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Mercury

5360
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased26.9.1744BWAS-1714
First Commissioned23.5.1744BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigantineBWAS-1714
Captured14.4.1745BWAS-1714
Becomes
French corvette 'Le Mercure' (1745) (14) 1745-1750
French 14 Gun
Unrated Corvette

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck86' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)27.9328 (91′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel71' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)23.0608 (75′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth22' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.3292 (10′ 11″ Imperial)
Displacementc300Ton 
Burthen160Ton 

Armament


26.9.1744Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.4896 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck24 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
23.5.1744 - 22.5.1745Commander
The Hon. William MontagueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1754
ADM 6/16/531
Issued by
Peter WarrenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1716-1748
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 21.8.1745
ADM 6/16
28.10.1744 - 14.4.1745Commander
Robert WellardBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1740-1771
ADM 6/16/501
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
23.2.1745Attack on the British convoy in Antigua
14.4.1745Taken by
Le Grand Turque (22) 1744-1745
French 22 Gun
Privateer Ship
in the Atlantic



Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1714
French Le Mercure purchased at Antiqua

 
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