British Other Vessels armed troopship 'Prosperity' (1782)

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Prosperity
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	3.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Other Vessels	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Armed Troopship	BWAS-1714
Sold	10.1796	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck130' 10"Imperial Feet39.624
Length of Keel109' 7 ⅞"Imperial Feet33.2454
Breadth34' 4"Imperial Feet10.3886
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211
Burthen687 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1782Broadside Weight = 264 Imperial Pound ( 119.724 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck22 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178275Establishment as an Armed StoreshipBWAS-1793
1.178460Establishment as a Receiving ShipBWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
7.1782 - 10.1783LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.2.1790 - 21.7.1790GunnerNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
12.4.1782Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1782Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1793
27.8.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5038.1.11dBWAS-1714
1783Being used for explorationBWAS-1793
10.1783Paid offBWAS-1793
12.1783Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1784Refitted as a Other Vessels Receiving Ship
1.1784Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1794Out of commissionBWAS-1793
10.1796Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

Built as a merchantmanBWAS-1793
Built at Blackwall by John Perry & Co

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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