British sloop 'Porcupine' (1776)

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Porcupine
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	6.1776	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.6.1776	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	17.1.1788	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Keel54' 0"Imperial Feet16.4592
Breadth23' 7"Imperial Feet7.0697
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthenc160Tons BM

Armament

6.1776Broadside Weight = 36 Imperial Pound ( 16.3264 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck16 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.177680 BWAS-1714

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.2.1776 - 25.2.1776Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/252BWAS-171410.7.1776 - 27.3.1777Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/229
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 11.11.1776BWAS-171427.3.1777 - 26.5.1778CommanderBWAS-171426.5.1778 - 1.4.1779Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/574
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 21.6.1779ADM 6/211.4.1779 - 21.10.1779Commander ADM 6/22/70
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 24.12.1779ref:82222.10.1779 - 18.6.1781Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/504
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 15.8.1782ADM 6/2218.6.1781 - 29.6.1782Commander ADM 6/22/394
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 3.1.1782ADM 6/2229.6.1782 - 15.8.1782Commander ADM 6/23/64
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 8.5.1783ADM 6/2314.6.1783 - 1.12.1787Commander ADM 6/23/270
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 21.2.1785ADM 6/231.12.1787 - 31.12.1788Commander ADM 6/23/440ADM 6/23

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1776Purchased at Jamaica - Greater Antilles BWAS-1714
15.9.1779Capture of Omoa

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Possibly a schooner Lady Keith

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/21 Archive

ref:822 Web Site

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Steve Bacon on Sunday 13th of September 2020 12:22

HM schooner Porcupine captured CN sloop Hornet 27 April 1777 (NDAR VIII, p. 460). The summary gives some dimensions for Hornet.

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