British sloop 'Pembroke Prize' (1740)

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Pembroke Prize
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Merchant brig 'Santiago' (1735) (8) 1735-1740 Spanish 8 Gun Merchant Brig
Captured	23.9.1740	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	13.3.1743/44	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck79' 10"Imperial Feet24.0792
Length of Keel65' 10"Imperial Feet19.812
Breadth23' 8"Imperial Feet7.0781
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen196 ¹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1740Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.174080 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 18.2.1740/41Commander ADM 6/15/338ADM 6/1519.2.1740/41 - 24.10.1742Commander Transfered ADM 6/15/382BWAS-171424.10.1742 - 14.4.1743CommanderBWAS-171416.4.1743 - 1.6.1743Commander ADM 6/16/206
Confirmed 8.8.1743BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 18.2.1740/41Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/339ADM 6/1519.2.1740/41 - 3.2.1742/43Lieutenant ADM 6/15/382ADM 6/1524.2.1742/43 - 25.1.1743/44Lieutenant ADM 6/16/190
Confirmed 17.6.1743ADM 6/16

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1740Commissioned for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
11.9.1740Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
3.12.1740Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2390.1.7dBWAS-1714
24.10.1742At English Harbour ADM 106
13.3.1742/43

Sold at Deptford for £201

BWAS-1714
4.1743

Ordered home

BWAS-1714
6.8.1743

Ordered to be sold and replaced

BWAS-1714
25.1.1743/44

Paid off

ADM 33

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Kirill on Monday 1st of April 2019 14:34

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Object ID SLR0229
Warship(1740); Sixth rate; Sloop; Brigantine; 12 guns

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