Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714Length of Gundeck114' 7"Imperial Feet34.7599 Length of Keel94' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet28.6703 Breadth32' 2"Imperial Feet9.779 Depth in Hold10' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet3.0671 Burthen521 77⁄94Tons BM Armament
6.1778Broadside Weight = 105 Imperial Pound ( 47.6175 kg)BWAS-1714 | Gun Deck | 22 British 9-PounderQuarterdeck | 2 British 6-PounderCrew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource6.1778160EstablishmentBWAS-1714Service History
DateEventSource28.6.1777Began building at Liverpool - Lancashire
BWAS-171425.6.1778Completed building at Liverpool - Lancashire
at a cost of £5910.18.3dBWAS-171425.6.1778Began fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire
BWAS-171425.7.1778Captain Jones of the Penelope has asked for her to be supplied with 2 6-pounders in place of her 2 3-pounders, to serve as chase guns. Opine that the 2 3-pounders supplied to her and other ships of her class, are fully sufficient and no alterations should be made.
ADM35417.10.1778Completed fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire
BWAS-171414.11.1778Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth
BWAS-171420.12.1778Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth
at a cost of £4573.13.8dBWAS-171424.12.1778Sailed for Jamaica31.10.1779Took two Spanish merchantmen and sent them in. (extracted from Admiral Parker's dispatches by David Hepper)14.11.1779Took a Spanish guarda-costa sailing from Puerto Rico. (extracted from Admiral Parker's dispatches by David Hepper)27.11.1779The Spanish Hermosa Mariana was sent into Port Royal. (extracted from Admiral Parker's dispatches by David Hepper)2.1780Admiral Parker reports "...I am under great apprehension for the Penelope - she was expected some weeks before I sailed - it is not likely that she is taken and therefore we conjecture that some accident has happened to her at sea"4.1780Admiral Parker reports "...there being no doubt of the loss of the Penelope"
Notes on Ship
Initial cost to build was £5,910.18.3d, plus fitting at Plymouth at £4,573.13.8d