British fireship 'Proserpine' (1757)

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Proserpine
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Named	17.3.1757	BWAS-1714
Purchased	3.1.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	23.3.1757	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Fireship	BWAS-1714
Sold	15.2.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck90' 9"Imperial Feet27.6606
Length of Keel75' 6 ½"Imperial Feet22.8727
Breadth25' 4 ½"Imperial Feet7.6327
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen252 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1757Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.1632 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.175745 BWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.3.1757 - 25.11.1757Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/373BWAS-171425.11.1757 - 7.2.1758Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/456ref:59123.2.1758 - 1.12.1758Commander ADM 6/18/489BWAS-171414.1.1759 - 4.9.1759Commander ADM 6/19/22BWAS-17144.9.1759 - 19.5.1761Commander ADM 6/19/92BWAS-171419.5.1761 - 3.12.1762Commander ADM 6/19/316BWAS-1714

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
23.3.1758 - 1758Able Seaman ADM 36/4801/29ADM 36

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1.1757Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £1500.0.0dBWAS-1714
21.1.1757Began fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
19.3.1757Completed fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
16.6.1757Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1716.0.9dBWAS-1714
5.9.1757Raid on Rochefort
19.9.1757Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
24.12.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
15.2.1763Sold at Deptford for £2,300BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Maryland Islander Purchased from Henry Bird?

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 36 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:591Ian Friel, Web Site

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