British sloop 'Otter' (1742)

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Otter	5652
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.1.1741/42	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1742	BWAS-1714
Launched	19.8.1742	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	20.8.1742	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Wolf Class (1741)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John BuxtonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	16.6.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck88' 6"Imperial Feet26.8415
Length of Keel73' 9 ⅜"Imperial Feet22.2599
Breadth25' 1"Imperial Feet7.6251
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen246 ⁸⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.8.1742Broadside Weight = 31 Imperial Pound ( 14.0588 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1741110Design Complement

16 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.8.1742 - 23.2.1742/43Commander ADM 6/16/89BWAS-171424.2.1742/43 - 15.4.1743Commander ADM 6/16/209
Confirmed 16.8.1743ADM 6/1624.2.1742/43 - 15.4.1743Commander Transfered ADM 6/16/206
Confirmed 8.8.1743BWAS-17142.6.1743 - 21.6.1743CommanderBWAS-171422.6.1743 - 29.9.1743Commander ADM 6/17/167
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 27.10.1746ADM 6/1722.1.1745/46 - 18.7.1747Commander ADM 6/17/47BWAS-171418.7.1747 - 12.1.1747/48Commander ADM 6/16/247BWAS-171418.1.1747/48 - bef.10.8.1749Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/17/311BWAS-171411.6.1750 - 9.8.1751Commander ADM 6/15/8
Issued by
Confirmed 10.7.1751BWAS-171416.5.1753 - 4.2.1755Commander ADM 6/18/69BWAS-171418.2.1755 - 25.6.1756Commander ADM 6/18/138BWAS-17141.7.1756 - 1.11.1756Commander ADM 6/18/288ADM 6/181.11.1756 - 17.1.1757Commander ADM 6/18/318BWAS-171417.1.1757 - 26.1.1757Commander ADM 6/18/345ADM 6/1826.1.1757 - 16.5.1758Commander ADM 6/18/348BWAS-171416.5.1758 - 3.4.1763Commander ADM 6/18/513BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.9.1742 - 3.9.1744Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/100ADM 6/1629.2.1747/48 - 1.4.1748Lieutenant ADM 6/17/325ADM 6/171.4.1748 - 11.6.1750Lieutenant ADM 6/17/339ADM 6/17

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.2.1747/48 - 9.8.1751Master Discharged ADM 107/4/378ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1742Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
19.8.1742Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £1793.8.0dBWAS-1714
19.8.1742Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
13.9.1742Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1582.8.7dBWAS-1714
10.1742Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
2.1743At La GuairaBWAS-1714
6.1743In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1.1746/47Took the Privateer
22.6.1747Took the Privateer
25.6.1747Took the Privateer
10.7.1747Took the Privateer
1748In the Carolinas and BahamasBWAS-1714
10.1749Sheathed at South CarolinaBWAS-1714
1751In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
9.8.1751Paid offADM 51
14.9.1751SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1752Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1752Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2147.12.8dBWAS-1714
5.1753RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1753Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1753Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1198.10.2dBWAS-1714
7.1755Off BrestBWAS-1714
1756refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1749.0.4dBWAS-1714
8.2.1756SurveyedBWAS-1714
19.10.1756Took the Privateer
8.12.1756Took the Privateer
1.3.1757Surveyed and in good conditionBWAS-1714
5.1758RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.4.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
26.5.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
16.6.1763Sold at Deptford for £810BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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