British sloop 'Postillion' (1776)

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Postillion
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer sloop 'Yankee Hero' (1776) (14) 1776-1776 American 14 Gun Privateer Sloop
Captured	6.6.1776	B028
First Commissioned	8.1776	B028
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	B071
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sailing Rig	Brig	B028
Sold	29.9.1779	B028

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen120Tons BM

8.1776Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.07 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.177645 BWAS-1714

DatesRankNameSource
13.7.1776 - 1776Lieutenant ADM 6/21/234
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 19.11.1776BWAS-1714

DateEventSource
15.8.1776Purchased at NewfoudnlandNRAR
29.9.1779Condemned and sold at Halifx for £450BWAS-1714

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

NRARAuthority, Digital Book

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