British sloop 'Stork' (1756)

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Stork
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.11.1755	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1756	BWAS-1714
Named	25.5.1756	BWAS-1714
Launched	8.11.1756	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	28.9.1756	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Alderney Class (1755)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	William BatelyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1741-1755	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Stone & BarlettBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	6.8.1758	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French corvette 'Le Stork' (1758) (16) 1758-1760 French 16 Gun Unrated Corvette

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck88' 7"Imperial Feet26.8446
Length of Keel72' 5"Imperial Feet22.0091
Breadth24' 7"Imperial Feet7.3597
Depth in Hold10' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen232 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.11.1756Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1755100Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.9.1756 - 5.11.1756Commander ADM 6/18/312ADM 6/185.11.1756 - 10.1.1757Commander ADM 6/18/319ADM 6/1810.1.1757 - 5.5.1757Commander ADM 6/18/342ref:8325.5.1757 - 6.8.1758Commander ADM 6/18/394BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.11.1756 - 24.12.1756Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/320ADM 6/1829.1.1757 - 6.8.1758Lieutenant ADM 6/18/350ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
1756Began building at Shoreham - Sussex BWAS-1714
8.11.1756Completed building at Shoreham - Sussex at a cost of £1758.18.9dBWAS-1714
26.11.1756Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.2.1757Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1584.10.4dBWAS-1714
30.6.1757Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.8.1758Taken by off Cape St Nicholas, Hispaniola

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/18 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:832Muharrem Sinan Dereli, Book

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