British sloop 'Lizard' (1744)

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Lizard	5150
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.4.1744	BWAS-1714
Named	5.12.1744	BWAS-1714
Launched	22.12.1744	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bursledon - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Merlin Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jacob Ackworth (c.1668-1748/49)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Philemon Ewer	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	27.2.1747/48	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 5"Imperial Feet27.8638
Length of Keel74' 10"Imperial Feet22.5552
Breadth26' 1 ½"Imperial Feet7.9375
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Burthen271 ⁶³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.12.1744Broadside Weight = 33.5 Imperial Pound ( 15.1926 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1748Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1743110Design Complement
1748125 BWAS-1714

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.12.1744 - 18.6.1745Commander John Green (c.1712-1745) ADM 6/16/397ADM 6/1619.6.1745 - 23.6.1745Commander Philip Toms ADM 6/16/496ADM 6/1624.6.1745 - 5.5.1746Commander Julian Legge (d.1762) ADM 6/16/499BWAS-17146.5.1746 - 23.2.1747/48Commander Robert Sisson (d.1747/48)BWAS-171423.2.1747/48 - 27.2.1747/48Commander Alexander Campbell (d.1758) ADM 6/17/323BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.12.1744 - 7.8.1745Lieutenant James Balfour (c.1718-1754) ADM 6/16/404ADM 6/1630.7.1747 - 27.2.1747/48Lieutenant John King (c.1726-1748) ADM 6/17/254ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
22.12.1744building at Bursledon - Hampshire at a cost of £2177.10.0dBWAS-1714
27.12.1744Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
14.2.1744/45Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2311.8.3dBWAS-1714
5.1745In the ChannelBWAS-1714
24.9.1745Took the Privateer L'Indomptable
26.8.1746Took the Privateer Le Françoise
1748Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Unknown
27.2.1747/48Wrecked in the Scilly IslesBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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