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| Savage | 6472 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 14 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1777/03/12 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1777/06/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1778/04/28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Nova Scotia Yard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Swan Class | ||
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Barnard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship-Sloop | ||
| Sold | 1815/08/31 | BWAS-1714 | |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778/04/28 | Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 14 | British 6-Pounder | ||
Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1766/05/08 | 125 | Design Complement | |
Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796 | 1796 | Admiral of the Blue | Joseph Peyton | BWAS-1714 |
Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1778/04 | 1781 | Commander | John Graves | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781 | 1781 | Lieutenant | Sir Thomas Graves | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781 | 1781/09/06 | Commander | Charles Stirling | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782 | 1783/04 | Lieutenant | Edmund Crawley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786/01 | 1790 | Commander | Richard Rundle Burgess | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/09/21 | 1791/10 | Captain | James Dickinson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/11 | 1793 | Commander | Alexander Fraser | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794 | 1797 | Commander | Grosvenor Winkworth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/03 | 1798/10 | Commander | Norborn Thompson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/10 | 1802/04/09 | Commander | William H Webley | BWAS-1714 |
Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/04/05 | 1801/06/18 | First Lieutenant | Robert Benjamin Young | NBD1849 |
Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/12/19 | 1797/01/12 | Midshipman | Josias Bray | NAO |
Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/02/01 | 1794/09/01 | 1st Class Volunteer | Josias Bray | NAO |
| 1796/06/01 | 1796/12 | Able Seaman | Samuel Allen | NL1865 |
| 1797/01/13 | 1797/02/23 | Able Seaman | Josias Bray | NAO |
Service History | Date | Event | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777/06/01 | Began building at Nova Scotia Yard | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1778/04/28 | Completed building at Nova Scotia Yard at a cost of £5594.4.9d | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1778/06/06 | Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1778/07/29 | Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £653.11.9d | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1779/08/18 | Sailed for New York | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1780 | In the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1781/09/12 | Taken by Congress off Charleston, Solebay | |||
| 1783/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1784/02 | Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1784/07 | Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £4852.0.0d | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1786/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1786/05 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1786/08 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £1366.0.0d | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1790/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1791/11 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1793/02/24 | Took the Privateer Le Corsaire in the North Sea | |||
| 1793/08 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1793/09 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £1412.0.0d | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1798/05 | Operations against Ostend | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1803/01 | Refitted as a Other Vessels Hospital Ship | |||
| 1803/01 | fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 1815/08/31 | Sold at Woolwich for £880 | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1798/05/14 | 1798/05/20 | Raid on Ostend | Home Riggs Popham |
Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NL1865 | The Navy List 1865 | The Admiralty | Digital Book |