British yacht 'William and Mary' (1765)

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William and Mary
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British yacht 'William and Mary' (1694) (10) 1694-1765 British 10 Gun Unrated Yacht
Acquired	1765	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.12.1763	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Designed by	Robert LeeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1681-1698	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Robert LeeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1681-1698	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Yacht	BWAS-1714
Sold	14.9.1801	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck76' 9"Imperial Feet23.2029
Length of Keel61' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet18.5992
Breadth21' 7"Imperial Feet6.5786
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Burthen152 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1765Broadside Weight = 12 Imperial Pound ( 5.442 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
176540 BWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.12.1763 - 29.4.1779Commander ADM 6/19/555BWAS-171429.4.1779 - 27.1.1783Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/546BWAS-171427.1.1783 - 22.12.1786Commander Transfered ADM 6/23/20BWAS-171422.12.1786 - 1792Commander ADM 6/22/371BWAS-17146.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/25

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1764Began rebuilding at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.1765Completed rebuilding at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2785.7.0dBWAS-1714
1783Began coppering at Thames - England - Thames, Medway and The Nore BWAS-1714
1786Completed coppering at Thames - England - Thames, Medway and The Nore BWAS-1714
1786large repair at Thames - England - Thames, Medway and The Nore at a cost of £4767.0.0dBWAS-1714
14.9.1801Sold for £210BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/25 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
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