British Sixth Rate ship 'Sphinx' (1748)

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Sphinx	6841
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.9.1747	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1747	BWAS-1714
Named	31.10.1747	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.12.1748	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	30.9.1748
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 24-Gunner
Constructor	John Allen	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	28.8.1770	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck113' 8"Imperial Feet34.458
Length of Keel93' 6"Imperial Feet28.3972
Breadth32' 4 ½"Imperial Feet9.7663
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen520 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.12.1748Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1745160Design Complement

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.9.1748 - 11.9.1751CaptainWilliam Lloyd (1725-1796) ADM 6/17/387BWAS-171411.9.1751 - 6.11.1754CaptainEdward Wheeler (d.1761) ADM 6/18/12BWAS-171419.4.1755 - 17.8.1756CaptainJames Gambier (1723-1789) ADM 6/18/157BWAS-171426.2.1756 - 11.1.1757CaptainHenry Dennis (d.1757) ADM 6/18/439
Issued by Thomas Coates (1712-1767), Jamaica
Commission confirmed 21.9.1757ADM 6/1811.1.1757 - 18.10.1758CaptainWilliam Tucker (c.1729-1772) ADM 6/18/342BWAS-171418.10.1758 - 10.1.1759CaptainWilliam Williamson (c.1720-1771) ADM 6/18/548ADM 6/1810.1.1759 - 5.2.1759CaptainSir William Hewett (5^th Baronet of Headley Hall) (c.1724-1761) ADM 6/19/21ADM 6/1926.5.1768CaptainHenry Davis (c.1732-1776) ADM 6/20/203ADM 6/20

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
18.3.1749/50 - 18.3.1751/52MidshipmanTimothy Edwards (1731-1780) ADM 107/4/237ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1747Began building at Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
11.1747Began fitting at Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
9.1748Commissioned for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
10.12.1748Completed building at Rotherhithe at a cost of £4381.10.0dBWAS-1714
6.2.1748/49Completed fitting at Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
1750Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
3.1749/50Began refitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
4.1750Completed refitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £2331.12.5dBWAS-1714
1751On the Irish coastBWAS-1714
12.1751Sailed to the African coast and on to JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.11.1754Paid offADM 51
13.1.1755SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1755Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
4.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1755Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £3117.1.11dBWAS-1714
5.7.1756Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1757At JamaicaBWAS-1714
10.1758Ordered home to pay offBWAS-1714
4.2.1759Paid offADM 51
4.10.1759SurveyedBWAS-1714
30.10.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.5.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.6.1770Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
28.8.1770Sold at Plymouth for £265BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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