British sloop 'Flamborough Prize' (1757)

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Flamborough Prize
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer brig 'Le Général Lally' (1757) (10) 1757-1757 French 10 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	14.4.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.6.1757	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	15.3.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck66' 0 ½"Imperial Feet20.1295
Length of Keel52' 8 ⅝"Imperial Feet15.8655
Breadth20' 3"Imperial Feet6.1722
Depth in Hold9' 3"Imperial Feet2.8194
Burthen114 ⁸²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1757Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
175770EstablishmentBWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.6.1757 - 3.5.1758Commander ADM 6/18/409BWAS-171411.10.1760 - 10.7.1761Commander Transfered ADM 6/19/203BWAS-171410.7.1761 - 26.10.1761Commander ADM 6/19/328BWAS-171426.10.1761 - 9.2.1763Commander ADM 6/19/359BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
20.5.1757Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1154.3.6dBWAS-1714
26.5.1757Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.7.1757Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £687.14.0dBWAS-1714
3.5.1758Paid offADM 51
8.2.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
16.2.1763SurveyedB066
15.3.1763Sold at Deptford for £500B066

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

B066Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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