ref:692J. J. Salein, Web Site

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