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Nominal Guns6BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased1774BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sold18.5.1778BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck56' 0"Imperial Feet17.0688 
Length of Keel41' 0"Imperial Feet12.4968 
Breadth17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034 
Depth in Hold6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288 
Burthen68Tons BM 

Armament


1774Broadside Weight = 5 Imperial Pound ( 2.2677 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck6 British Light Guns
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
177416 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.2.1774 - 26.6.1777Lieutenant
Charles CobbBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1873
ADM 6/21/74
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782

Confirmed 24.2.1775
ADM 6/21
26.6.1777 - 1778Lieutenant
John OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
ADM 6/21/294
Issued by
Clark GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1782
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
ADM 6/21
1778 - 1.1778Lieutenant
John Willett PayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1802
BWAS-1714
23.2.1778 - 1778Lieutenant
James KirklandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1791
ADM 6/21/436
Issued by
Clark GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1782
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 22.7.1778
ADM 6/21

Service History


DateEventSource
1774Commissioned as a surveying vesselBWAS-1714
17.1.1778CondemnedBWAS-1714
18.5.1778Sold at PensacolaBWAS-1714


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile West Florida? purchased in the West Indies

 
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