British sloop 'Tavistock' (1745)

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Tavistock ➡ 1747 Albany	7085
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.5.1744	BWAS-1714
Named	27.2.1744/45	BWAS-1714
Launched	22.3.1744/45	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.2.1744/45	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Gosport - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Merlin Class (1743)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John DarleyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	3.5.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 1"Imperial Feet27.7622
Length of Keel74' 6"Imperial Feet22.5933
Breadth26' 0 ½"Imperial Feet7.9375
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen268 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.3.1744/45Broadside Weight = 33.5 Imperial Pound ( 15.1926 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1748Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1743110Design Complement
7.4.1761125 BG

17 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.2.1744/45 - 11.8.1745Commander ADM 6/16/449BWAS-171412.8.1745 - 19.8.1745Commander ADM 6/16/526ADM 6/1622.8.1745 - 24.1.1746/47Commander ADM 6/16/531BWAS-171424.1.1746/47 - 20.8.1747Commander ADM 6/17/193BWAS-171420.8.1747 - 11.3.1748/49Commander ADM 6/17/261ADM 6/1711.3.1748/49 - 10.12.1753Captain ADM 6/17/447BWAS-171416.1.1755 - 5.6.1756Commander ADM 6/18/121ADM 6/185.6.1756 - 23.3.1757Commander ADM 6/18/277ADM 6/1823.3.1757 - 5.4.1757Commander ADM 6/18/373ADM 6/185.4.1757 - 17.8.1757Commander ADM 6/18/380BWAS-171417.8.1757 - 18.10.1758Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/429BWAS-171418.10.1758 - 30.7.1759Commander ADM 6/18/549BWAS-171410.8.1759 - 11.2.1760Commander Transfered ADM 6/19/85ADM 6/1922.5.1760 - 13.10.1760Commander ADM 6/19/167BWAS-171413.10.1760 - 18.2.1762Commander ADM 6/19/203BWAS-171418.2.1762 - 9.8.1762Commander ADM 6/19/387BWAS-17149.8.1762 - 12.2.1763Commander ADM 6/19/427BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.4.1747 - 20.8.1747Lieutenant ADM 6/17/221ADM 6/1720.8.1747 - 21.3.1748/49Lieutenant ADM 6/17/261ADM 6/1715.1.1756 - 20.3.1756Lieutenant ADM 6/18/228ADM 6/1830.1.1761 - 12.2.1763Lieutenant ADM 6/19/271ADM 6/19

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.12.1760 - 30.12.1761Master ADM 346/1/27ADM 34616.5.1761 - 20.1.1762Master ADM 346/1/25ADM 346

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
14.11.1752 - 6.10.1756Midshipman ADM 107/4/390ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1745Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
22.3.1744/45building at Gosport - Hampshire at a cost of £2097.2.0dBWAS-1714
23.3.1744/45Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
19.4.1745Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1937.14.10dBWAS-1714
20.9.1746Lorient Operations
12.10.1746Action of 1746-10-12
20.8.1747Renamed AlbanyBWAS-1714
1748Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated SloopBWAS-1603
3.1747/48Recommissioned for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
1749In Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
1.1749Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
4.1749Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1615.6.6dBWAS-1714
10.12.1753Paid offBWAS-1714
10.12.1753Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 6/18
7.2.1754SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.1754Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
16.10.1754Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated SloopBWAS-1714
1755At DublinBWAS-1714
2.1755Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2959.17.2dBWAS-1714
7.1759In the ChannelBWAS-1714
16.3.1761Took the Privateer BG
4.1761Took the Sloop
7.4.1761Took the Corvette BG
8.1762Cruising in home watersBWAS-1714
1.1763Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.5.1763Sold at Woolwich for £635BWAS-1714

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