British sloop 'Porcupine' (1746)

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Porcupine	5870
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Named	15.9.1746	BWAS-1714
Acquired	20.9.1746	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	16.9.1746	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Constructor	James TaylorBritish Ship Builder Service 1739-1746	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	31.3.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck94' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet28.6576
Length of Keel76' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet23.187
Breadth27' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet8.2455
Depth in Hold12' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet3.6767
Burthen313 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.9.1746 - 27.12.1746Commander ADM 6/17/153BWAS-171424.12.1746 - 23.5.1748Commander ADM 6/17/183BWAS-171423.5.1748 - 22.1.1748/49Commander ADM 3/17/358BWAS-17143.5.1750 - 7.10.1755Commander Transfered ADM 6/17/517BWAS-17147.10.1755 - 1.11.1755Commander ADM 6/18/198ADM 6/181.11.1755 - 4.4.1757Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/207BWAS-17144.4.1757 - 16.11.1757Commander ADM 6/18/379ADM 6/1816.11.1757 - 21.8.1758Commander ADM 6/18/453BWAS-171421.8.1758 - 22.9.1759Commander ADM 6/18/532BWAS-171422.9.1759 - 3.7.1760Commander ADM 6/19/226
Issued by
Confirmed 31.12.1760BWAS-17143.7.1760 - 22.2.1763Commander ADM 6/19/468
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 4.3.1763BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.9.1746 - 5.5.1748Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/153ADM 6/175.5.1748 - 27.2.1748/49Lieutenant ADM 3/17/350ADM 6/173.5.1750 - 6.1.1756Lieutenant ADM 6/17/517ADM 6/176.1.1756 - 8.3.1757Lieutenant ADM 6/18/224ADM 6/188.3.1757 - 16.5.1758Lieutenant Transfered ADM 3/18/367ADM 6/1813.6.1758 - 28.5.1760Lieutenant ADM 6/18/520ADM 6/1821.3.1760 - 20.5.1760Acting Lieutenant Transfered ADM 107/5/243ADM 107/528.5.1760 - 5.9.1763Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/472
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 14.3.1763ADM 6/19

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.8.1757 - 29.9.1758Acting Master Transfered ADM 107/5/212ADM 107/5

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
24.11.1749 - 10.5.1751Quarter Gunner ADM 107/5/85ADM 107/58.6.1750 - 20.6.1750Midshipman ADM 107/4/213ADM 107/43.9.1750 - 28.2.1751/52Midshipman ADM 107/4/232ADM 107/411.5.1751 - 21.2.1751/52Coxswain ADM 107/5/85ADM 107/529.11.1752 - 23.7.1754Quarter Gunner ADM 107/5/30ADM 107/524.7.1754 - 27.12.1755Quartermaster Transfered ADM 107/5/30ADM 107/520.5.1755 - 28.10.1755Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/5/85ADM 107/525.5.1756 - 18.8.1757Midshipman ADM 107/5/212ADM 107/5

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
19.4.1750 - 28.11.1752Able Seaman ADM 107/5/30ADM 107/531.1.1750/51 - 2.11.1753Captain's Servant ADM 107/5/42ADM 107/522.2.1751/52 - 19.5.1755Able Seaman ADM 107/5/85ADM 107/53.11.1753 - 28.10.1755Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/5/42ADM 107/528.2.1755 - 5.11.1755Able Seaman ADM 107/4/330ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
20.9.1746building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £2417.16.0dBWAS-1714
20.9.1746Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.11.1746Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1931.4.8dBWAS-1714
3.1.1746/47Took the Privateer in the Channel
4.1747In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
24.6.1747Took the Privateer
28.6.1747Took the Privateer
3.1747/48In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
27.2.1748/49Paid offADM 33
3.1748/49Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
4.1749Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2273.3.6dBWAS-1714
5.1750RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1755making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1875.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.2.1757Took the Privateer in the Channel
22.9.1758Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1759Seige of Quebec
9.1759In the St LawrenceBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
22.2.1763

Paid off

ADM 32
31.3.1763Sold at Deptford for £1,215BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 32 Document

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 26th of February 2020 19:50

15 May 1759 to 25 Sept 1759 temporary Commander John Jervis was in command of Porcupine leading transports up the St Lawrence before finally taking command of Scorpion

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