British sloop 'Scout' (1780)

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Scout
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	30.7.1780	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Folkstone - Kent	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Phineus JacobsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Captured	4.8.1794	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French brig 'Le Scout' (1794) (14) 1794-1795 French 14 Gun Unrated Brig

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck82' 0"Imperial Feet24.9936
Length of Keel59' 7 ½"Imperial Feet17.9959
Breadth29' 6"Imperial Feet8.8561
Depth in Hold11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036
Burthen276Tons BM

Armament

30.7.1780Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.178080 BWAS-1714

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.7.1780 - 19.6.1783Commander ADM 6/22/152BWAS-171419.6.1783 - 16.8.1786Commander Transfered ADM 6/23/87BWAS-171416.8.1786 - 18.12.1787Commander ADM 6/23/350ADM 6/2318.12.1787 - 21.9.1790Commander ADM 6/23/444ADM 6/2314.10.1790 - 22.11.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/77ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 13.11.1792Commander ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/2413.11.1792 - 5.4.1794Commander ADM 6/24/181BWAS-17145.4.1794 - 4.8.1794Commander ADM 6/25/97
Confirmed 20.10.1794BWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.9.1789 - 13.4.1790Lieutenant ADM 6/24/2ADM 6/2416.5.1791 - 13.11.1792First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/122ADM 6/2430.5.1791 - 13.11.1792Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/123ADM 6/2414.11.1792 - 25.8.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/181ADM 614.11.1792 - 2.12.1792Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/181ADM 63.12.1792 - 25.7.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/183ADM 6/2426.8.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/263ADM 6/24

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.9.1786 - 21.2.1788MasterADM 29-124.11.1792 - 11.9.1793MasterADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.10.1787 - 20.8.1789UnknownADM 29/81789MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.9.1789 - 4.2.1790Able SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
28.3.1780Purchased at Folkstone - Kent BWAS-1714
30.7.1780building at Folkstone - Kent at a cost of £5151.10.4dBWAS-1714
18.8.1780Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.9.1780Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Unknown
15.11.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1786Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
4.8.1794Taken by off Cape Bon
4.8.1794Taken by off Cape Bon

Notes on Ship

ArmamentBWAS-1714
Establishment increased to 16 4-pounders on 1780/09/12 but these were never fitted

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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