British armed ship 'Sandwich' (1780)

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Sandwich

6425
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased10.4.1780BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeArmed Ship BWAS-1714
Captured24.8.1781BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen150Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1780150 BWAS-1714

3 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
4.1780 - 15.5.1780Commander Andrew Snape Douglas (1761-1797)BWAS-171415.5.1780 - 29.7.1781Commander William BettBWAS-171429.7.1781 - 24.8.1781Captain William Bett ADM 6/22/425
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 15.3.1782BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
1.1780Operations against Charleston
10.4.1780Purchased at New York - New York BWAS-1714
24.8.1781Taken by Le Souverain (74) off Charleston


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Marjory, a 'north country cat'.
 
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