British Sixth Rate ship 'Saint Eustatius' (1781)

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Saint Eustatius	6338
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Sixth Rate ship 'De Graf' (1781) (20)
Captured	4.2.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	aft.11.11.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck104' 0"Imperial Feet31.6992
Length of Keel90' 3"Imperial Feet27.5082
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen363 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1781Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.2.1781 - 31.7.1781CaptainGeorge Bowen ADM 6/22/356
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 24.2.1781BWAS-171413.5.1781 - 31.1.1782CaptainAndrew Sutherland (d.1795) ADM 6/23/24
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 6.2.1783BWAS-171431.1.1782 - 10.4.1782CaptainJames Cranstoun (d.1797) ADM 6/22/462
Issued by Sir Samuel Hood (1^st Baronet Hood) (1724-1816), North America
Commission confirmed 2.5.1782BWAS-17147.4.1782 - 5.1.1783CaptainWilliam Carnegie (1756-1831) ADM 6/23/86
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 16.6.1783NAO5.1.1783 - 13.3.1783CaptainEdward Herbert ADM 6/23/140
Issued by Hugh Pigot (1722-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 19.9.1783ADM 6/2313.3.1783 - 18.4.1783CaptainRichard Grindall ADM 6/23/142
Issued by Hugh Pigot (1722-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 23.9.1783BWAS-171418.4.1783 - 11.11.1783CaptainMathew Smith ADM 6/23/151
Issued by Hugh Pigot (1722-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 9.10.1783BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1781In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1783Sold at AntiguaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NAOVariousWeb Site

ADM 6/23 Archive

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Saint Eustatius
Eustatia
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Sixth Rate ship 'De Graf' (1781) (20)
Captured	4.2.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	aft.11.11.1783	BWAS-1714