British sloop 'Scout' (1780)

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Scout	6514
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	30.7.1780	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Folkstone - Kent	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Phineus Jacobs	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Captured	4.8.1794	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French brig 'Le Scout' (1794) (14)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck82' 0"Imperial Feet24.9936
Length of Keel59' 7 ½"Imperial Feet17.9959
Breadth29' 6"Imperial Feet8.8561
Depth in Hold11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036
Burthen276Tons BM

Armament

30.7.1780Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.178080 BWAS-1714

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.7.1780 - 19.6.1783CommanderJames Ellis ADM 6/22/152BWAS-171419.6.1783 - 16.8.1786CommanderGeorge Lindsay (c.1737-1798) ADM 6/23/87BWAS-171416.8.1786 - 18.12.1787CommanderThomas Laugharne (c.1738-1797) ADM 6/23/350ADM 6/2318.12.1787 - 21.9.1790CommanderCharles Cobb ADM 6/23/444ADM 6/2314.10.1790 - 22.11.1790CommanderJohn Elphinstone (d.1802) ADM 6/24/77ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 13.11.1792CommanderRichard Runwa Bowyer (d.1823) ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/2413.11.1792 - 5.4.1794CommanderJoseph Hanwell ADM 6/24/181BWAS-17145.4.1794 - 4.8.1794CommanderCharles Robinson (d.1853) ADM 6/25/97
Commission confirmed 20.10.1794BWAS-1714

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
16.9.1786 - 21.2.1788MasterThomas SmithADM29-124.11.1792 - 11.9.1793MasterRobert LilburneADM29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1789MidshipmanMathew Buckle (1770-1855)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
28.3.1780Purchased at Folkstone - Kent BWAS-1714
30.7.1780building at Folkstone - Kent at a cost of £5151.10.4dBWAS-1714
18.8.1780Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.9.1780Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated
15.11.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1786Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
4.8.1794Taken by La Vestale (32) off Cape Bon, Alceste (32) off Cape Bon

Notes on Ship

ArmamentBWAS-1714
Establishment increased to 16 4-pounders on 1780/09/12 but these were never fitted

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM29-1 Document

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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