British Sixth Rate ship 'Daphne' (1776)

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Daphne

3808
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.12.1773BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down8.1774BWAS-1714
Launched21.3.1776BWAS-1714
First Commissioned20.3.1776BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSphinx Class (1773)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Nicholas PhillipsBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1772-1790
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured23.12.1794BWAS-1714
Becomes
French Sixth Rate ship 'La Daphne' (1794) (20) 1794-1797
French 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184 
Length of Keel89' 8"Imperial Feet27.1498 
Breadth30' 0"Imperial Feet9.144 
Depth in Hold9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464 
Draught Forward7' 8"Imperial Feet2.3368 
Draught Aft12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338 
Burthen429 24⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


21.3.1776Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

22.7.1782Broadside Weight = 138 Imperial Pound ( 62.583 kg)ref:2002
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

1793Broadside Weight = 98 Imperial Pound ( 44.443 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 4-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1773140Design Complement
1793160 BWAS-1714
1794155 BWAS-1714

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
20.3.1776 - 15.3.1780Captain
Saint John ChinneryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1780
ADM 6/21/171BWAS-171415.3.1780 - 5.5.1781Captain
Lord John Augustus HerveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1796
Transfered ADM 6/22/98BWAS-17149.5.1781 - 24.5.1782Captain
William CarlyonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1763-1800
ADM 6/22/284BWAS-171424.5.1782 - 25.4.1783Captain
The Hon. Mathew FortescueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1804
ADM 6/22/472BWAS-171418.12.1783 - 19.4.1784Captain
Alexander CunninghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1784
ADM 6/23/173ADM 6/2219.4.1784 - 25.12.1787Captain
Brabazon ChristianBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1788
ADM 6/23/202BWAS-171410.5.1790 - 11.11.1790Captain
James KinneerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1808
Transfered ADM 6/24/27BWAS-171412.11.1790 - 6.4.1792Captain
Alan Hyde GardnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1814
Transfered ADM 6/24/86BWAS-171426.3.1793 - 7.8.1794Captain
Thomas SothebyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1814
Transfered ADM 6/24/223BWAS-17149.8.1794 - 23.12.1794Captain
William Edward CracraftBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1805
ADM 6/25/73BWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
9.5.1781 - 22.11.1781Lieutenant
Philip BaggottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1782
Transfered ADM 6/22/284ADM 6/223.11.1790 - 11.11.1790Lieutenant
Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson DurhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
ADM 6/24/85ADM 6/2412.11.1790 - 25.12.1792Lieutenant
John MillerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1797
Transfered ADM 6/24/86ADM 6/2418.6.1791 - 13.2.1793Second Lieutenant
Charles ThackerayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/139
Issued by
Philip AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799

Confirmed 11.10.1791ADM 6/2413.4.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant
Phillip LambBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1802
ADM 6/24/229ADM 6/2413.4.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
George HailesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1793
ADM 6/24/229ADM 6/248.1.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant
Samuel GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1806
ADM 6/25/2ADM 6/25

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
13.4.1794 - 20.8.1794Master
James WoodfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1807
ADM 29-1

Service History


DateEventSource
8.1774Began building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
21.3.1776Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £10700.6.11dBWAS-1714
21.3.1776Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
25.5.1776Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
22.11.1777Took the Schooner
Comet (16) 1775-1777
American 16 Gun
Unrated Schooner

5.9.1778Took the Privateer
General Gadsen (Unknown) 1778-1778
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

6.6.1779Took the Brigantine
Oliver Cromwell (20) 1776-1779
American 20 Gun
Unrated Brigantine

5.9.1779Took the Schooner
General Maxwell (10) 1779-1779
American 10 Gun
Privateer Schooner

9.9.1779Took the Privateer
Modesty (Unknown) 1779-1779
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

25.9.1779Took the Privateer
Eagle (Unknown) 1779-1779
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

4.1780Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
6.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3666.0.8dBWAS-1714
5.1781Sailed to the Channel islandsBWAS-1714
6.6.1781Took the Ship
Le Duc d'Estissac (20) 1779-1781
French 20 Gun
Privateer Ship

2.7.1781Took the Privateer
Le Petit Compare Mathieu (Unknown) 1781-1781
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

25.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
12.1783RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1784Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.1784Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3087.1.9dBWAS-1714
25.12.1787

Paid off

BWAS-1714
8.1789Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1790Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1790Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3853.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1790Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2344.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.12.1790Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1793Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Ship
2.1793Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
3.1793RecommssionedBWAS-1714
3.1793Completed fitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £1472.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1793Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.1793Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3364.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.12.1794Taken by
La Tamise (32) 1793-1796
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate

23.12.1794Taken by
La Meduse (36) 1782-1797
French 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate


 
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