British Fifth Rate ship 'Princess Caroline' (1780)

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Princess Caroline
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Prinses Carolina' (1748) (52) 1748-1780 Dutch 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	30.12.1780	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	7.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	M01
Constructor	Paulus van ZwijndrechtDutch Ship Builder	M01
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sunk as Breakwater	5.1799	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck129' 1"Imperial Feet39.3201
Length of Keel107' 5"Imperial Feet32.6317
Breadth38' 10"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold15' 6"Imperial Feet4.6025
Burthen861 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1781Broadside Weight = 318 Imperial Pound ( 144.213 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1781280EstablishmentBWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
14.6.1781 - 27.11.1782Captain ADM 6/22/300BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.6.1781 - 8.12.1781Second Lieutenant ADM 6/22/304ADM 6/22

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.7.1788 - 30.3.1792GunnerADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1782Convoy escort to the West IndiesBWAS-1714
28.6.1782Took the Ship
8.1782Returned home as convoy escortBWAS-1714
27.11.1782

Paid off into ordinary

BWAS-1714
8.1791Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
5.1799Scuttled as a breakwater at HarwichBWAS-1714
1802Remains were soldBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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