British bomb vessel 'Mortar' (1742)

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Mortar
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.9.1741	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	8.10.1741	BWAS-1714
Launched	25.2.1741/42	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Comet Class (1741)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Philemon PerryBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1714
Sold	2.3.1748/49	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 0"Imperial Feet27.7368
Length of Keel75' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet22.8664
Breadth26' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet7.9439
Depth in Hold11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036
Burthen279 ⁵⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1741/42Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1741/4260Establishment as a Bomb VesselBWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.2.1741/42 - 11.3.1741/42Commander ADM 6/15/18ADM 6/1612.3.1741/42 - 14.9.1742Commander ADM 6/15/26BWAS-171415.9.1742 - 4.4.1744Commander ADM 6/16/99BWAS-171430.5.1744 - 20.8.1744Commander Transfered ADM 6/16/313BWAS-171430.8.1744 - 28.12.1744Commander ADM 6/16/358ADM 6/1629.12.1744 - 25.8.1745Commander ADM 6/16/413BWAS-171430.8.1745 - 15.7.1748Commander ADM 6/16/537BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.2.1741/42 - 5.6.1744Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/18ADM 6/166.6.1744 - 19.7.1744Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/317ADM 6/161.10.1744 - 28.10.1744Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/367ADM 6/167.2.1745/46 - 23.11.1747Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/57ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
8.10.1741Began building at Blackwall - London BWAS-1714
25.2.1741/42Completed building at Blackwall - London at a cost of £2870.5.0dBWAS-1714
2.3.1741/42Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
22.5.1742Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2037.19.5dBWAS-1714
9.1742Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Unknown
9.1742fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1743In the Bristol ChannelBWAS-1714
8.1745Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
10.1745Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Unknown
10.1745Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1240.9.6dBWAS-1714
1.1746Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
2.1746Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
2.1746Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £361.8.9dBWAS-1714
20.9.1746Lorient Operations
15.7.1748

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 33
10.12.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
4.1.1748/49

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
6.1.1748/49

Ordered to be sold

BWAS-1714
2.3.1748/49

Sold for £651 at Woolwich

BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

Ketch Rigged

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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