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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased6.1776BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1714
Captured6.12.1776BWAS-1714
Becomes
American sloop 'Surprize' (1777) (10) 1777-1777
American 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck59' 0"Imperial Feet17.9832 
Length of Keel43' 0"Imperial Feet13.1064 
Breadth20' 9"Imperial Feet6.3246 
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Burthen98Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.177680EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
27.5.1776 - 11.11.1776Lieutenant
Charles Holmes EverittBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1793
Transfered ADM 6/21/461
Issued by
Clark GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1782
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 16.10.1778
BWAS-1714
11.11.1776 - 6.12.1776Lieutenant
William JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1779
NDARVII

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1776Purchased at Jamaica - Greater Antilles BWAS-1714
6.12.1776Taken by
Andrew Doria (14) 1775-1777
American 14 Gun
Unrated Brig
off Porto Rico

15.11.1777Destroyed by the Royal Navy while in Delaware BayBWAS-1714

 

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