British sloop 'Cormorant' (1776)

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Cormorant

3700
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.10.1775BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down11.1775BWAS-1714
Named17.11.1775BWAS-1714
Launched21.5.1776BWAS-1714
First Commissioned18.5.1776BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardNova Scotia Yard - Ipswich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSwan Class (1766)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John BarnardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1740-1782
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured24.8.1781BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 7"Imperial Feet29.2904 
Length of Keel78' 10"Imperial Feet23.7744 
Breadth26' 9"Imperial Feet7.9629 
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen300 4⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


21.5.1776Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
18.5.1776 - 13.6.1776Commander
James FeattusBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1778
Transfered ADM 6/21/188ADM 6/2113.6.1776 - 7.11.1777Commander
George YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1808
ADM 6/21/195BWAS-17147.11.1777 - 25.10.1778Commander
William OwenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1778
ADM 6/21/447
Issued by
Sir Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1794
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 2.9.1778BWAS-171425.10.1778 - 22.3.1779Commander
Charles Morice PoleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1830
ADM 6/21/524
Issued by
Sir Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1794
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 18.3.1779BWAS-171426.3.1779 - 19.4.1779Commander
Robert Boyle NicholasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1780
ADM 6/21/531ADM 6/2119.4.1779 - 6.11.1779Commander
Roddam HomeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1896
ADM 6/21/541BWAS-17146.11.1779 - 8.7.1780Commander
John Willett PayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1802
ADM 6/22/63
Issued by
George JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1787
, Portugal - Iberian Peninsula
Confirmed 10.12.1779BWAS-17148.7.1780 - 24.8.1781Commander
Robert McEvoyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1764-1784
ADM 6/22/170
Issued by
George JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1787
, Portugal - Iberian Peninsula
Confirmed 14.9.1780BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
13.6.1776 - 29.7.1778Lieutenant
Charles Loder CarneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1809
ADM 6/21/195ADM 6/2126.4.1779 - 10.6.1780Lieutenant
Robert HibbsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1811
ADM 6/21/544ADM 6/21

Service History


DateEventSource
11.1775Began building at Nova Scotia Yard - Ipswich BWAS-1714
21.5.1776Completed building at Nova Scotia Yard - Ipswich at a cost of £2788.4.4dBWAS-1714
24.11.1776Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
10.8.1778Second Battle of Pondicherry
3.1779Arrived homeBWAS-1714
22.10.1779Sailed for the Portugese coastBWAS-1714
23.3.1780Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora de Buen Ayres (Unknown) 1780-1780
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

27.1.1781Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
24.8.1781Taken by
Le Citoyen (74) 1764-1793
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
off Charleston

 
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