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Fortune

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered16.10.1775BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down19.4.1777BWAS-1714
Named17.11.1775BWAS-1714
Launched28.7.1778BWAS-1714
First Commissioned11.6.1778BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSwan Class (1766)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Nicholas PhillipsBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1772-1790
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured26.4.1780BWAS-1714
Becomes
French corvette 'La Fortune' (1780) (16) 1780-1789
French 16 Gun
Unrated Corvette

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 7"Imperial Feet29.2904 
Length of Keel78' 10"Imperial Feet23.7744 
Breadth26' 9"Imperial Feet7.9629 
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen300 494Tons BM 

Armament


28.7.1778Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.6.1778 - 18.5.1779Commander
Charles Powell HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1819
ADM 6/21/422
BWAS-1714
22.5.1779 - 1.6.1779Commander
Thomas Bornford MainwaringBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1779
ADM 6/21/558
ADM 6/21
1.6.1779 - 6.11.1779Commander
Mathew SquireBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1799
ADM 6/21/562
BWAS-1714
6.11.1779 - 26.4.1780Commander
Lewis RobertsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1794
ADM 6/22/47
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
19.4.1777Began building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
28.7.1778Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £7971.7.0dBWAS-1714
28.7.1778Began coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
19.9.1778Completed coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
13.5.1779Action in Cancale Bay
19.1.1780Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
26.4.1780Taken by
L'Iphigénie (32) 1777-1795
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Barbuda

26.4.1780Taken by
La Gentille (32) 1778-1795
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Barbuda


 
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