British sloop 'Pomona' (1761)

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Pomona
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer sloop 'Le Chevert' (1759) (18) 1759-1761 French 18 Gun Privateer Sloop
Named	23.3.1761	BWAS-1714
Captured	31.1.1761	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	24.3.1761	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	BG
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Foundered	c.7.9.1776	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel91' 8"Imperial Feet27.94
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen364 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1761Broadside Weight = 57 Imperial Pound ( 25.8498 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1761130 BWAS-1714

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.3.1761 - 24.9.1762Commander ADM 6/19/301BWAS-171424.9.1762 - 5.9.1763Commander ADM 6/19/439BWAS-17145.9.1763 - 24.10.1766Commander ADM 6/19/533BWAS-171424.10.1766 - 26.10.1769Commander ADM 6/20/141ADM 6/2026.10.1769 - 18.9.1770Commander ADM 6/20/259BWAS-171418.9.1770 - 21.1.1771Commander ADM 6/20/291BWAS-171421.1.1771 - 17.8.1773Commander ADM 6/20/340BWAS-171421.1.1775 - 20.11.1775Commander ADM 6/21/68ADM 6/2120.11.1775 - 19.2.1776LieutenantBWAS-171419.2.1776 - 7.9.1776Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/21/159BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1763 - 18.5.1763Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/492ADM 6/195.9.1763 - 24.10.1766Lieutenant ADM 6/19/533ADM 6/191.2.1775 - bef.7.9.1776Lieutenant Discharged ADM 6/21/70ADM 6/21

Service History

DateEventSource
27.2.1761Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
21.3.1761Surveyed at DeptfordBWAS-1714
23.3.1761Purchased at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1639.4.10dBWAS-1714
13.5.1761Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3082.18.6dBWAS-1714
8.8.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1770At Lough SwillyBWAS-1714
27.4.1773Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
17.8.1773

Paid off

ADM 33
9.1773Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.1774Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4173.12.1dBWAS-1714
1.1775Began fitting at Alexandria - Egypt BWAS-1714
3.1775Completed fitting at Alexandria - Egypt at a cost of £1492.5.0dBWAS-1714
26.4.1775Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.1776Missing presumed foundered with all hands in the West IndiesBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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