British sloop 'Ranger' (1752)

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Ranger
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.1.1751/52	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	27.1.1751/52	BWAS-1714
Named	20.2.1751/52	BWAS-1714
Launched	7.10.1752	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	13.2.1753	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Fly Class (1752)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Peirson LockBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1716-1755	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Adam HayesBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1748-1785	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Sold	16.1.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck75' 0"Imperial Feet22.86
Length of Keel64' 1 ½"Imperial Feet19.5199
Breadth20' 4 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087
Depth in Hold9' 10"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward5' 4"Imperial Feet1.6256
Draught Aft6' 9"Imperial Feet2.0574
Burthen141 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.10.1752Broadside Weight = 14.5 Imperial Pound ( 6.576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
175250Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.2.1753 - 18.10.1758Commander ADM 6/18/59BWAS-17142.6.1760 - 18.1.1762Commander ADM 6/19/170BWAS-17149.7.1763 - 10.2.1764Commander ADM 6/19/519ADM 6/1910.2.1764 - 17.2.1767Commander ADM 6/20/6BWAS-171417.2.1767 - 30.5.1770Captain ADM 6/20/156BWAS-171430.5.1770 - 3.6.1773Commander ADM 6/20/279BWAS-17143.6.1773 - 8.3.1776Commander ADM 6/20/498BWAS-17148.3.1776 - 12.9.1776Commander ADM 6/21/167BWAS-171412.9.1776 - 18.6.1778Commander ADM 6/21/212BWAS-171418.6.1778 - 19.5.1781Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/425BWAS-171428.7.1781 - 30.4.1782Commander ADM 6/22/446
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands ADM 6/22

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.2.1776 - 29.3.1776Lieutenant ADM 6/21/154ADM 6/2119.6.1780 - 1.1.1781Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/22/144ADM 6/22

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1775 - 1776Midshipmanref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
27.1.1752Began building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.10.1752Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2467.11.9dBWAS-1714
7.10.1752Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
2.1753Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
18.3.1753Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1162.12.7dBWAS-1714
8.5.1757Took the Privateer
28.12.1758Took the Privateer
6.1760RecommissionedBWAS-1714
15.1.1762

Paid off

ADM 51
19.4.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1776At CharlestonBWAS-1714
5.1777Off DunkirkBWAS-1714
5.1778In the Downs squadronBWAS-1714
8.1778fitting at Unknown at a cost of £269.18.9dBWAS-1714
11.1780Surveyed at Sheerness and laid upBWAS-1714
30.4.1782Paid offADM 51
16.1.1783Sold at Sheerness for £300BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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