British storeship 'Lioness' (1777)

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Lioness
Nominal Guns	26	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lioness' (1765) (26) 1765-1777 British 26 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased	9.1777	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	24.10.1777	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas WestBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1757-1758	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Storeship	BWAS-1714
Sold	25.6.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 9"Imperial Feet42.6777
Length of Keel118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664
Breadth33' 8"Imperial Feet10.1261
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen711 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1777Broadside Weight = 111 Imperial Pound ( 50.3385 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.177772 BWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1777 - 13.3.1780Commander ADM 6/21/327BWAS-17143.10.1780 - 27.11.1780Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/22/178ADM 1061781 - 1782LieutenantBWAS-171424.1.1781 - 31.1.1782Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/22/239ADM 6/2231.1.1782 - 2.1783LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
2.9.1777Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
1.11.1777Completed fitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £1816.12.9dBWAS-1714
1.11.1777Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.12.1777Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3190.19.7dBWAS-1714
25.5.1778Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
9.1780Refitted as a Unrated Convalescent Ship
1781At PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1782At PortsmouthBWAS-1714
25.6.1783Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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