British sloop 'Fly' (1732)

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Fly

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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered4.5.1732BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down7.7.1732BWAS-1714
Launched15.9.1732BWAS-1714
First Commissioned3.10.1732BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1711-1752
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John WardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1711-1752
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigSnowBWAS-1714
Broken Up11.2.1750/51BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck86' 6"Imperial Feet26.2382 
Length of Keel69' 7"Imperial Feet21.051 
Breadth23' 3"Imperial Feet7.0358 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen200 3⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


9.1732Broadside Weight = 15 Imperial Pound ( 6.8028 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.10.1732 - 9.8.1738Commander
Christopher OatesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1698-1741
ADM 6/14/123BWAS-171410.8.1739 - 24.2.1741/42Commander
Elliott SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1734
ADM 6/16/210BWAS-171427.2.1741/42 - 22.2.1743/44Commander
Thomas WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1745
ADM 6/16/20ADM 6/1628.2.1741/42 - 10.1.1742/43Commander
William FieldingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1762
BWAS-171416.11.1743 - 23.7.1744Commander
Ormond ThomsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1748
ADM 6/16/239ADM 6/1624.7.1744 - 29.5.1745Commander
John LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1778
ADM 6/16/345ADM 6/1630.5.1745 - 11.7.1745Commander
John HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1719-1742
Transfered ADM 6/16/486BWAS-171412.7.1745 - 24.1.1746/47Commander
Patrick BairdBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1761
ADM 6/16/508BWAS-171424.1.1746/47 - 2.8.1748Commander
Thomas CooksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1769
ADM 6/17/193BWAS-171411.3.1748/49 - 4.2.1750/51Commander
Francis WyattBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1760
ADM 6/17/447BWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.9.1732 - 7.2.1733/34Lieutenant
Thomas PhilpottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1746
Transfered ADM 6/14/122ADM 6/142.3.1733/34 - 13.8.1739Lieutenant
John WillsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1749
ADM 6/15/171ADM 6/1414.8.1739 - 15.2.1741/42Lieutenant
Thomas TisdaleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1742
Transfered ADM 6/16/211ADM 6/1516.2.1741/42 - 6.12.1743Lieutenant
Alexander WilkieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1757
Transfered ADM 6/16/14ADM 6/1628.11.1746 - 2.9.1747Lieutenant
James CopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1747
ADM 6/17/176ADM 6/1712.4.1748 - 4.8.1748Lieutenant
George TrebyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1755
ADM 3/17/344ADM 6/1711.3.1748/49 - 4.2.1750/51Lieutenant
Peter FoulkesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1780
ADM 6/17/447ADM 6/17

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
13.10.1732 - 31.5.1733Midshipman Ordinary
Mathew BuckleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1780
Transfered ADM 107/3/329ADM 107/318.3.1732/33 - 12.9.1733Midshipman
Sheldrake LatonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1756
ADM 107/3/222ADM 107/34.1.1739/40 - 9.3.1741/42Master's Mate
Robert AndrewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1755
Transfered ADM 107/3/497ADM 107/331.12.1743 - 1.9.1744Master's Mate
George MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1749
Transfered ADM 107/4/209ADM 107/4

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
10.11.1733 - 25.4.1734Able Seaman
William NewsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1762
Transfered ADM 107/3/471ADM 107/325.11.1739 - 3.1.1739/40Able Seaman
Robert AndrewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1755
Transfered ADM 107/3/497ADM 107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
7.7.1732Began building at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness DANFS
9.1732Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
15.9.1732Completed building at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2600.17.6dDANFS
15.9.1732Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness DANFS
18.10.1735Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness DANFS
1739In Home WatersBWAS-1714
1740Off the TagusBWAS-1714
1741Off the TagusBWAS-1714
1742On the Irish StationBWAS-1714
25.9.1743Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion y las Animas (Unknown) 1743-1743
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

28.1.1743/44Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora del Rosario y San Joseph (12) 1743-1744
Spanish 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown

2.1746Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
3.1745/46Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £836.12.1dBWAS-1714
20.4.1746Took the Privateer
Le Duc de Harcourt (Unknown) 1746-1746
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

13.1.1746/47Took the Privateer
L'Heureux Retour (Unknown) 1747-1747
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

8.1748Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
4.8.1748

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 33
11.1748Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £504.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1749Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
4.1749Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1033.7.1dBWAS-1714
5.1749Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
10.1.1750/51

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
24.1.1750/51

Ordered to be broken up

BWAS-1714
4.2.1750/51Paid offADM 51
11.2.1750/51

Breaking up completed at Sheerness

BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 24th of May 2026 13:08

London, undated: The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed Capt Hyat [sic, should be Wyatt], commander of the Fly sloop of war, to be Captain of the Vulture sloop now fitting out. [Kentish Post, 9 February 1751]

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