British armed ship 'Canterbury' (1756)

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Canterbury
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	12.11.1756	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	15.11.1756	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Armed Ship	BWAS-1714
Sold	26.1.1764	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck64' 0"Imperial Feet19.5072
Length of Keel54' 9 ⅛"Imperial Feet16.4624
Breadth16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022
Depth in Hold8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667
Burthen79 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1756Broadside Weight = 12 Imperial Pound ( 5.442 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.175645 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.11.1756 - 10.6.1757Commander ADM 6/18/325PROB1110.6.1757 - 22.2.1759Commander ADM 6/18/408BWAS-171429.3.1759 - 15.2.1760Commander ADM 6/19/50BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1756Commissioned for the DownsBWAS-1714
12.11.1756Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £400.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.12.1756Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
28.1.1757Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £532.6.5dBWAS-1714
1.2.1760Ordered fitted to service in Sheerness DYBWAS-1714
15.2.1760Paid offADM 33
5.1.1764Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
26.1.1764Sold for £40BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile fishing buss purchased from The Society for Free British Fishery

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

PROB11 Archive

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