British sloop 'Harpy' (1777)

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Harpy	7706
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	8.5.1777	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	24.4.1777
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Fisher	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	21.3.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck102' 9"Imperial Feet31.2039
Length of Keel85' 0"Imperial Feet25.908
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.5535
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen367 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1777Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.489 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1777125 BWAS-1714

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.4.1777 - 25.8.1779CommanderRoger Wills (c.1722-1789) ADM 6/21/281BWAS-171425.8.1779 - 14.2.1781CommanderPhilip Walsh (c.1733-1789) ADM 6/22/20BWAS-17141.5.1782 - 21.1.1783CommanderSir James Barclay (d.1793) ADM 6/22/461BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1780 - 16.11.1781Acting LieutenantGeorge Paris Monke (d.1828)MHVA

Service History

DateEventSource
8.5.1777building at Liverpool at a cost of £5599.16.6dBWAS-1714
1779In the Belfast AreaBWAS-1714
8.1779Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
9.1779Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £1687.18.7dBWAS-1714
5.1780coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £1438.12.11dBWAS-1714
4.3.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
21.3.1783

Sold at Woolwich for £2,395

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

MHVALars BruzeliusWeb Site

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