British schooner 'Hope' (1764)

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Hope
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1.1764	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1714
Last Mentioned	1778	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Keel45' 5"Imperial Feet13.7414
Breadth20' 2"Imperial Feet6.1468
Depth in Hold8' 4"Imperial Feet2.54
Burthen105 ⁴⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.176430 BWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.12.1763 - 4.10.1765LieutenantBWAS-17144.10.1765 - 31.3.1768LieutenantBWAS-171431.3.1768 - 14.12.1775LieutenantBWAS-171414.1.1776 - 1778LieutenantBWAS-17141778LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1764Commissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
21.3.1765Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
4.1765Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.1765Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £619.6.1dBWAS-1714
1766Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1768At BostonBWAS-1714
12.1769Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
17.12.1769Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
3.1770Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £490.9.8dBWAS-1714
28.3.1770Sailed for AmericaBWAS-1714
1774At PhiladelphiaBWAS-1714
11.12.1774Sailed to assist the NDARI
25.12.1775Sailed from Boston for Rhode IslandNDARI
14.1.1776Condemned and paid off in AmericaBWAS-1714
1777RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1778Last MentionedBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1.1.1775-1.1.1775	North American Squadron on the 1st of January 1775	Samuel GravesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1732-1783

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NDARIWilliam Bell Clark, Digital Book

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