British sloop 'Savage' (1778)

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Savage	6472
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.3.1777	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.6.1777	BWAS-1714
Launched	28.4.1778	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	11.4.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Nova Scotia Yard - Ipswich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Swan Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Barnard (1705-1784)	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	31.8.1815	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet29.2799
Length of Keel78' 10"Imperial Feet23.7744
Breadth26' 10"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold12' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen301 ⁸⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

28.4.1778Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

13 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.4.1778 - 15.3.1779CommanderJohn Graves (c.1741-1811) ADM 6/21/389BWAS-171415.3.1779 - 5.5.1781CommanderThomas Graves (1747-1814) ADM 6/22/199
Issued by John Byron (1723-1786), North America
Commission confirmed 21.11.1780ADM 6/227.5.1781 - 6.9.1781CommanderCharles Stirling (1760-1833) ADM 6/22/473
Issued by Marriot Arbuthnot (1711-1794), North America
Commission confirmed 29.5.1782BWAS-171428.11.1781 - 15.12.1782CommanderGeorge Oakes (d.1797) ADM 6/23/30ADM 6/2317.12.1782 - 23.6.1786CommanderPaget Bayly (d.1804) ADM 6/23/33
Issued by Robert Digby (1732-1815), North America
Commission confirmed 13.3.1783ADM 6/2323.6.1786 - 13.8.1790CommanderRichard Rundle Burgess (1754-1797) ADM 6/23/341BWAS-171430.7.1789 - 21.9.1790CommanderJames Dickenson (c.1734-1794) ADM 6/23/540ADM 6/2321.9.1790 - 23.9.1790CaptainJames Dickenson (c.1734-1794)BWAS-171423.9.1790 - 1.11.1791CommanderAlexander Fraser (d.1829) ADM 6/24/70BWAS-17142.11.1791 - 12.7.1793CommanderAlexander Fraser (d.1829) ADM 6/24/144ADM 6/2412.7.1793 - 16.7.1793CommanderGrosvenor Winkworth ADM 6/24/253BWAS-17143.1797 - 10.1798CommanderNorborn ThompsonBWAS-171410.1798 - 9.4.1802CommanderWilliam H WebleyBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1796Admiral of the BlueJoseph Peyton (1725-1804)BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.4.1799 - 18.6.1801First LieutenantRobert Benjamin Young (1773-1846)NBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
19.12.1795 - 12.1.1797MidshipmanJosias Bray (d.1846)NAO

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.2.1794 - 1.9.17941st Class VolunteerJosias Bray (d.1846)NAO1.6.1796 - 12.1796Able SeamanSamuel Allen (1781-1848)NL186513.1.1797 - 23.2.1797Able SeamanJosias Bray (d.1846)NAO

Service History

DateEventSource
1.6.1777Began building at Nova Scotia Yard - Ipswich BWAS-1714
28.4.1778Completed building at Nova Scotia Yard - Ipswich at a cost of £5594.4.9dBWAS-1714
6.6.1778Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
29.7.1778Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £653.11.9dBWAS-1714
18.8.1779Sailed for New YorkBWAS-1714
1780In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
6.9.1781Taken by Congress (24) off Charleston
12.9.1781Taken by Solebay (28)
4.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
2.1784Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.1784Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4852.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1786RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1786Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.1786Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1366.0.0dBWAS-1714
24.2.1793Took the Ship La Custine (8) in the North SeaN-GAZ
8.1793Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
9.1793Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1412.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1798Operations against OstendBWAS-1714
1.1803Refitted as a Other Vessels Hospital Ship
1.1803fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
31.8.1815Sold at Woolwich for £880BWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.5.1798-20.5.1798	Raid on Ostend	Home Riggs Popham (1762-1820)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

NAOVariousWeb Site

NL1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book

N-GAZJ W NorieBook

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 15th of February 2017 19:43

28 May 1800 a court martial was held at Sheerness, on board the Savage, sloop of war, on Lieutenant Wheatly and his Clerk, of the Gelykheidt prison ship, at Gillingham, for drunkenness and neglect of duty, ungentlemanlike conduct, embezzlement of stores, tyranny, and oppression, but the charges being malicious and ill founded, they were acquitted.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 15th of February 2017 19:15

11 Sep 1801 a Court Martial was held on board the Waarzaamheid, at Sheerness, to try Mr. Palmer, Surgeon of the Savage sloop of war, for drunkenness and not attending to his duty. The charges being in part proved against him, he was dismissed from his situation as Surgeon, but allowed to serve as Surgeon's Mate in any of his Majesty's ships Admiral Graeme should think proper.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 15th of February 2017 18:53

Circa 26 Dec 1801 Mr. William Young is appointed Purser of the Savage.

Circa 26 Dec 1801 Mr. Collis, Purser of the Savage, is appointed to the Iris.

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