British Sixth Rate sloop 'Jolly' (1709)

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Jolly
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	13.6.1709	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	BWAS-1603
Constructor	William JohnsonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sold	29.7.1714	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel61' 10 ½"Imperial Feet18.6055
Breadth22' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet6.712
Depth in Hold10' 1"Imperial Feet3.0734
Burthen168 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1709Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.07 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170970 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.6.1709 - 22.10.1711Commander ADM 6/10/69BWAS-1603bef.2.11.1711 - 2.4.1713Commander Transfered ADM 106/660/335ADM 10625.2.1712/13 - 13.5.1714Commander: on board from 3.4.1713 ADM 6/11/195BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.6.1709 - 19.2.1710/11Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/10/71ADM 6/1020.2.1710/11 - 2.6.1714Lieutenant ADM 6/11/109ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
13.6.1709Purchased on the Stocks and launched later in the yearBWAS-1603
1710On the Archangel convoyBWAS-1603
1711Off the North ForelandBWAS-1603
14.4.1711Took the French privateer IntentionBWAS-1603
29.7.1714Sold to George Cox for £400BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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