British sloop 'Thorn' (1782)

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Thorn	19346
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French corvette 'Le Thorn' (1781) (14) 1781-1782 French 14 Gun Unrated Corvette
Captured	20.8.1782	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	9.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Mistley - Essex	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold for Break Up	28.8.1816	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 7"Imperial Feet29.2904
Length of Keel79' 3"Imperial Feet24.0877
Breadth26' 11"Imperial Feet7.929
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen305 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1782Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1794Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.9.1782 - 12.4.1783Commander ADM 6/23/15
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 25.1.1783BWAS-17141.12.1787 - 11.1.1788Commander ADM 6/23/440ADM 6/2311.1.1788 - 12.3.1791Commander ADM 6/23/446BWAS-171412.3.1791 - 27.9.1791Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/110BWAS-17145.6.1793 - 6.6.1794Commander ADM 6/24/244BWAS-17147.6.1794 - 9.8.1794Commander ADM 6/25/48BWAS-171426.8.1794 - 3.1795Lieutenant† ADM 6/25/79BWAS-17143.1795 - 24.11.1795CommanderBWAS-171424.11.1795 - 6.1796CommanderBWAS-17146.1796 - 1.1798CaptainBWAS-17141.1798CommanderBWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1783 - 21.4.1784Lieutenant ADM 6/23/70ADM 6/2311.1.1788 - 15.1.1789Lieutenant Dismissed ADM 6/23/446ADM 6/232.2.1789 - 11.3.1789Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/505ADM 6/231.4.1791 - 26.9.1791First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/115ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 26.9.1791Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/115ADM 6/248.10.1793 - 13.1.1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/273ADM 6/2414.1.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/4ADM 6/2514.1.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/25/4ADM 6/25

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1782RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1783Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
6.1783Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3481.4.6dBWAS-1714
18.5.1784Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
17.4.1785Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
11.1785Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1787Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1.1788RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1788Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3552.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1791Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
4.1791Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1468.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.1792Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
6.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1793Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £830.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1795Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
4.1795Took the Schooner
28.5.1795Took the Unrated in the West Indies
2.1797At TrinidadBWAS-1714
1.1798Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1799Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.1799Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2227.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1799Lent to the Marine SocietyBWAS-1714
7.1815Returned to the NavyBWAS-1714
28.8.1816Sold at Deptford for £400BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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