British cutter 'Boscawen' (1763)

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Boscawen
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	bef.15.2.1763	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.4.1763	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	4.5.1773	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck42' 5"Imperial Feet12.8651
Length of Keel30' 9"Imperial Feet9.3726
Breadth17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen48 ¹⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1763Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.176324 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.4.1763 - 1.11.1765Lieutenant DismissedBWAS-171427.1.1766 - 3.2.1767LieutenantBWAS-171423.1.1767 - 17.1.1770LieutenantBWAS-171417.1.1770 - 31.8.1771LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
15.2.1763

John Clevland. Have purchased two more cutters, the Anson and Boscawen.

ADM354
4.1763

Commissioned for the North Sea in the Tyne

BWAS-1714
8.6.1763fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £236.8.11dBWAS-1714
31.8.1771

Paid off

ADM 33
4.5.1773

Sold at Sheerness

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM354 Document

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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