British Sixth Rate frigate 'Amazon' (1745)

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Amazon	3015
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Panthère' (1744) (20) 1744-1745 French 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate (Frégate Légère)
Named	24.8.1745	BWAS-1714
Captured	2.8.1745	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	20.7.1745	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques-Luc CoulombFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1728-1768	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	6.10.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622
Length of Keel94' 1 ½"Imperial Feet28.6639
Breadth31' 0"Imperial Feet9.4488
Depth in Hold10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Burthen481 ³⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1745Broadside Weight = 63 Imperial Pound ( 28.5705 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1745160 BWAS-1714

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.7.1745 - 21.8.1745Commander Transfered ADM 6/16/516BWAS-171426.8.1745 - 20.4.1746Captain ADM 6/16/534ADM 6/1621.4.1746 - 22.12.1747Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/93BWAS-171423.12.1747 - 30.9.1748Captain ADM 6/17/301BWAS-171430.1.1748/49 - 3.4.1754Captain ADM 6/17/435BWAS-171415.11.1756 - 21.1.1757Captain ADM 6/18/324BWAS-171421.1.1757 - 7.1760Captain ADM 6/18/347SCHOMB21.7.1760 - 3.9.1763Captain ADM 6/19/182BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.8.1745 - 3.5.1746Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/535ADM 6/164.5.1746 - 5.7.1747Lieutenant ADM 6/17/100ADM 6/1730.1.1748/49 - 3.4.1754Lieutenant ADM 6/17/435ADM 6/1715.11.1756 - 29.12.1756Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/325ADM 6/18

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
8.5.1749 - 13.2.1750/51Midshipman ADM 107/4/251ADM 107/420.12.1757 - 23.10.1759UnknownRUSI/NM27.8.1758 - 30.5.1760Midshipman ADM 107/5/247ADM 107/5

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
14.2.1750/51 - 14.9.1752Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/251ADM 107/48.10.1752 - 28.3.1754Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/5/13ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
6.8.1745

Arrived at Plymouth

BWAS-1714
11.1745Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1745Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1699.16.11dBWAS-1714
1.3.1745/46Took the Corvette BG
7.1.1747Took the Privateer ref:692
23.1.1748Took the Privateer in the SoundingsBWAS-1714
25.1.1748Took the Flûte BG
30.9.1748Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 106
7.10.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.1749RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1749Began repairs at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
4.1749Completed repairs at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2502.12.4dBWAS-1714
17.3.1754SurveyedBWAS-1714
21.3.1754Ordered paid off and laid upBWAS-1714
3.4.1754Paid offADM 51
9.1756Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
19.10.1756SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.1757RecommissionedBWAS-1714
22.4.1757SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1757Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £6442.19.6dBWAS-1714
29.6.1757Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.7.1758Took the Privateer
23.9.1758Took the Privateer
25.9.1758Took the Privateer
1.1759At MartiniqueBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
2.1759At GuadeloupeBWAS-1714
14.10.1759Took the Privateer
5.1760Began repairs at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
27.5.1760SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1760RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1760Completed repairs at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3158.17.0dBWAS-1714
12.12.1760Took the Privateer
31.1.1761Took the Sloop BG
7.8.1761Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.9.1763Paid offADM 51
15.9.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
22.9.1763Order to be soldBWAS-1714
6.10.1763Sold at Portsmouth for £1,200BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

RUSI/NM Archive

SCHOMBIsaac Schomberg, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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