British schooner 'Lion' (1782)
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Lion
5115
Nominal Guns
10
BWAS-1714
Nationality
Great Britain
Operator
Royal Navy
Purchased
1782
BWAS-1714
Shipyard
Unknown
BWAS-1714
Category
Unrated
BWAS-1714
Ship Type
Schooner
BWAS-1714
Sold
9.6.1786
BWAS-1714
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck
71' 6"
Imperial Feet
21.7932
Length of Keel
59' 2 ½"
Imperial Feet
17.9959
Breadth
20' 6"
Imperial Feet
6.2484
Depth in Hold
8' 0"
Imperial Feet
2.4384
Burthen
132
50
⁄
94
Tons BM
Armament
1782
Broadside Weight = 15 Imperial Pound ( 6.8025 kg)
BWAS-1714
Gun Deck
10 British 3-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date
# of Men
Notes
Source
1782
40
BWAS-1714
2 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
8.1782
-
7.1783
Lieutenant
Jeremiah Dawkins
British
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1782-1798
BWAS-1714
7.1783
-
1.1786
Lieutenant
Michael Lane
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1786
BWAS-1714
Service History
Date
Event
Source
1782
coppering and fitting at
Portsmouth Dockyard -
Portsmouth
at a cost of £923.6.0d
BWAS-1714
16.5.1784
Sailed for Newfoundland
BWAS-1714
4.1785
Sailed for Newfoundland
BWAS-1714
1.1786
Paid off
BWAS-1714
9.6.1786
Sold for £230
BWAS-1714
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
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