British frigate 'Solebay' (1763)

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Solebay	6771
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.1.1762	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	10.5.1762	BWAS-1714
Launched	9.9.1763	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	20.8.1763	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Newcastle upon Tyne - Northumberland - River Tyne	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Mermaid Class (1760)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas AireyBritish Ship Builder Service 1763	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Burnt to avoid capture	25.1.1782	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 0"Imperial Feet37.7952
Length of Keel102' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet31.0928
Breadth33' 6 ⅜"Imperial Feet10.0679
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen612 ⁷²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.9.1763Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1760200Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.8.1763 - 25.8.1766Captain ADM 6/19/528BWAS-171425.8.1766 - 13.8.1767Captain ADM 6/20/134BWAS-171413.8.1767 - 27.6.1770Captain ADM 6/20/177BWAS-171427.6.1770 - 23.4.1773Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/282BWAS-171420.6.1775 - 5.7.1775Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/98BWAS-171425.7.1775 - 1.6.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/107BWAS-17141.6.1780 - 13.9.1780CaptainBWAS-171413.9.1780 - 25.1.1782Captain ADM 6/22/169BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.8.1763 - 29.9.1766First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/528ADM 6/1916.1.1770 - 7.7.1772First Lieutenant ADM 6/20/267ADM 6/20

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1780 - 25.1.1782MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
9.9.1763building at Newcastle upon Tyne - Northumberland - River Tyne at a cost of £5606.16.2dBWAS-1714
9.9.1763Began fitting at Newcastle upon Tyne - Northumberland - River Tyne BWAS-1714
12.1763Completed fitting at Newcastle upon Tyne - Northumberland - River Tyne at a cost of £3669.15.11dBWAS-1714
2.1.1764Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
15.3.1764Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £703.2.2dBWAS-1714
20.5.1764Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
7.1772Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
9.1772Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1661.8.7dBWAS-1714
6.1775RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1775Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1775Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7310.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.2.1776Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
23.2.1778Took the Privateer
1780Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1780Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
9.1780RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.9.1780Took the Privateer in the Channel
11.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7254.11.3dBWAS-1714
19.12.1780Took the Sloop in the Channel
1781Took the Privateer
12.3.1781Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
17.7.1781Took the Schooner
5.9.1781Battle of the Chesapeake
12.9.1781Took the Sloop
25.1.1782Wrecked off Nevis and burnt to avoid captureBWAS-1714
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian Stephens on Saturday 5th of April 2014 19:29

The Edinburgh Advertiser
Feb. 4, 1780
Extract of a letter from Milford, by a passenger who came up, express Jan 25. - Six sail of ships, part of the fleet from New York, have put in here; the left the first mentioned place on the 23rd last, under convoy of the Solebay of 28 guns. Houghton and Lioness armed ships. The Solebay carried away all her masts on the voyage, and was otherwise much damaged. The fleet consisted of 104 sail when they passed Sandy Hook. Near 100 sail of men of war and transports, with 10,000 troops on board, were lying there, all ready for sailing, and expected to depart two days after the departure of the above fleet for the southward.

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