British Fourth Rate ship 'Adamant' (1780)

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Adamant	628
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.11.1776	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	6.9.1777	BWAS-1714
Launched	24.1.1780	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Portland Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1765	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Peter BakerBritish Ship Builder Service 1732-1796	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	6.1814	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck146' 3"Imperial Feet44.5025
Length of Keel120' 0"Imperial Feet36.576
Breadth40' 9"Imperial Feet12.4206
Depth in Hold17' 7 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen1,059 ⁶³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.1.1780Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.4.1766350Design Complement

16 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.11.1779 - 25.9.1781Captain: on board from 8.11.1779 ADM 6/22/46BWAS-171425.9.1781 - 8.8.1783Captain ADM 6/23/105
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 5.8.1783BWAS-17148.8.1783 - 15.9.1786Captain ADM 6/23/108BWAS-171410.2.1789 - 1.1792Captain ADM 6/23/508BWAS-17141.1792 - 4.6.1792CaptainBWAS-171430.4.1793 - 29.3.1794Captain ADM 6/24/233BWAS-171429.3.1794 - 11.1796Captain ADM 6/25/25BWAS-171411.1796 - 3.1797CaptainBWAS-17143.1797 - 9.1797CaptainBWAS-17149.1797CaptainBWAS-17149.1797 - 19.12.1801CaptainBWAS-17146.1804 - 10.1805CaptainBWAS-171410.1805 - 10.1807Captain: on board from 4.2.1806BWAS-171410.1807 - 10.10.1808CaptainBWAS-171418.5.1809 - 15.8.1810CaptainBWAS-171416.8.1810 - 22.9.1813CaptainNBD1849

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1784 - bef.15.9.1786Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171410.2.1789 - 1.1792Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/23/58BWAS-171410.1810 - bef.17.9.1813Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.11.1779 - 2.1781Second Lieutenant ADM 6/22/46ref:61619.7.1790 - 19.10.1790Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/71
Issued by , Nova Scotia - Canada - Saint Lawrence & Nova Scotia
Confirmed 28.9.1790ADM 6/244.2.1806 - 1806Acting Lieutenant ADM 1/2516/87ADM 111.5.1809 - 22.9.1810LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1804 - 14.4.1805BoatswainNAO25.2.1806 - 25.6.1808Masterref:905

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
18.4.1789 - 26.8.1789Surgeon's MateADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
24.1.1780building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £16313.13.10dBWAS-1714
13.6.1780Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.8.1780Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £11184.8.2dBWAS-1714
13.8.1780Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
12.1782Sailed home with a convoyBWAS-1714
6.4.1783Paid offADM 34
5.1783Began refitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
9.1783Completed refitting at a cost of £6681.0.5dBWAS-1714
22.11.1783Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
9.1786Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1787Began great repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
5.1789Completed great repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £23533.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.1792Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1792fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.9.1794Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
11.10.1797Battle of Camperdown
1798In the ChannelBWAS-1714
10.1798Sailed with a convoy to the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
11.12.1799Destruction of near Port Louis, Ile de FranceBWAS-1714
17.12.1801Paid offADM 35
5.1803Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
8.1804Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.2.1806

Reports his arrival and encloses a list of defects. The ship has no Lieutenant and no Master and he has appointed Robert Milburn Jackson to act as Lieutenant.

ADM 1
6.5.1806Took the Ship in Lat. 30 Deg. 30 Min. S and Long. 15 Deg. 20 Min W.BG
17.6.1807Took the Privateer BG
4.1809Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1809Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
8.1810Receiving ship at LeithBWAS-1714
23.9.1813Paid offADM 35
1814In ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1714
6.1814Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

ADAMANT,50 (1780 Liverpool. HS 1809)
In November 1779 Lieut. Isaac COFFIN (later an Admiral) was appointed to ADAMANT, which was about to be launched, and in June 1780 he brought her round to Plymouth under jury masts. In the following August she sailed for New York with a convoy.
1785 Flagship of Sir Richard HUGHES, Leeward Is.
1789 Capt. KN0X, flagship of Sir Richard HUGHES, North American station. ADAMANT sailed for Halifax in June 1789. In June 1790 Capt. KN0X was obliged to retire from the service due to bad health and Lieut. William H0PE of the RATTLE sloop was appointed by Sir Richard to act in his place. (Later in the year he acted as captain of PENEL0PE before returning to ADAMANT.) His appointment was not confirmed by the Admiralty and ADAMANT paid off at Plymouth in the summer of 1792.
1793 Capt. W BENTINCK. 1794 Capt. Henry D'Esterre DARBY, 6/94. ADAMANT was employed in escorting the trade to and from the Mediterranean and the West Indies. Capt. DARBY removed to BEL

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