British Sixth Rate ship 'Mermaid' (1749)

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Mermaid			5383
Nominal Guns	24
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.2.1747/48
Keel Laid Down	2.4.1748
Launched	22.5.1749
First Commissioned	23.6.1749
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire
Designed by	Joseph AllinBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1718-1746
Constructor	Henry AdamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1713-1805
Category	Sixth Rate
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	6.1.1760

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck114' 10 ½"Imperial Feet34.7599
Length of Keel96' 10"Imperial Feet29.2608
Breadth32' 2"Imperial Feet9.779
Depth in Hold10' 2 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen532 ⁸⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1749Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.6.1749 - 24.7.1749Captain ADM 6/17/471ADM 6/1724.7.1749 - 10.1.1749/50Captain ADM 6/17/484BWAS-171410.1.1749/50 - 3.5.1750Captain ADM 6/17/508ADM 6/173.5.1750 - 10.9.1750Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/17/517BWAS-171413.12.1750 - 18.7.1752Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/17/539BWAS-171427.2.1753 - 3.4.1753Captain ADM 6/18/60ADM 6/183.4.1753 - 30.6.1753Captain ADM 6/18/65ADM 6/1830.6.1753 - 27.7.1753Captain ADM 6/18/76BWAS-171420.1.1754 - 8.11.1756Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/88BWAS-17148.11.1756 - 7.4.1758Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/320BWAS-171418.10.1758 - 6.1.1760Captain ADM 6/18/548BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.5.1750 - 31.10.1751Lieutenant† Discharged Dead ADM 6/17/521ADM 6/1720.7.1757 - 6.1.1760Lieutenant ADM 6/18/421ADM 6/18

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.12.1750 - 1.3.1751/52Master Transfered ADM 107/4/346ADM 107/4

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
15.6.1754 - 24.4.1755Master's Mate ADM 107/4/414ADM 107/425.4.1755 - 8.3.1757Midshipman ADM 107/4/414ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
22.5.1749building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £4211.16.7dBWAS-1714
22.5.1749Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1749Sailed for New YorkBWAS-1714
7.8.1749Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3829.3.11dBWAS-1714
27.7.1753Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 106
20.8.1753SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.1753Began middling repair at UnknownBWAS-1714
16.10.1753SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.1754RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1754Completed middling repair at a cost of £5400.17.9dBWAS-1714
15.7.1754Sailed for New EnglandBWAS-1714
22.5.1755British attack on Fort Beauséjour
20.1.1759Sailed for South CarolinaBWAS-1714
2.12.1759Bilged on a sandbank off Charleston, SCBWAS-1714
6.1.1760AbandonedBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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