British sloop 'Raven' (1771)

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Raven

6109
Nominal Guns14
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Named10.8.1771
Acquired15.5.1771
How acquiredPurchased on the Stocks
ShipyardCuckolds Point - Rotherhithe
Designed by
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1756-1776
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1756-1776
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Sold19.7.1780

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck93' 5"Imperial Feet28.3887 
Length of Keel76' 9"Imperial Feet23.2029 
Breadth27' 1 ⅜"Imperial Feet8.2391 
Depth in Hold11' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655 
Burthen300 12⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1771Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
29.8.1771 - 7.4.1772Commander
Edward ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1786
ADM 6/20/399ADM 6/207.4.1772 - 4.6.1774Commander
William AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1761-1792
ADM 6/20/527
Issued by
Sir Peter Denis (1st Baronet of St Mary's)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1778
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 11.11.1773BWAS-17144.6.1774 - 5.3.1779Commander
John StanhopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1799
ADM 6/21/33BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
11.5.1775 - 3.8.1780Lieutenant
William OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1783
Transfered ADM 6/21/92ADM 6/21

Service History


DateEventSource
1.1771Purchased at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £2500.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.3.1771Originally named Vesuvius
16.5.1771Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
18.12.1771Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3379.0.7dBWAS-1714
27.1.1772Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.7.1775Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
11.1778Paid OffBWAS-1714
19.7.1780Sold at New YorkBWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 21st of June 2026 22:45

Portsmouth, 12 January 1722: On Friday his Majesty’s ship Carisfort sailed from Spithead into the harbour to refit. Same day his Majesty’s ship Barfleur attempted to come into harbour, but before she got to the buoy, the wind died away, and she was forced to put back to Spithead, until a more favourable opportunity.
Same day the Commissioner sailed in his yacht to Spithead, and paid the Raven sloop of war two months advance. The above sloop is to sail with the Levant frigate, to join Admiral Sir Peter Denis in the Mediterranean.
The Princess Royal, of 90 guns, is in great forwardness on the stocks. The Lion and Berwick, the latter of 70, the former of 64 guns, are in the same condition on the new slips. [Kentish Gazette, 14 January 1772]

On Monday sailed from Portsmouth, the Levant frigate, Capt Thompson, having on board the Hon Mr Walpole, for Lisbon; and the Raven sloop of war for the Mediterranean. [Kentish Gazette, 14 January 1772]

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