Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714Length of Gundeck61' 4"Imperial Feet18.6944 Length of Keel44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112 Breadth21' 2"Imperial Feet6.4516 Depth in Hold9' 9"Imperial Feet2.9718 Burthen104 74⁄94Imperial Feet0.02 Armament
8.3.1744/45Broadside Weight = 24.5 Imperial Pound ( 11.1112 kg)BWAS-1714 | Gun Deck | 10 British 4-PounderGun Deck | 18 British 1/2-Pound SwivelCrew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource18.3.1744/4580EstablishmentBWAS-171417.5.174560EstablishmentBWAS-17143 Ship Commanders
DatesRankNameSource18.3.1744/45 - 3.6.1745Commander Discharged DeadBWAS-171411.6.1745 - 23.6.1745Commander Transfered ADM 6/16/492ADM 6/1624.6.1745 - 19.7.1745Commander ADM 6/16/499BWAS-1714Service History
DateEventSource1745Purchased at AntiguaBWAS-171418.3.1744/45First commissionedBWAS-17149.5.1745Arrived at Portsmouth. Valued at £104.15.8d for the hull and £150.15.0d for the masts, yards, furniture and stores.BWAS-17143.6.1745Taken by off the NeedlesBG4.6.1745Taken by 10.6.1745refitting at Unknown at a cost of £571.4.11dBWAS-171429.7.1745Foundered in Ostend harbourBWAS-171431.7.1745Wreck abandonedBWAS-1714
Notes on Ship
Built in the Chesapeake area of Virginia c1741
This was the only single masted sloop to serve in the Georgian Royal Navy