British Sixth Rate ship 'Grand Turk' (1745)

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Grand Turk
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'Le Grand Turque' (1744) (22) 1744-1745 French 22 Gun Privateer Ship
Named	10.8.1745	BWAS-1714
Captured	26.5.1745	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	12.8.1745	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.5.1749	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck100' 9"Imperial Feet30.7086
Length of Keel81' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet24.6952
Breadth29' 0"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen366 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0041

Armament

8.1745Broadside Weight = 93 Imperial Pound ( 42.1755 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1745160EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.8.1745 - 1.7.1746Captain Transfered ADM 6/16/256BWAS-17142.7.1746 - 5.12.1747Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/122BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
7.11.1746 - 5.12.1747Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/171ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
11.7.1745Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £1701.9.0dBWAS-1714
8.1745Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.1745Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3139.18.8dBWAS-1714
1.3.1745/46Took the Corvette BG
19.5.1747Took the Privateer
6.7.1747Took the Privateer
24.12.1747Paid offADM 51
5.2.1748Took the Privateer between the Lizard and Scilly and carried into Plymouth .BG
4.10.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
31.12.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.5.1749Sold at Portsmouth for £400BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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