British sloop 'Scorpion' (1785)

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Scorpion	6503
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.8.1782	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1782	BWAS-1714
Launched	26.3.1785	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	2.1787	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Echo Class (1781)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Benjamin AshmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1785	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	1802	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck101' 6"Imperial Feet30.9372
Length of Keel83' 6"Imperial Feet25.3492
Breadth27' 8"Imperial Feet8.2586
Depth in Hold12' 11"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen339 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

26.3.1785Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1781125Design Complement

14 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
21.2.1787 - 28.2.1787Commander ADM 6/23/381ADM 6/2328.2.1787 - 7.3.1787Commander ADM 6/23/384ADM 6/237.3.1787 - 1.12.1787Commander ADM 6/23/387BWAS-17141.12.1787 - 4.12.1787LieutenantBWAS-17144.12.1787 - 27.4.1790Commander ADM 6/23/441BWAS-171427.4.1790 - 10.9.1790Commander ADM 6/24/45
Issued by , Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 30.6.1790ADM 6/2411.9.1790 - 21.11.1790Commander ADM 6/24/66ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1.10.1792Commander ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/242.10.1792 - 8.10.1793Commander ADM 6/24/175BWAS-17148.10.1793 - 25.2.1796Commander ADM 6/24/272BWAS-17141796 - 10.1796CommanderBWAS-17147.1797 - 3.1798Commander†BWAS-17143.1798 - 7.9.1799CommanderBWAS-17147.9.1799 - 26.11.1800CommanderBWAS-1714

13 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1790 - 2.11.1790Lieutenant ADM 6/24/79ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 4.7.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/175ADM 6/245.7.1791 - 1.10.1792First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/175ADM 6/245.7.1791 - 15.9.1791Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/126ADM 6/2416.9.1791 - 1.10.1792Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/135ADM 6/242.10.1792 - 6.10.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/175ADM 6/242.10.1792 - 6.8.1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/175ADM 6/247.8.1793 - 6.10.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/260ADM 6/247.10.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/272ADM 6/248.10.1793 - 29.12.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/272ADM 6/2411.1.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/3ADM 6/2511.1.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/3ADM 6/2513.12.1797 - 1797LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.8.1793 - 1793Purser ADM 6/24/260ADM 6/248.2.1797 - 17.1.1798GunnerADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
20.10.1793 - 1794MidshipmanNBD184920.10.1793 - 1794MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1782Began building at Shoreham - Sussex BWAS-1714
26.3.1785Completed building at Shoreham - Sussex at a cost of £3513.19.1dBWAS-1714
26.3.1785Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1785Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1293.0.0dBWAS-1714
1787Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
20.4.1787Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2541.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1.1788Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.1790Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
9.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1790Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1129.0.0dBWAS-1714
22.9.1791Sailed for the African CoastBWAS-1714
10.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1792Sailed for the African CoastBWAS-1714
9.1793Began refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
12.1793Completed refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3216.0.0dBWAS-1714
20.3.1794Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
2.8.1794Took the Privateer on the American Coast
19.4.1795Took the Privateer in the West Indies
8.5.1795Took the Privateer in the West Indies
22.7.1795Took the Privateer in the West Indies
3.8.1795Took the Privateer in the West Indies
7.8.1795Took the Privateer in the West Indies
10.1796Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1797Began repairs at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
7.1797RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1797Completed repairs at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £6070.0.0dBWAS-1714
26.4.1798Took the Privateer in the West Indies
26.1.1800Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
11.1800Paid offBWAS-1714
1802Sold at PlymouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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