British schooner 'Egmont' (1765)

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Egmont

4055
Nominal Guns10BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased3.1765BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1714
Wrecked12.7.1776BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck62' 0"Imperial Feet18.8976 
Length of Keel48' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet14.6463 
Breadth19' 7"Imperial Feet5.811 
Depth in Hold10' 4"Imperial Feet3.1496 
Burthen99 57⁄94Tons BM 

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.4.1765 - 16.10.1765Lieutenant
Archibald DicksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1802
TransferedBWAS-171417.10.1765 - 2.2.1771Lieutenant
Alexander GraemeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1813
BWAS-17142.2.1771 - 21.10.1772Lieutenant
William ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1852
BWAS-171421.10.1772 - 17.10.1775Lieutenant
Richard LockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1779
ADM 6/20/467
Issued by
Molyneaux ShuldhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1793
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 1.12.1772BWAS-171417.10.1775 - 12.7.1776Lieutenant
Alexander ChristieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1801
ADM 6/21/161
Issued by
Robert DuffBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1780
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 27.2.1776BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
1764Purchased by Commodore PalliserB066
13.3.1764Arrived at PortsmouthB066
3.1765Commissioned for service in NewfoundlandB066
4.1765Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.1765Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1077.3.3dBWAS-1714
1766Returned homeB066
15.5.1767Returned to NewfoundlandB066
12.7.1776Wrecked in Trepassy BayB066

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 22nd of June 2026 18:46

His Majesty’s ship Egmont, with several ships under convoy, arrived at Cadiz the 8th ult from Newfoundland. [Exeter Mercury, 18 January 1765] -- This seems to predate the purchase date shown above.

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 21st of June 2026 18:12

The following men of war are lying at Spithead and Portsmouth, the Egmont, Terrible, Centaur, Lenox, Royal Oak, 0f 74 guns each, Prudent, and Worcester of 64, Panther 60, and the Otter sloop. In the harbour, the Barfleur of 90, and Asia 64. [Exeter Flying Post, 31 January 1772]

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 21st of June 2026 07:09

On Sunday a midshipman belonging to his Majesty’s ship Asia, went on board the Egmont to pay a visit to a young gentleman of his acquaintance, and as he was walking the quarterdeck, one of the seamen unluckily fell on him from a-loft, and kill’d him on the spot. The seaman also was bruised in such a manner that he died the Tuesday following. [Hampshire Chronicle, 5 October 1772]

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