British sloop 'Mercury' (1744)

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Mercury
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	26.9.1744	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	23.5.1744	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brigantine	BWAS-1714
Captured	14.4.1745	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French corvette 'Le Mercure' (1745) (14) 1745-1750 French 14 Gun Unrated Corvette

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck86' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)27.9328 (91′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel71' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)23.0608 (75′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth22' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.3292 (10′ 11″ Imperial)
Displacementc300Ton
Burthen160Ton

Armament

26.9.1744Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.4896 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck24 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.5.1744 - 22.5.1745Commander ADM 6/16/531
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 21.8.1745ADM 6/1628.10.1744 - 14.4.1745Commander ADM 6/16/501BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
23.2.1745Attack on the British convoy in Antigua
14.4.1745Taken by in the Atlantic

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
French Le Mercure purchased at Antiqua

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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