British Sixth Rate ship 'Saint Eustatius' (1781)

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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) 1781-1781 Dutch 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship
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 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.2.1781 - 31.7.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/356
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 24.2.1781BWAS-171413.5.1781 - 31.1.1782Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/24
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 6.2.1783BWAS-171431.1.1782 - 10.4.1782Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/462
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 2.5.1782BWAS-17147.4.1782 - 5.1.1783Captain ADM 6/23/86
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 16.6.1783NAO5.1.1783 - 13.3.1783Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/140
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 19.9.1783ADM 6/2313.3.1783 - 18.4.1783Captain ADM 6/23/142
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 23.9.1783BWAS-171418.4.1783 - 11.11.1783Captain ADM 6/23/151
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 9.10.1783BWAS-1714

Service History

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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Friday 1st of July 2022 17:20	Prisco Hernandez	Adrian RenouBritish Naval Sailor Service 1772-1794
Friday 1st of July 2022 08:42	Cy	Battle of Bugia
Thursday 30th of June 2022 22:00	AgerineRRover88	Battle of Bugia
Thursday 30th of June 2022 11:58	Jan Chamier	John CrawleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1782-1800
Thursday 30th of June 2022 10:40	Jan Chamier	James DeaconBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1809

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