British bomb vessel 'Vesuvius' (1776)

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Vesuvius	7105
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.2.1776	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	3.1776	BWAS-1714
Named	12.6.1776	BWAS-1714
Launched	3.7.1776	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	19.5.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Etna Class (1776)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1756	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1743-1810	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1714
Sold	13.8.1812	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Length of Keel74' 2"Imperial Feet22.5679
Breadth27' 8"Imperial Feet8.2586
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen301 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.7.1776Broadside Weight = 27.5 Imperial Pound ( 12.4716 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.177660Design Complement

28 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1778 - 17.1.1780Commander ADM 6/21/409BWAS-171423.1.1780 - 19.6.1780Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/155
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 26.7.1780BWAS-17146.12.1780 - 29.3.1781Commander ADM 6/22/321
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 7.8.1781ADM 6/2229.3.1781 - 2.11.1781Commander ADM 6/22/348
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 5.10.1781BWAS-17142.11.1781 - 11.6.1782Commander ADM 6/22/359ADM 6/2211.4.1782 - 2.4.1782Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/449BWAS-17149.7.1782 - 18.1.1783Commander ADM 6/22/493BWAS-17141.12.1787Commander ADM 6/23/440ADM 6/2321.9.1790 - 8.10.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/69ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 5.1.1791Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/2419.4.1791 - 9.1791Commander ADM 6/24/118BWAS-171424.4.1793Commander ADM 6/24/232ADM 6/2410.5.1793Commander ADM 6/24/237ADM 6/247.6.1793Commander ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/248.8.1793 - 4.11.1793Commander ADM 6/24/260ADM 6/241.11.1793 - 25.3.1794Commander ADM 6/24/279BWAS-171425.3.1794 - 1794Commander ADM 6/25/94
Confirmed 10.10.1794ADM 6/2519.9.1795 - 1797CommanderBWAS-17141798 - 10.1798CommanderBWAS-171410.1798 - 24.12.1798LieutenantBWAS-171424.12.1798 - 9.1781CommanderBWAS-17149.1801 - 1802CommanderBWAS-17141803 - 4.1804CommanderBWAS-17144.1804 - 10.1806CommanderBWAS-171425.9.1806 - 12.1807CommanderNL186510.1806 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17144.1808 - 3.1809CommanderBWAS-17143.1809 - 1810CommanderBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790 - 1790Lieutenant ADM 6/24/93ADM 6/2421.9.1808 - 24.2.1809LieutenantNBD184924.1.1810 - 17.2.1810Lieutenant Transfered ADM 196/5/1ADM 196

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1776Began building at Blackwall - London BWAS-1714
3.7.1776Completed building at Blackwall - London at a cost of £3766.18.10dBWAS-1714
3.7.1776Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
29.10.1776Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1100.6.11dBWAS-1714
7.3.1779Sailed for the African coast and the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
4.1779Recapture of GoreeBWAS-1714
1.1780In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1781Began coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3352.14.9dBWAS-1714
2.1783Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1714
3.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1786Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.1788Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8046.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1791Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
4.1791RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1791Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1853.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1793Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
9.1793Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1212.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1794Paid offBWAS-1714
9.1795RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1796Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1797Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1407.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.5.1798Action of 1st May 1798
10.1798Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.1801Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1801Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
9.1801RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
23.8.1807Aciton of 1807-08-23
3.1808Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
6.1808Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1812In ordinaryBWAS-1714
13.8.1812Sold at WoolwichBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 196 Document

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