British Sixth Rate ship 'Pelican' (1777)

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Pelican
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.7.1776	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	8.1776	BWAS-1714
Launched	24.4.1777	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	6.5.1777	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Porcupine Class (1776)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Adams & BarnardBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	2.8.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck114' 5"Imperial Feet34.7563
Length of Keel94' 6"Imperial Feet28.6893
Breadth32' 2"Imperial Feet9.779
Depth in Hold10' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen520 ⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.4.1777Broadside Weight = 105 Imperial Pound ( 47.6175 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1776160Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.5.1777 - 26.11.1779Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/283BWAS-171426.11.1779 - 5.1.1780Captain ADM 6/22/53BWAS-17145.1.1780 - 1.11.1780Captain ADM 6/22/74BWAS-17141.11.1780 - 2.8.1781Captain: on board from 20.12.1780 ADM 6/22/480
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 15.6.1782NAO

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1776Began building at Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1714
24.4.1777Completed building at Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards at a cost of £5623.11.10dBWAS-1714
24.4.1777fitting at Unknown at a cost of £3545.0.7dBWAS-1714
1778Off FinisterreBWAS-1714
1779Off the Portugese coastBWAS-1714
8.1779Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
9.1779Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3211.4.6dBWAS-1714
11.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
13.4.1780Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
9.12.1780Took the Privateer
22.7.1781Took the Privateer
2.8.1781Wrecked off the Morant Keys, Jamaica in a hurricaneBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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