British sloop 'Spy' (1756)

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Spy	6867
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.7.1755	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	25.7.1755	BWAS-1714
Named	29.7.1755	BWAS-1714
Launched	3.2.1756	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	6.2.1756	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Bonetta Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Robert Inwood	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Sold	3.9.1773	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck85' 10"Imperial Feet25.908
Length of Keel70' 3 ⅛"Imperial Feet21.3392
Breadth24' 5"Imperial Feet7.347
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Forward5' 3"Imperial Feet1.6002
Draught Aft9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Burthen222 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.2.1756Broadside Weight = 33 Imperial Pound ( 14.9658 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1755100Design Complement

10 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.2.1756 - 10.11.1756CommanderRichard Hughes (c.1724-1812) ADM 6/18/233BWAS-171410.11.1756 - 24.3.1760CommanderWilliam Bayne (1730-1782) ADM 6/18/321BWAS-171424.3.1760 - 19.11.1761CommanderWilliam Phillips (c.1735-1771) ADM 6/19/149ADM 6/199.11.1761 - 21.1.1763CommanderThomas Hayward (d.1775) ADM 6/19/362BWAS-171425.3.1763 - 28.1.1765CommanderWilliam Phillips (c.1735-1771) ADM 6/19/474ADM 6/1928.1.1765 - 14.12.1767CommanderThomas Allwright (c.1722-1803) ADM 6/20/65BWAS-171426.5.1768 - 18.7.1770CommanderJames Robertson (c.1730-c.1815) ADM 6/20/204ADM 6/2018.7.1770 - 2.11.1772CommanderJames Worth (c.1722-?) ADM 6/20/284BWAS-17142.11.1772 - 25.6.1773CommanderThomas Dumaresq (1729-1802) ADM 6/20/501
Issued by William Parry (c.1699-1779), Leeward Islands - Lesser Antilles - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 30.6.1773ADM 6/2025.6.1773 - 25.9.1776CommanderJoseph Tathwell (d.1788) ADM 6/20/500ADM 6/20

Service History

DateEventSource
25.7.1755Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
3.2.1756Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £1708.10.10dBWAS-1714
3.2.1756Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
25.3.1756Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1743.16.11dBWAS-1714
8.5.1757Sailed with dispatches for New YorkBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
21.1.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
22.3.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
22.5.1764Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
14.12.1767

Paid off

ADM 51
23.6.1768SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1769Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1770RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1770Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2203.15.10dBWAS-1714
5.10.1770Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1772Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1773SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.9.1773Sold at Sheerness for £240BWAS-1714
31.8.1777Paid offADM 51

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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