British cutter 'Expedition' (1778)

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Expedition	5941
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.1778	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	24.3.1778	BWAS-1714
Launched	3.8.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Ladd's Shipbuilders - Dover	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Sprightly Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry Ladd (d.1790)	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Last known	1804	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck67' 0"Imperial Feet20.4216
Length of Keel48' 8"Imperial Feet14.6558
Breadth24' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet7.3343
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen152 ⁴⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.8.1778Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.1633 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.12.177650Design Complement

9 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.10.1778 - 30.8.1779LieutenantWalter Long (c.1735-c.1782)BWAS-17147.1.1782 - 28.4.1783LieutenantCharles Cunningham Crooke (c.1739-1806)BWAS-17143.1786 - 30.11.1787LieutenantJohn WilbyBWAS-17141.12.1788 - 1788CaptainHenry Nicholls ADM 6/23/507
Issued by Alan Gardner (1742-1809), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Commission confirmed 5.2.1789ADM 6/2322.5.1791 - 15.5.1792LieutenantGeorge Younghusband (c.1732-1792)BWAS-17145.1792 - 7.1793LieutenantGrosvenor WinkworthBWAS-17147.1793 - 4.1796LieutenantBayntun Prideaux (d.1797)BWAS-17144.1796 - 1801LieutenantGeorge RaperBWAS-17141802 - 1804LieutenantCharles BoyesBWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1797 - 1799MidshipmanCharles Anthony (1777-1846)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1799 - 11.1799UnknownWilliam Bowers (1784-1845)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
24.3.1778Began building at Ladd's Shipbuilders - Dover BWAS-1714
3.8.1778Completed building at Ladd's Shipbuilders - Dover at a cost of £1180.9.7dBWAS-1714
3.8.1778Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
9.1778Commissioned for the DownsBWAS-1714
15.12.1778Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1348.18.2dBWAS-1714
28.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1789Began refitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1790Completed refittingBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/23 Archive

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 19th of July 2012 19:04

3 May 1794 cutter Expedition 10 commander Bayntun Prideaux cruises from Fowey

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 19th of July 2012 05:42

25 Dec 1794 cutter Expedition 10 commander Bayntun Prideaux sent to rescue sloop Fury 16 in Mounts Bay, taking her into Falmouth

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