British sloop 'Hazard's Prize' (1756)

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Hazard's Prize
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer snow 'La Subtile' (1756) (8) 1756-1756 French 8 Gun Privateer Snow
Named	8.11.1756	BWAS-1714
Captured	28.8.1756	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.11.1756	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	21.6.1759	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck61' 9"Imperial Feet18.8214
Length of Keel48' 7"Imperial Feet14.6526
Breadth19' 9 "Imperial Feet5.7912
Depth in Hold8' 11 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Burthen100 ⁷²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1756Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.175660 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.11.1756 - 23.3.1757Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/321ADM 6/1823.3.1757 - 10.8.1757Commander ADM 6/18/373BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1757 - 23.3.1757Lieutenant Transfered ADM 3/18/369ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
20.11.1756Purchased at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £350.0.0dBWAS-1714
21.1.1757Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.4.1757Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £546.6.11dBWAS-1714
10.8.1757Paid offADM 51
20.8.1757SurveyedBWAS-1714
31.5.1759SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.6.1759

The Woolwich Officers have sent reports of surveys of the Pearl and Hazard Prize. They will require large repairs and opine they should, perhaps be sold

ADM 106
21.6.1759Sold at Deptford for £546.6.11dBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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