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Mercury | 5362 | ||
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Nominal Guns | 20 | BWAS-1714 | |
Nationality | Great Britain | ||
Operator | Royal Navy | ||
Ordered | 12.6.1755 | BWAS-1714 | |
Keel Laid Down | 1.7.1755 | BWAS-1714 | |
Named | 17.7.1755 | BWAS-1714 | |
Launched | 2.3.1756 | BWAS-1714 | |
First Commissioned | 11.2.1756 | BWAS-1714 | |
How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1714 | |
Shipyard | King's Yard - Harwich | BWAS-1714 | |
Ship Class | Gibraltar Class | BWAS-1714 | |
Designed by | Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771) | BWAS-1714 | |
Constructor | John Barnard (1705-1784) | BWAS-1714 | |
Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
Ship Type | Ship | BWAS-1714 | |
Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | BWAS-1714 | |
Wrecked | 24.12.1777 | BWAS-1714 |
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Dates | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1.1.1775-1.1.1775 | North American Squadron on the 1st of January 1775 | Samuel Graves (1713-1787) |