British sloop 'Hazard' (1711)

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Hazard
Nominal Guns	6	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1710/11	BWAS-1603
Launched	19.4.1711	B028
First Commissioned	18.4.1711	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Designed by	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sailing Rig	Brig	B028
Wrecked	12.10.1714	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck62' 7"Imperial Feet18.9865
Length of Keel50' 2"Imperial Feet15.2908
Breadth20' 8"Imperial Feet6.2992
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen113 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1711Broadside Weight = 9 Imperial Pound ( 4.0815 kg)BWAS-1603
Upper Gun Deck6 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
171080 BWAS-1603
171240 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.4.1711 - 13.4.1712Commander: on board from 28.4.1711 Transfered ADM 6/11/130BWAS-160314.4.1712 - 12.10.1714Commander† ADM 6/11/205BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1711 - 8.6.1711Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/133ADM 6/119.6.1711 - 12.10.1714Lieutenant† ADM 6/11/144ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
1711Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1603
12.10.1714

Wrecked in Massachusetts Bay, all hands were lost

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/11 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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