British sloop 'Tobago' (1779)

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Tobago
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer sloop 'Governor Trumbull' (1777) (16) 1777-1779 American 16 Gun Privateer Sloop
Captured	6.3.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Norwich - Connecticut	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	21.6.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen247Tons BM

Armament

3.1779Broadside Weight = 57 Imperial Pound ( 25.8495 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck6 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder

3.8.1779Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.3.1779 - 15.6.1779Commander ADM 6/22/149
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 6.7.1780BWAS-171415.6.1779 - 1.11.1780Commander ADM 6/22/147BWAS-17141.11.1780 - 31.1.1781Commander ADM 6/22/529ADM 6/221.11.1780 - 31.1.1781LieutenantBWAS-171431.1.1781 - 18.6.1781Commander ADM 6/22/428
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 21.3.1782BWAS-171423.8.1781 - 1781Commander ADM 6/22/516
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 17.9.1782ADM 6/22

Service History

DateEventSource
2.4.1779Purchased at UnknownBWAS-1714
21.6.1783Sold at Jamaica for 2,050BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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