British bomb vessel 'Carcass' (1740)

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Carcass
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.3.1739/40	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	23.4.1740	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.9.1740	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Basilisk Class (1740)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	James TaylorBritish Ship Builder Service 1739-1746	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1714
Sold	2.3.1748/49	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 5"Imperial Feet27.8638
Length of Keel74' 2"Imperial Feet22.5679
Breadth26' 4 ½"Imperial Feet7.9375
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen274 ⁴³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.9.1740Broadside Weight = 23.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.6576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

3.1741/42Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
174060Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 6.4.1742Commander ADM 6/16/338BWAS-17147.4.1742 - 3.8.1743Commander ADM 6/16/40BWAS-17144.8.1743 - 12.1.1743/44CommanderBWAS-171413.1.1743/44 - 8.11.1744Commander ADM 6/17/278
Issued by
Confirmed 28.10.1747ADM 6/178.11.1744 - 16.10.1745Commander ADM 6/17/453
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 7.4.1749BWAS-171416.10.1745 - 31.10.1748Commander ADM 3/17/358
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 24.5.1748BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 25.4.1743Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/338ADM 6/156.2.1743/44 - 5.3.1744/45Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/400
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.11.1748ADM 6/1718.10.1745 - 18.5.1747Lieutenant ADM 6/17/389
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 7.10.1748ADM 6/174.7.1747 - 31.10.1748Lieutenant ADM 6/17/412
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 25.11.1748ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
23.4.1740Began building at Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
27.9.1740Completed building at Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe at a cost of £5197.9.10dBWAS-1714
27.9.1740Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
14.11.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1742In the ChannelBWAS-1714
2.1742Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
3.1741/42Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
3.1741/42Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1073.5.4dBWAS-1714
8.1742Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.1743At NaplesBWAS-1714
1746Refitted as a 6 gun Unrated Sloop
31.10.1748Paid offADM 51
10.12.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1.1748/49Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
2.3.1748/49Sold at Woolwich for £602BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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