British sloop 'Hawk' (1761)

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Hawk

19992
Nominal Guns10BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Privateer 'La Duchesse de Gramont' (1761) (12) 1761-1761
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Captured4.2.1761BWAS-1714
First Commissioned5.1761BWAS-1714
ShipyardBatson's Yard - Limehouse Hole BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Sold13.8.1781BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck88' 10"Imperial Feet26.8224 
Length of Keel72' 10"Imperial Feet21.9456 
Breadth24' 1"Imperial Feet7.3216 
Depth in Hold10' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Draught Forward6' 3"Imperial Feet1.905 
Draught Aft8' 10"Imperial Feet2.4384 
Burthen224 66⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


5.1761Broadside Weight = 22.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.204 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1761110 BWAS-1714

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.5.1761 - 1.11.1762Commander
Richard SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1793
ADM 6/19/312BWAS-17141.11.1762 - 8.2.1763Commander
James GydeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1763
ADM 6/19/447ADM 6/198.6.1763 - 14.2.1767Commander
John BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1767
ADM 6/19/508BWAS-171426.7.1769 - 23.3.1771Commander
Henry LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1783
Transfered ADM 6/20/245BWAS-171423.3.1771 - 2.6.1772Commander
Gideon JohnstoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1781
ADM 6/20/444
Issued by
Sir John LindsayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1787
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 14.5.1772BWAS-17142.6.1772 - 8.4.1775Commander
Samuel UpplebyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1764
ADM 6/20/497
Issued by
Sir Robert Harland (1st Baronet of Sproughton)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1783
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 1.6.1773BWAS-171410.8.1775 - 26.1.1778Commander
Robert Palliser CooperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1795
Transfered ADM 6/21/112BWAS-171426.1.1778 - 13.4.1781Commander
Richard MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1783
ADM 6/21/357BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
26.7.1769 - 3.1770Lieutenant
Joseph BreedonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1771
Given Leave ADM 6/20/245ADM 6/20

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
18.8.1775 - 3.6.1777Master
Richard BurlaceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1781
ADM 29-1

Service History


DateEventSource
29.3.1761SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.4.1761Purchased at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1295.5.2dBWAS-1714
8.4.1761Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.4.1761Re-established and re-registeredBWAS-1714
5.1761RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1761Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2152.4.1dBWAS-1714
8.2.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
24.2.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
23.8.1763Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
14.2.1767

Paid off

BWAS-1714
11.3.1767SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.1767Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1769RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1769Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4709.18.7dBWAS-1714
29.9.1769Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
8.4.1775

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1775Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
8.1775RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1775Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3299.6.4dBWAS-1714
26.11.1775Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
31.12.1779Affair of Fielding and Bylandt
13.4.1781Paid offADM 51
13.8.1781Sold at Portsmouth for £520BWAS-1714

 
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