British sloop 'Epreuve' (1760)

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Epreuve
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French snow 'L'Epreuve' (1759) (14) 1759-1760 French 14 Gun Unrated Snow
Named	10.4.1761	BWAS-1714
Captured	25.11.1760	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.1761	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Foundered	3.1764	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck92' 9 ½"Imperial Feet28.0543
Length of Keel74' 2 ⅛"Imperial Feet22.5584
Breadth25' 9"Imperial Feet7.6657
Depth in Hold13' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet3.9688
Burthen261 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1761Broadside Weight = 44.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.181 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1761125 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
4.5.1761 - 3.1764Commander† ADM 6/19/312BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
7.4.1761Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £12118.16.3dBWAS-1714
12.6.1761Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
17.6.1761Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2177.1.11dBWAS-1714
24.8.1762Sailed for GeorgiaWSIM
18.3.1763Ran aground in the Savannah River and was given up by all as lostWSIM
14.7.1763Salvaged and carried in to harbourWSIM
3.1764Presumed foundered with all hands in the Atlantic on the homeward voyageWSIM

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

WSIMJ. G. Braddock Sr., Web Site

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