British sloop 'Sylph' (1776)

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Sylph -> 1779 Lightning

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased18.8.1776BWAS-1714
First Commissioned25.11.1776
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Sold1.5.1783BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck85' 0"Imperial Feet25.908 
Length of Keel68' 2 ⅞"Imperial Feet20.7486 
Breadth27' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet8.236 
Depth in Hold11' 8 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655 
Burthen274 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.1776Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

9.1779Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.1632 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
10.177690 BWAS-1714
9.177945as a fireshipBWAS-1714

7 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
25.11.1776 - 5.9.1777CommanderJames Richard Dacres (1749-1810)BWAS-17145.9.1777 - 27.8.1779CommanderJohn Ferguson (d.1818) ADM 6/21/307BWAS-171427.8.1779 - 1780CommanderRobert Calder (1745-1818) ADM 6/22/20BWAS-17149.1780 - 9.11.1781CommanderGeorge Campbell (1759-1821)BWAS-171415.11.1781 - 9.1782CommanderJohn Faithful Fortescue (d.1819)BWAS-17149.1782 - 11.1782CommanderThe Hon. Michael de Courcy (d.1824)BWAS-171411.1782 - 3.1783CommanderJames Hewett (d.1798)BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
16.9.1776Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
31.1.1777Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2097.2.5dBWAS-1714
22.2.1777Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.1777Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
10.1777Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £1317.13.3dBWAS-1714
8.1779Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
25.8.1779Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Fireship
25.8.1779Renamed LightningBWAS-1714
9.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1779Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £1745.7.3dBWAS-1714
6.1780coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £810.14.7dBWAS-1714
3.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
1.5.1783Sold at Deptford for £940BWAS-1714


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Lovely Lass

Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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