British sloop 'Senegal' (1760)

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Senegal

6589
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered24.4.1760BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down5.1760BWAS-1714
Named28.10.1760BWAS-1714
Launched24.12.1760BWAS-1714
First Commissioned11.2.1761
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBeaver Class
Designed byWilliam BatelyBWAS-1714
ConstructorHenry BirdBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Captured14.8.1778BWAS-1714
BecomesFrench corvette 'Le Sénégal' (1778) (18)

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck97' 0"Imperial Feet29.5656 
Length of Keel80' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet24.4031 
Breadth26' 1"Imperial Feet7.929 
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211 
Burthen292 13⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


24.12.1760Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1760125Design Complement

15 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
11.2.1761 - 10.7.1761CommanderThomas Fitzherbert (1727-1794) ADM 6/19/277BWAS-171410.7.1761 - 28.1.1762CommanderCharles Saxton (c.1732-c.1808) ADM 6/19/328BWAS-171418.2.1762 - 12.4.1762CommanderWilliam Hay (c.1734-1801) ADM 6/19/387ADM 6/1912.4.1762 - 24.5.1762CommanderThe Hon. John Ruthven (c.1739-1771) ADM 6/19/400ADM 6/1924.5.1762 - 25.3.1763CommanderWilliam Forster (c.1724-1780) ADM 6/19/412BWAS-171410.5.1763 - 10.2.1767CommanderThomas Hayward (d.1775) ADM 6/19/495BWAS-17146.8.1767 - 1.3.1769CommanderThomas Cookson (c.1711-1775) ADM 6/20/176BWAS-17141.3.1769 - 14.2.1771CommanderSir Thomas Rich (5th Baronet Rich) (1733-1803) ADM 6/20/230BWAS-171414.2.1771 - 28.5.1771CommanderCharles Thompson (1740-1799) ADM 6/20/416
Issued by James Gambier (1723-1789), North America BWAS-171425.6.1773 - 14.2.1774CommanderSir William Parker (1740/41-1802) ADM 6/20/500ADM 6/2018.1.1775 - 11.7.1776CommanderWilliam Duddingston (1740-1817) ADM 6/21/66BWAS-171411.7.1776 - 30.4.1777CommanderRoger Curtis (1746-1816) ADM 6/21/200BWAS-17142.5.1777 - 11.4.1778CommanderAnthony James Pye Molloy (d.1815) ADM 6/21/506
Issued by Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe) (1725/26-1799), North America
Commission confirmed 1.2.1779ADM 6/2111.4.1778 - 14.8.1778CommanderJohn Inglis (c.1733-1790)BWAS-17142.11.1780 - 22.11.1780LieutenantGeorge Croft (d.1780)†BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1760Began building at Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
24.12.1760Completed building at Rotherhithe at a cost of £2547.13.4dBWAS-1714
24.12.1760Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
30.4.1761Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2739.15.11dBWAS-1714
1762Basque RoadsBWAS-1714
8.4.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
21.8.1763Sailed for the St LawrenceBWAS-1714
10.2.1767

Paid off

BWAS-1714
3.1767Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
8.1767RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1767Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2427.14.11dBWAS-1714
9.10.1767Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
3.1769At BostonBWAS-1714
28.5.1771

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1773Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
3.1774Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £1710.4.6dBWAS-1714
1.1775RecommissionedBWAS-1714
16.4.1775Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
2.7.1776Staten Island Landings
14.8.1778Taken by the Frenchthe French by d'Estaing's fleet
2.11.1780Retaken off the Gambia and recommissionedBWAS-1714
22.11.1780Exploded while refitting with the loss of all handsBWAS-1714


Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
ADM 6/19ADM 6/19 Commission and Warrant Book 1758 Nov.-1763 Archive
ADM 6/20ADM 6/20 Commission and Warrant Book 1764-1773 Archive
ADM 6/21ADM 6/21 Commission and Warrant Book 1774 Jan.-1779 June  Archive
 
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Posted by Madick Gueye on Saturday 1st of July 2017 22:08

I am student at maritime archaeology in Sénégal. Ineed some informations for the ship Senegal

Posted by Brian on Saturday 19th of July 2014 21:20

London Gazette, 2 Dec. 1777
Admiralty Office. Prizes taken by the Senegal.
June 13. Schooner, imagined to be bound from Salem to Virginia, taken off Smith's Island, burnt in ballast.
June 19. Schooner form Salem to Virginia taken off Smith's Island, burnt in ballast.
June 27. Lydia schooner,from Boston to Virginia taken off Smith's Island, burnt, with 4 hogheads of Rum.
June 30. Clara schooner, William Card, master and owner, from Boston to Virginia, taken off Cape Charles, burnt, with 6 hogsheads of sugar.
July 10. Lee sloop, Richard March master, from Virginia to Martinique, taken off Cape Henry, sent to New York, with tobacco, flour &.
July 10. Fanny schooner, Benjamin Culverius master, from Virginia to Curacoa, taken off Cape Henry, sent to New York, with flour, tobacco &.

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