British sloop 'Senegal' (1760)

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Senegal

6589
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered24.4.1760BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down5.1760BWAS-1714
Named28.10.1760BWAS-1714
Launched24.12.1760BWAS-1714
First Commissioned11.2.1761BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBeaver Class (1760)BWAS-1714
Designed by
William BatelyBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1741-1755
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Henry BirdBritish
Designer
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1759
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured14.8.1778BWAS-1714
Becomes
French corvette 'Le Sénégal' (1778) (18) 1778-1780
French 18 Gun
Unrated Corvette

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck97' 0"Imperial Feet29.5656 
Length of Keel80' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet24.4031 
Breadth26' 1"Imperial Feet7.929 
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211 
Burthen292 13⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


24.12.1760Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1760125Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.2.1761 - 10.7.1761Commander
Thomas FitzherbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1794
ADM 6/19/277BWAS-171410.7.1761 - 28.1.1762Commander
Charles SaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1806
ADM 6/19/328BWAS-171418.2.1762 - 12.4.1762Commander
William HayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1793
ADM 6/19/387ADM 6/1912.4.1762 - 24.5.1762Commander
The Hon. John RuthvenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1764
ADM 6/19/400ADM 6/1924.5.1762 - 25.3.1763Commander
William ForsterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1781
Transfered ADM 6/19/412BWAS-171410.5.1763 - 10.2.1767Commander
Thomas HaywardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1775
ADM 6/19/495BWAS-17146.8.1767 - 1.3.1769Commander
Thomas CooksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1769
ADM 6/20/176BWAS-17141.3.1769 - 14.2.1771Commander
Sir Thomas Rich (5th Baronet Rich)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1801
ADM 6/20/230BWAS-171414.2.1771 - 28.5.1771Commander
Charles ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1799
ADM 6/20/416
Issued by
James GambierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1800
, North America BWAS-171425.6.1773 - 14.2.1774Commander
William ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1852
Transfered ADM 6/20/500ADM 6/2018.1.1775 - 11.7.1776Commander
William DuddingstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1794
ADM 6/21/66BWAS-171411.7.1776 - 30.4.1777Commander
Roger CurtisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1810
ADM 6/21/200BWAS-17142.5.1777 - 11.4.1778Commander
Anthony James Pye MolloyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1794
ADM 6/21/506
Issued by
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
, North America
Confirmed 1.2.1779ADM 6/2111.4.1778 - 14.8.1778Commander
John InglisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1783
BWAS-17142.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Lieutenant
George CroftBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
† Discharged DeadBWAS-1714

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Sailmaker
James ParminterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Gunner
William TramplettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Boatswain
Thomas HarrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Captain's Mate
James CrokerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Mate
Francis FyffeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Quarter Gunner
P McKewenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Clerk
Thomas NesbittBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG

20 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
4.10.1777 - 31.5.1778Captain's Servant
Mountshaw UnknownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1778
Discharged ADM 36/7770ADM 364.10.1777 - 2.2.1778Master's Servant
Glasgon UnknownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1778
† Discharged Dead ADM 36/7770ADM 364.10.1777 - 1.5.1778Boatswain's Servant
Boatswain Unknown British
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1778
Discharged ADM 36/7770ADM 365.10.1777 - 15.8.1778Captain's Servant
Job UnknownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1778
ADM 36/7770ADM 367.10.1777 - 1.5.1778Cook's Servant
Bob UnknownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1778
Discharged ADM 36/7770ADM 362.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Andrew BuchananBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Cabel CornwallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
John OakesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
George WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Henry FudgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Mark ShortBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Henry ClarkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Lauder RutherfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Thomas O'HaraBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
John HallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Thomas CrossBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
William BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
Thomas SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Able Seaman
John LawlersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG2.11.1780 - 22.11.1780Captain's Servant
William ForsythBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
†BG

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1760Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
24.12.1760Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £2547.13.4dBWAS-1714
24.12.1760Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
30.4.1761Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2739.15.11dBWAS-1714
1762Basque RoadsBWAS-1714
8.4.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
21.8.1763Sailed for the St LawrenceBWAS-1714
10.2.1767

Paid off

BWAS-1714
3.1767Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.1767RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1767Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2427.14.11dBWAS-1714
9.10.1767Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
3.1769At BostonBWAS-1714
28.5.1771

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1773Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
3.1774Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1710.4.6dBWAS-1714
1.1775RecommissionedBWAS-1714
16.4.1775Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
2.7.1776Staten Island Landings
14.8.1778Taken by the French
14.8.1778Taken by the French by d'Estaing's fleet
2.11.1780Retaken off the Gambia and recommissionedBWAS-1714
22.11.1780Exploded while refitting with the loss of all handsBWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Madick Gueye on Saturday 1st of July 2017 22:08

I am student at maritime archaeology in Sénégal. Ineed some informations for the ship Senegal

Posted by Brian on Saturday 19th of July 2014 21:20

London Gazette, 2 Dec. 1777
Admiralty Office. Prizes taken by the Senegal.
June 13. Schooner, imagined to be bound from Salem to Virginia, taken off Smith's Island, burnt in ballast.
June 19. Schooner form Salem to Virginia taken off Smith's Island, burnt in ballast.
June 27. Lydia schooner,from Boston to Virginia taken off Smith's Island, burnt, with 4 hogheads of Rum.
June 30. Clara schooner, William Card, master and owner, from Boston to Virginia, taken off Cape Charles, burnt, with 6 hogsheads of sugar.
July 10. Lee sloop, Richard March master, from Virginia to Martinique, taken off Cape Henry, sent to New York, with tobacco, flour &.
July 10. Fanny schooner, Benjamin Culverius master, from Virginia to Curacoa, taken off Cape Henry, sent to New York, with flour, tobacco &.

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