British sloop 'Swallow' (1745)

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Swallow	6997
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.4.1745	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1745	BWAS-1714
Named	11.12.1745	BWAS-1714
Launched	14.12.1745	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.12.1745	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Merlin Class (1743)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry BirdBritish Designer Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1758-1759	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Sold	20.6.1769	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 10 ½"Imperial Feet27.7495
Length of Keel75' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet22.8791
Breadth26' 3 ½"Imperial Feet7.9375
Depth in Hold6' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet1.8352
Burthen278 ¹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.12.1745Broadside Weight = 33.5 Imperial Pound ( 15.1926 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1748Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1743110Design Complement
1748125 BWAS-1714

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1745 - 9.10.1748Commander ADM 6/17/35BWAS-17149.10.1748 - 1.9.1749Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/4
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 23.5.1751BWAS-17141.9.1749 - 22.1.1753Commander ADM 6/18/72
Issued by
Confirmed 20.6.1753BWAS-171424.7.1755 - 23.8.1756Commander ADM 6/18/182BWAS-171423.8.1756 - 17.10.1758Commander ADM 6/18/303BWAS-171418.10.1758 - 26.12.1758Commander ADM 6/18/549ADM 6/183.1.1759 - 14.4.1760Commander ADM 6/19/19BWAS-171414.4.1760 - 27.8.1760Commander ADM 6/19/158BWAS-171427.8.1760 - 3.7.1761Commander ADM 6/19/193BWAS-17143.7.1761 - 19.10.1761Commander Transfered ADM 6/19/326BWAS-17147.4.1762 - 24.5.1763Commander: on board from 26.5.1762 ADM 6/19/396BWAS-171410.5.1765 - 20.6.1765Commander ADM 6/20/74ADM 6/2020.6.1765 - 2.4.1766Commander Transfered ADM 6/20/79ADM 6/201.7.1766 - 12.4.1769Commander ADM 6/20/126BWAS-171420.9.1793Commander ADM 6/24/268ADM 6/24

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.7.1749 - 16.9.1749Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/521
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 18.5.1750ADM 6/178.6.1757 - 7.3.1759Lieutenant ADM 6/18/408ADM 6/187.4.1761 - 1.7.1766Lieutenant ADM 6/19/306ADM 6/19

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1745Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
14.12.1745Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £2144.0.0dBWAS-1714
14.12.1745Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.2.1745/46Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2080.9.3dBWAS-1714
11.1747Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1748Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated SloopBWAS-1714
22.1.1753Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 6/18
12.4.1753SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1755Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1755Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3370.2.1dBWAS-1714
4.5.1757Took the Privateer
6.1758Operations against St Malo, Cherbourg and St Cas until SeptemberBWAS-1714
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
9.1.1761Took the Privateer BG
12.2.1761Took the Privateer
28.2.1761Took the Snow off Bayonne after a chafe of 26 hours and brought into Plymouth SoundBG
24.5.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
17.8.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1766Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.7.1766RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1766Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3915.1.6dBWAS-1714
21.8.1766Sailed for the PacificBWAS-1714
3.6.1768Arrived at Batavia from BonteBWAS-1714
5.9.1768Sailed from Batavia for LondonBWAS-1714
4.1769Paid offBWAS-1714
20.6.1769Sold at Deptford for £545BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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