British Sixth Rate frigate 'Inverness' (1745)

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Inverness
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'Le Duc de Chartres' (1745) (32) 1745-1745 French 32 Gun Privateer Ship
Named	29.4.1746	BWAS-1714
Captured	19.12.1745	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	6.5.1746	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Granville - Normandy	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	20.2.1749/50	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck104' 7"Imperial Feet31.7437
Length of Keel82' 0"Imperial Feet24.9936
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.5535
Depth in Hold6' 10"Imperial Feet1.8288
Burthen354 ²⁶⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.007

Armament

5.1746Broadside Weight = 93 Imperial Pound ( 42.1755 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1646160EstablishmentBWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.5.1746 - 22.1.1746/47Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/101BWAS-171424.1.1746/47 - 3.5.1748Captain ADM 6/17/193BWAS-17143.5.1748 - 21.5.1748Captain ADM 3/17/350ADM 6/1721.5.1748 - 14.11.1748Captain ADM 3/17/358BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1747 - 21.4.1748Lieutenant ADM 6/17/264ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
30.1.1745/46

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
29.4.1746Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £1939.17.10dBWAS-1714
5.1746Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1746Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2803.14.5dBWAS-1714
14.8.1746Took the Privateer off the Lizard bearing N by W 11 leagues and carried to PlymouthBG
14.11.1748

Paid off

ADM 33
29.12.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
10.1749

Ordered to be broken up

BWAS-1714
20.2.1749/50

Break up completed at Portsmouth

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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