British sloop 'Vulture' (1776)

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Vulture	6650
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.10.1775	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1775	BWAS-1714
Named	17.11.1775	BWAS-1714
Launched	18.3.1776	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.3.1776	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Swan Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John & William Wells	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	9.1805	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 9 ½"Imperial Feet29.2735
Length of Keel79' 2"Imperial Feet24.0848
Breadth26' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet7.9439
Depth in Hold12' 11"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Forward7' 4"Imperial Feet2.2352
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen304 ⁵⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.3.1776Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1780Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

16 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.3.1776 - 13.6.1776CommanderGeorge Young (1732-1810) ADM 6/21/169ADM 6/2113.6.1776 - 14.11.1778CommanderJames Feattus (c.1728-1784) ADM 6/21/195BWAS-171414.11.1778 - 4.11.1780CommanderHugh Lloyd (c.1738-1789)BWAS-17144.11.1780 - 27.11.1780CommanderMorgan Laugharne ADM 6/22/281BWAS-171427.11.1780 - 5.12.1780CommanderAndrew Sutherland (d.1795) ADM 6/22/203BWAS-17145.12.1780 - 7.5.1781CommanderCharles Stirling (1760-1833)BWAS-17147.5.1781 - 22.7.1781CommanderRupert George ADM 6/22/524
Issued by Marriot Arbuthnot (1711-1794), North America
Commission confirmed 5.10.1782BWAS-171422.7.1781 - 29.11.1781CommanderAlexander McKayBWAS-171429.11.1781 - 13.2.1782CommanderWalter Griffith ADM 6/22/414
Issued by Robert Digby (1732-1815), North America
Commission confirmed 26.2.1782BWAS-171413.2.1782 - 19.11.1781CommanderMorgan Laugharne ADM 6/23/169
Issued by Joshua Rowley (1734-1790), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Commission confirmed 2.12.1783ADM 6/2314.9.1783 - 19.11.1783CommanderThomas Laugharne (c.1738-1797) ADM 6/23/189
Issued by Robert Digby (1732-1815), North America
Commission confirmed 30.1.1784ADM 6/2326.8.1789 - 29.5.1790CommanderThomas Dewey (d.1810) ADM 6/23/541ADM 6/2329.5.1790 - 4.1791LieutenantTimothy Bird (c.1734-1793)BWAS-17144.1791 - 1792LieutenantSamuel Short (c.1724-1803)BWAS-171412.1792 - 1798LieutenantWilliam CrosbeBWAS-17141799 - 24.9.1805LieutenantJeffery GawenBWAS-1714

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
26.7.1776 - 8.6.1790CarpenterWilliam MurrantADM29-15.3.1787 - 20.7.1788GunnerThomas CarlisleADM29-114.6.1790 - 31.3.1802CarpenterRichard EdwardsADM29-11.4.1792 - 31.3.1802GunnerThomas CarlisleADM29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1775Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
18.3.1776Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £2580.8.1dBWAS-1714
27.3.1776Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
26.7.1776Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2627.2.2dBWAS-1714
21.7.1781Action of 1781-07-21
15.9.1781Took the Brig Fair American (8)
23.2.1783Took the Privateer Maria
1.4.1783Took the Brigantine Grand Turk (14)
11.1783coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
19.11.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
12.1783Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
5.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1790Refitted as a Unrated Storeship
4.1791Refitted as a Unrated Slop Ship
12.1792fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1859.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1802Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM29-1 Document

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