British Sixth Rate frigate 'Coventry' (1757)

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Coventry

3722
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.4.1756BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down31.5.1756BWAS-1714
Launched20.5.1757BWAS-1714
First Commissioned10.2.1757BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBuckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCoventry Class (1756)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Henry AdamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1713-1805
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured12.1.1783BWAS-1714
Becomes
French Sixth Rate frigate 'Le Coventry' (1783) (28) 1783-1785
French 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet35.9855 
Length of Keel97' 0 ½"Imperial Feet29.5783 
Breadth34' 0 ⅞"Imperial Feet10.3854 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen599 25⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1757Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

2.2.1780Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1757200 BWAS-1714

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.2.1757 - 4.10.1759Captain
Carr ScropeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1762
ADM 6/18/355BWAS-17144.10.1759 - 13.10.1760Captain
Francis BurslemBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1760
ADM 6/19/100BWAS-171413.10.1760 - 21.11.1760Captain
John EliotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1783
Transfered ADM 6/19/203ADM 6/1921.11.1760 - 19.3.1763Captain
Robert CarpenterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1770
ADM 6/19/209BWAS-17149.4.1763 - 14.12.1765Captain
Archibald KennedyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1768
ADM 6/19/480BWAS-171414.12.1765 - 1.7.1766Captain
John CornerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1770
ADM 6/20/100ADM 6/201.7.1766 - 15.2.1768Captain
Archibald KennedyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1768
ADM 6/20/126ADM 6/2014.1.1775 - 25.6.1777Captain
Benjamin MarlowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1794
ADM 6/21/63BWAS-171426.6.1777 - 25.10.1778Captain
John Alexander PantonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1780
BWAS-171425.10.1778 - 13.9.1782Captain
Andrew MitchellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1806
Transfered ADM 6/22/325
Issued by
Sir Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1794
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 16.8.1781BWAS-171414.9.1782 - 12.1.1783Captain
William WolseleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1819
ADM 6/23/195
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 3.3.1784BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
17.2.1757 - 10.3.1760First Lieutenant
Robert BriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1805
Transfered ADM 6/18/358ADM 6/1819.2.1757 - 28.3.1760Second Lieutenant
James GydeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1763
ADM 6/18/359ADM 6/1828.3.1760 - 1.11.1762First Lieutenant
James GydeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1763
ADM 6/19/151ADM 6/1828.3.1760 - 30.9.1761Second Lieutenant
Primrose DalrympleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1763
ADM 6/19/151ref:849

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.1757 - 1757Purser
Andrew RutherfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757
B1036.2.1781 - 3.4.1781Acting Boatswain
William CunninghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1802
ADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
11.3.1756/57 - 12.7.1757Midshipman
Burward HarmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1766
ADM 107/5/374ADM 107/56.8.1757 - 29.10.1760Midshipman
Burward HarmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1766
Transfered ADM 107/5/374ADM 107/5

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
13.7.1757 - 5.8.1757Able Seaman
Burward HarmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1766
ADM 107/5/374ADM 107/51758 - 6.5.1758Able Seaman
Randal McDonaldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758
Transfered ADM 36/4801/118ADM 36

Service History


DateEventSource
20.5.1757building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £5130.5.6dBWAS-1714
6.6.1757Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
31.7.1757Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3976.19.9dBWAS-1714
10.1757Rochefort ExpeditionBWAS-1714
4.12.1757Took the Frigate
Le Dragon (24) 1756-1757
French 24 Gun
Privateer Frigate

5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
1759Took the Privateer
La Morech (18) 1759-1759
French 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown

1759Took the Privateer
La Mouche (8) 1758-1759
French 8 Gun
Privateer Unknown

12.3.1759Action of 12/13th March 1759
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
15.5.1760Took the Privateer
Le Samson (24) 1757-1760
French 24 Gun
Privateer Unknown

3.1762Took the Snow
L'Audacieux (10) 1762-1762
French 10 Gun
Privateer Snow
off the Westward of Cape Clear, in the Latitude of 50 Degrees NorthBG
25.3.1762Took the Privateer
Le Guerrier (10) 1761-1762
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown

2.12.1762Took the Privateer
Dos Amigos (8) 1762-1762
Spanish 8 Gun
Privateer Unknown

30.12.1762Took the Privateer
Le Groignard (12) 1762-1762
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Latitude of 46° 30' North, and Longitude 8° 00' West from Cape ClearBG
3.1763Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
19.3.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
6.1763Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3538.16.0dBWAS-1714
23.7.1763

Sailed for North America

BWAS-1714
15.2.1768

Paid off

ADM 33
9.6.1768

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
22.3.1770

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
12.1770Began great repair at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
5.1772Completed great repair at Chatham - Kent at a cost of £8022.5.11dBWAS-1714
12.1774Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.1775Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2560.4.10dBWAS-1714
28.3.1775

Sailed for the East Indies

BWAS-1714
10.8.1778Second Battle of Pondicherry
25.8.1778Took the Frigate
Le Sartine (26) 1778-1778
French 26 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
in the East Indies
12.8.1782Bellone vs Coventry
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
12.1.1783Taken by the French , Suffren's squadron off Ganjam in the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714

 
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