British sloop 'Cygnet' (1758)

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Cygnet
Signet
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Guirlande' (1757) (22) 1757-1758 French 22 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Named	31.7.1759	BWAS-1714
Captured	7.1758	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.9.1759	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre SalinocFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	26.7.1768	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck110' 11"Imperial Feet33.5305
Length of Keel90' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet27.4384
Breadth28' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet8.5408
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen385 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1758Broadside Weight = 57 Imperial Pound ( 25.8498 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1759130 BWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.9.1759 - 11.12.1759Commander ADM 6/19/92BWAS-171417.12.1759 - 17.8.1762Commander ADM 6/19/118BWAS-171417.8.1762 - 12.8.1763Commander ADM 6/19/523
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 2.8.1763ADM 6/1912.8.1763 - 20.6.1765Commander ADM 6/19/527BWAS-171420.6.1765 - 14.7.1768Commander ADM 6/20/79BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
3.2.1759Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2157.0.5dBWAS-1714
3.8.1759Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
29.9.1759Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3060.3.8dBWAS-1714
7.1.1760Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
22.2.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1763Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
10.1763Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2754.12.7dBWAS-1714
14.7.1768

Paid off

BWAS-1714
26.7.1768Sold in South Carolina for £414BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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Saturday 25th of July 2026 07:16	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Princess Mary' (1796) (Unknown) 1796-1805 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
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