British Fifth Rate frigate 'Stag' (1758)

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Stag	6885
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.9.1757	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	26.9.1757	BWAS-1714
Named	5.1.1758	BWAS-1714
Launched	4.9.1758	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	18.10.1758	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Niger Class (1757)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas StantonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	31.7.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck125' 2 ½"Imperial Feet38.1127
Length of Keel103' 8 ½"Imperial Feet31.4071
Breadth35' 9 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen706 ⁶³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.9.1758Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1757220Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1758 - 14.5.1762Captain ADM 6/18/548BWAS-171414.5.1762 - 1.7.1762Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/465
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 18.2.1763ADM 6/191.7.1762 - 14.5.1764Captain ADM 6/20/29
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 24.5.1764BWAS-171426.7.1769 - 25.4.1772Captain ADM 6/20/245BWAS-171426.1.1778 - 13.3.1783Captain ADM 6/21/357BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
23.8.1769 - 25.4.1772Commodore ADM 6/20/247BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.10.1758 - 7.4.1760Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/553ADM 6/1819.2.1759 - 2.4.1760First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/37ADM 6/192.4.1760 - 1.2.1762First Lieutenant Dismissed ADM 6/19/153ref:83914.3.1762 - 5.7.1762First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/454
Issued by
Confirmed 10.12.1762ADM 6/191.3.1781 - 13.3.1781First Lieutenant ADM 6/22/256ADM 6/22

Service History

DateEventSource
4.9.1758building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £7136.19.8dBWAS-1714
4.12.1758fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4370.15.2dBWAS-1714
31.5.1759Took the Privateer and carried in the DownsBG
14.1.1761Took the Cutter and retake his prizeBG
26.5.1761Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
17.10.1761Sailed with a troop convoy for the West indiesBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
1763At JamaicaBWAS-1714
14.5.1764

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1766Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
11.1766Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4374.4.0dBWAS-1714
7.1769RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1769coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5750.6.5dBWAS-1714
25.4.1772Paid offADM 51
9.1777Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
16.9.1777Refitted as a 28 gun Sixth Rate Frigate
1.1778RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1778Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £6876.3.8dBWAS-1714
4.1779Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1779Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3830.16.5dBWAS-1714
22.5.1779Refitted as a 32 gun Fifth Rate Frigate
20.3.1780Took the Sloop BG
21.8.1781Took the Cutter off the Isles of Scilly
4.1.1782Took the Cutter
2.6.1782Took the Privateer
4.6.1782Took the Privateer
18.6.1782Took the Cutter off Dungannon
13.3.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
31.7.1783Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:839B. Burg, Book

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Posted by Brian on Saturday 31st of May 2014 18:16

Admiralty Office - Jan. 12, 1882
Letter from Capt. Cooper, of his Majesty's ship Stag, dated Dublin, Jan. 5 Having received intelligence of a cutter privateer in this channel that had captured some vessels, as soon as the weather would permit, I went in pursuit of her, and was fortunate enough in falling in with her on the 4th and took her. She proves to be the Anti-Briton of 22 six pounders and 104 men commanded by John Kelley, the man that took the Hope cutter last August. I have great pleasure in taking this cutter, as she is quite new, and has done a great deal of mischief in this channel.

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