British ship-sloop 'Martin' (1790)

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Martin	5290
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	The Royal Navy
Ordered	1788/01/17	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1789/07/15	BWAS-1714
Launched	1790/10/08	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Hound Class
Designed by	Sir John Henslow	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William Rule	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship-Sloop
Foundered	1800/10/31	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck100' 8 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Length of Keel83' 6 ¾Imperial Feet25.3175
Breadth27' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423
Depth in Hold12' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Forward8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen329 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1790/10/08Broadside Weight = 51.5 Imperial Pound ( 23.3556 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1788/03/20125Design Complement

Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1790/10 - 1793/02CommanderGeorge DuffBWAS-17141793/02 - 1794/05CommanderRichard LaneBWAS-17141794/05 - 1794/08/01CommanderJames NewmanBWAS-17141794/08/01 - 1795/04/08CommanderCharles GarnierBWAS-17141795/04/08 - 1795/09/01CommanderWilliam Granville LobbBWAS-17141795/09/01 - 1797/06CommanderSamuel SuttonBWAS-17141797/06/27 - 1797/11CommanderCharles PagetBWAS-17141797/11/01 - 1798/01/02CommanderJohn ClelandBWAS-17141798/01/02 - 1799/02CommanderWilliam Renton†BWAS-17141799/04 - 1800/10/31CommanderMatthew St Clair†BWAS-1714

Petty Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 1800/05MidshipmanCharles John NapierEWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1789/07/15Began building at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1790/10/08Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £8732.0.0dBWAS-1714
1790/10/08Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1791/01/13Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £1674.0.0dBWAS-1714
1795/04Royal escort for Princess Caroline of BrunswickBWAS-1714
1795/12/10Sailed for the West Coast of Africa and then JamaicaBWAS-1714
1797/02/14Took the Privateer Le Buonaparte (17) in the North Sea
1797/10/11Battle of Camperdown
1799/04/28Took the Privateer Le Vengeur (14) off the Skaw
1800/10/31Lost presumed foundered with all hands in the North SeaBWAS-1714
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Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book
EWIKI	Wikipedia	Various	Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 9th of February 2017 12:18

Late Sep 1800 it may be of interest to note that Midshipmen Charles Napier and Jon Brougham left the Martin at this time and thus escaped the fate of the rest of her ship's company.

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