British sloop 'Hope' (1779)

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Hope
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer ship 'Lady Washington' (1779) (16) 1779-1779 American 16 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	5.12.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Beached	7.10.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Length of Keel75' 6"Imperial Feet22.8905
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Depth in Hold10' 4 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen282 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1780Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1781125 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.1.1779 - 8.3.1780Commander ADM 6/22/204
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 29.11.1780ADM 6/228.3.1780 - 7.10.1780Commander ADM 6/22/289
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 21.5.1781BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.8.1781 - 12.11.1781PurserADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
24.12.1779Purchased at Boston - Massachusetts at a cost of £699.8.3dBWAS-1714
7.10.1781Run ashore near Savannah to prevent her sinkingBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 19:34	Jon Miller	Sir Charles BrisbaneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1819
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	William CumberlandBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1825
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:31	Jon Miller	Henry Edward Reginald BakerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1814
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Triton' (1796) (32) 1796-1814 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:27	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Marchioness of Exeter' (1801) (Unknown) 1801-1817 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman

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