British sloop 'Duc d'Estissac' (1781)

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Duc d'Estissac
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'Le Duc d'Estissac' (1779) (20) 1779-1781 French 20 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	6.6.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	30.10.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck94' 8"Imperial Feet28.702
Length of Keel79' ?"Imperial Feet24.0792
Breadth24' 0 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279
Depth in Hold11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036
Burthen242 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1781Broadside Weight = 54.5 Imperial Pound ( 24.716 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck2 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1781125 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.8.1781 - 10.8.1782Commander ADM 6/22/329BWAS-171410.8.1782 - aft.15.9.1783Commander ADM 6/23/24
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 8.2.1783BWAS-1714aft.15.9.1782 - 26.1.1783CommanderBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1.9.1781Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
25.1.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3630.5.2dBWAS-1714
30.1.1782Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
30.10.1783Sold at Deptford for £510BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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