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Alfred

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Nominal Guns20
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
American ship 'Alfred' (1775) (30) 1775-1778
American 30 Gun
Unrated Ship
Captured9.3.1778
First Commissioned15.10.1778
ShipyardPhiladelphia - Pennsylvania DANFS
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeArmed Ship
Sold1782

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen440Tons BM 

Armament


10.1778Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1778120EstablishmentBWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
15.10.1778 - 8.8.1782Commander
David CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1782
ADM 6/21/461
BWAS-1714

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
1.11.1778 - 20.3.1782Carpenter's Servant
John ParryBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1819
Discharged
ADM 29/8

Service History


DateEventSource
10.1778Commissioned into the Royal Navy as an Armed ShipBWAS-1714
7.7.1782

Paid off and sold later in the Year

ADM 34

 
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