British sloop 'Antigua' (1757)

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Antigua
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	17.1.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	11.6.1757	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	13.8.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck71' 6"Imperial Feet21.7932
Length of Keel53' 0"Imperial Feet16.1544
Breadth23' 7 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen157 ³²⁄₉₄' 6"Tons BM

Armament

7.1757Broadside Weight = 31 Imperial Pound ( 14.0588 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1757110 BWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.1.1757 - 17.4.1758Commander ADM 6/18/345BWAS-171417.4.1758 - 18.11.1758Commander ADM 6/18/502BWAS-171418.11.1758 - 12.5.1759Commander ADM 6/19/99
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 27.9.1759BWAS-171424.5.1759 - 15.7.1760CommanderBWAS-171415.7.1760 - 19.4.1762Commander ADM 6/19/410
Issued by
Confirmed 17.5.1762BWAS-171419.4.1762 - 24.9.1762Commander ADM 6/19/525
Issued by
Confirmed 9.8.1763ADM 6/1924.9.1762 - 17.6.1763Commander ADM 6/19/531
Issued by
Confirmed 30.8.1763ADM 6/19

Service History

DateEventSource
11.6.1757Purchased at Antigua - Leeward Islands at a cost of £1900.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1757

Commissioned for the Leeward Islands

BWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
13.8.1761

Registered

BWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
17.6.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
13.8.1763

Sold at Antigua for £428.11.5d

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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