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	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Perry (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

27 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1778 - 17.1.1780CommanderAbraham Crespin (c.1741-1786) ADM 6/21/409BWAS-171423.1.1780 - 19.6.1780CommanderPeter Clements (d.1797) ADM 6/22/155
Issued by Sir Peter Parker (1715-1811), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Commission confirmed 26.7.1780BWAS-17146.12.1780 - 29.3.1781CommanderAlexander Inglis Cochrane (1758-1832) ADM 6/22/321
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 7.8.1781ADM 6/2229.3.1781 - 2.11.1781CommanderWilliam Albany Otway ADM 6/22/348
Issued by Marriot Arbuthnot (1711-1794), North America
Commission confirmed 5.10.1781BWAS-17142.11.1781 - 11.6.1782CommanderJohn Williamson (d.1798) ADM 6/22/359ADM 6/2211.4.1782 - 2.4.1782CommanderRichard Boger (1739-1822) ADM 6/22/449BWAS-17149.7.1782 - 18.1.1783CommanderWilliam Essington ADM 6/22/493BWAS-17141.12.1787CommanderRobert Parker (d.1797) ADM 6/23/440ADM 6/2321.9.1790 - 8.10.1790CommanderJohn Shortland (d.1803) ADM 6/24/69ADM 6/2419.4.1791 - 9.1791CommanderLord George Stewart (1768-1834) ADM 6/24/118BWAS-171424.4.1793CommanderThomas Western ADM 6/24/232ADM 6/2410.5.1793CommanderRobert Rolles ADM 6/24/237ADM 6/247.6.1793CommanderGrosvenor Winkworth (d.1802) ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/248.8.1793 - 4.11.1793CommanderGeorge Grey (d.1828) ADM 6/24/260ADM 6/241.11.1793 - 25.3.1794CommanderCharles Sawyer ADM 6/24/279BWAS-171425.3.1794 - 1794CommanderThomas Rogers ADM 6/25/94
Commission confirmed 10.10.1794ADM 6/2519.9.1795 - 1797CommanderDigory Facey (d.1798)BWAS-17141798 - 10.1798CommanderRobert Lewis FitzgeraldBWAS-171410.1798 - 24.12.1798LieutenantWilliam MooreBWAS-171424.12.1798 - 9.1781CommanderWilliam MooreBWAS-17149.1801 - 1802CommanderSamuel Warren (d.1839)BWAS-17141803 - 4.1804CommanderRobert O'Brien (d.1838)BWAS-17144.1804 - 10.1806CommanderJames Lillicrap (1770-1851)BWAS-171425.9.1806 - 12.1807CommanderRichard Arthur (1779-1854)NL186510.1806 - 1807CommanderRichard Arthur (1779-1854)BWAS-17144.1808 - 3.1809CommanderAlexander Cunningham (d.1836)BWAS-17143.1809 - 1810CommanderWilliam SandersBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
21.9.1808 - 24.2.1809LieutenantGeorge Young (1785-?)NBD1849

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
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
30.5.1808Action of 30th May 1808
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

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