British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1776)

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Discovery
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1.1776	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.2.1776	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Other Vessels	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Discovery Vessel	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	10.1797	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 5"Imperial Feet27.8638
Length of Keel74' 9"Imperial Feet22.6124
Breadth27' 5"Imperial Feet8.2477
Depth in Hold11' 5"Imperial Feet3.4798
Burthen298 ⁸²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1776Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.7212 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British Light Guns
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.177670 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.2.1776 - 11.2.1779Commander ADM 6/21/156BWAS-171411.2.1779 - 22.8.1779Lieutenant TransferedBWAS-171422.8.1779 - 4.10.1780LieutenantBWAS-17142.10.1780 - 31.5.1781Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/178ADM 6/22

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.3.1776 - 28.3.1781Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/170E-WIKI

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1776 - 1778MidshipmanE-WIKI10.2.1776 - 11.7.1776Master's MateCCSU

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1.1776Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
13.5.1776Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5621.11.10dBWAS-1714
14.7.1776Sailed on third voyageBWAS-1714
4.10.1780Returned to the UKBWAS-1714
12.1780Began fitting at Woolwich - London BWAS-1714
15.12.1780Refitted as a 6 gun Unrated Transport
5.1781Dockyard craft at WoolwichBWAS-1714
5.1781Completed fitting at Woolwich - London at a cost of £2311.7.9dBWAS-1714
10.1797Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

CCSU Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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