American Fifth Rate frigate 'South Carolina' (1781)

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South Carolina

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Nominal Guns40SSA
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorSouth Carolina State Navy
Previously
French Fourth Rate frigate 'L'Indien' (1777) (44) 1777-1781
French 44 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
Purchased4.1781NNF-1774
ShipyardAmsterdam - Holland NNF-1774
Ship ClassIndien Class (1777)NNF-1774
Designed by
Jacques BouxFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1776
NNF-1774
CategoryFifth RateSSA
Ship TypeFrigateSSA
Sailing RigShip RiggedSSA
Captured20.12.1782BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck160' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)51.968 (170′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel149' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.3952 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992 (42′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,269French Tonneaux1242.6021 

Armament


1780Broadside Weight = 520 Imperial Pound ( 235.82 kg)SSA
Gun Deck28 American 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 American 12-Pounder

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
13.6.1780 - 18.6.1782Captain
John JoinerAmerican
Naval Sailor
SCAR

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
6.1780 - 6.1782Commodore
Alexander GillanAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1830
SCAR

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
11.1779 - 12.1782Lieutenant
John MayrantAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1829
SCAR

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
8.1782 - 12.1782Midshipman
William NourseAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1863
SCAR

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
13.6.1780 - 18.6.1782Steward
George FisherAmerican
Naval Sailor
SCAR

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1780Fitting? at AmsterdamSCAR
18.1.1781Arrived in Bolx CoveSCAR
20.2.1781Left Bolx Cove for the TexelSCAR
24.8.1781Sailed from the TexelSCAR
26.9.1781Arrived in CorunnaSCAR
17.10.1781Sailed from CorunnaSCAR
31.10.1781Arrived at St Croix, TenerifeSCAR
24.11.1781Sailed from St Croix, TenerifeSCAR
24.12.1781Near the Keys, north of the BahamasSCAR
27.12.1781Saw Sullivans Island off Charleston South Carolina.SCAR
31.12.1781Saw Charleston again but was chased off by three English frigatesSCAR
1.1.1782Left the coast of South Carolina and steered for HavanaSCAR
6.1.1782Took a flat of five Jamaica men homeward boundSCAR
10.1.1782Arrived at Havana and sold the prize for $91,500SCAR
27.4.1782Left Havana and took under our convoy a fleet of sixty two sail with 2,030 troops on board, John Manuel Cazagan Governor of Cuba took the command of the troops and Commodore Gillan of the fleet.SCAR
8.5.1782Arrived with the fleet off the Island of New ProvidenceSCAR
5.6.1782Went aground near mud fort in the river DelawareSCAR
18.6.1782Arrived at PhiladelphiaSCAR
20.12.1782Capture of the South Carolina


Notes on Ship


SourcesSCAR
The sources noted as from the Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution website are from the pocket book used at the pension application of George Fisher in 1833 (transcription here)
 
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