British schooner 'Egmont' (1765)

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Egmont
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	3.1765	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	12.7.1776	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck62' 0"Imperial Feet18.8976
Length of Keel48' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet14.6463
Breadth19' 7"Imperial Feet5.811
Depth in Hold10' 4"Imperial Feet3.1496
Burthen99 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.4.1765 - 16.10.1765Lieutenant TransferedBWAS-171417.10.1765 - 2.2.1771LieutenantBWAS-17142.2.1771 - 21.10.1772LieutenantBWAS-171421.10.1772 - 17.10.1775Lieutenant ADM 6/20/467
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 1.12.1772BWAS-171417.10.1775 - 12.7.1776Lieutenant ADM 6/21/161
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 27.2.1776BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1764Purchased by Commodore PalliserB066
13.3.1764Arrived at PortsmouthB066
3.1765Commissioned for service in NewfoundlandB066
4.1765Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.1765Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1077.3.3dBWAS-1714
1766Returned homeB066
15.5.1767Returned to NewfoundlandB066
12.7.1776Wrecked in Trepassy BayB066

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B066Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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