British sloop 'Wolf' (1731)

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Wolf	6834
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.4.1731	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1731	BWAS-1714
Named	21.8.1731	BWAS-1714
Launched	20.11.1731	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	24.11.1731	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Richard Stacey	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Richard Stacey	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	2.3.1740/41	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck87' 0"Imperial Feet26.5176
Length of Keel73' 6"Imperial Feet22.3012
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62
Depth in Hold6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Burthen244 ³²⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0086

Armament

1732Broadside Weight = 15 Imperial Pound ( 6.8028 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1732100 BWAS-1714

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.11.1731 - 16.7.1732Commander Richard Orchard (d.1732) ADM 6/14/92BWAS-1714c.9.1732 - c.12.4.1733Commander Thomas Aikenhead (d.bef.1733)†BWAS-171413.4.1733 - 19.3.1733/34Commander Edward Hawke (1704/5-1781) ADM 6/14/195ODNB20.3.1733/34 - 22.12.1734Commander William Boutflower (d.1733) ADM 6/14/218
Commission confirmed 15.8.1735BWAS-171423.12.1734 - 5.9.1735Commander Peter Lawrence (d.1758) ADM 6/15/219
Commission confirmed 22.8.1735ADM 6/1411.4.1738 - 18.2.1740/41Commander William Dandridge (d.1747) ADM 6/15/105BWAS-171419.2.1740/41 - 2.3.1740/41Commander John Draper (d.1743) ADM 6/15/440
Commission confirmed 5.8.1741BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.11.1731 - 20.7.1732Lieutenant Alexander Smith ADM 6/14/92ADM 6/1411.4.1738 - 18.1.1740/41Lieutenant Blumfield Barradall (d.1749) ADM 6/15/105ADM 6/15

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1731Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
20.11.1731Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3290.12.11dBWAS-1714
1732Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.9.1735

Paid off

ADM 51
1.1738Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.1738Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2437.6.4dBWAS-1714
4.1740Attack on St. Augustine
2.3.1740/41

Wrecked on the Caicos Banks

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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