British cutter 'Swift' (1761)

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Swift
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer cutter 'Le Comte de Valence' (1761) (10) 1761-1761 French 10 Gun Privateer Cutter
Captured	14.1.1761	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.5.1761	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Captured	30.6.1761	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck53' 10"Imperial Feet16.1544
Length of Keel40' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet12.2015
Breadth19' 7 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039
Depth in Hold8' 4 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Burthen82 ⁶⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen70French Tonneaux68.53

Armament

5.1761Broadside Weight = 15 Imperial Pound ( 6.8025 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.176130 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
4.5.1761 - 30.6.1761Lieutenant ADM 6/19/312BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1761fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £321.16.7dBWAS-1714
6.3.1761Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £335.0.0dBWAS-1714
30.6.1761Taken by off Ushant

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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