British Sixth Rate dogger 'Discovery' (1711)

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Discovery
Discovery Dogger
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer dogger 'La Duchesse d'Aumont' (1710) (10) 1710-1711 French 10 Gun Privateer Dogger
Captured	27.3.1711	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	23.5.1711	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Calais - Picardy	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Dogger	BWAS-1603
Sold	20.11.1712	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen82Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentlesCorse
Length of Keel50' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)16.24 (53′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen25French Tonneaux29.37

Armament

1711Broadside Weight = 16.5 Imperial Pound ( 7.4829 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck10 British Minions
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.5.1711 - 24.1.1711/12Commander ADM 6/11/140BWAS-160325.1.1711/12 - 15.9.1712Commander ADM 6/11/189BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.5.1711 - 24.1.1711/12Lieutenant ADM 6/11/140ADM 6/1125.1.1711/12 - 20.9.1712Lieutenant ADM 6/11/189ADM 6/11

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.12.1711 - bef.20.11.1712Carpenter ADM 6/11/183ref:1788

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1711RegisteredBWAS-1603
20.11.1712Sold to John Daniell for £137BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/11 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

lesCorseHenri Malo, Web Site

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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