British sloop 'Wolf' (1746)

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Wolf
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French corvette 'Le Loup' (1745) (18) 1745-1746 French 18 Gun Unrated Corvette
Captured	1.3.1745/46	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	9.7.1747	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford - London	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	31.12.1748	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck89' 6"Imperial Feet27.1441
Length of Keel73' 0 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631
Breadth25' 2 ⅛"Imperial Feet7.6232
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen246 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1747Broadside Weight = 31.5 Imperial Pound ( 14.2856 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1747110 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
9.7.1747 - 31.12.1748Commander†: on board from 21.7.1747 ADM 6/17/242BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.7.1747 - 31.12.1748Lieutenant† ADM 6/17/243ADM 6/19

Service History

DateEventSource
6.3.1746/47SurveyedBWAS-1714
21.3.1746/47RepurchasedBWAS-1714
21.3.1746/47Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1747RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1747Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1887.5.6dBWAS-1714
31.12.1748

Wrecked in Dundrum Bay, Down

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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