British xebec 'Minorca' (1778)

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Minorca
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.1777	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1778	BWAS-1714
Named	11.6.1778	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.8.1778	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	6.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Port Mahon - Mahón	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Xebec	BWAS-1714
Scuttled	21.8.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 9"Imperial Feet29.2989
Length of Keel78' 6"Imperial Feet23.7935
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen388 ⁴⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1778Broadside Weight = 83 Imperial Pound ( 37.641 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck20 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1778130EstablishmentBWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.6.1778 - 8.2.1779Commander ADM 6/21/425ADM 6/2131.3.1779 - 26.1.1780Commander ADM 6/21/562
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 31.5.1779BWAS-171426.1.1780 - 28.1.1780Commander ADM 6/22/143
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 19.6.1780ADM 6/2228.1.1780 - 1.2.1780Commander ADM 6/22/117
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 24.4.1780ADM 6/221.2.1781 - 21.8.1781Commander ADM 6/22/502
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 7.8.1782ADM 6/22

Service History

DateEventSource
31.7.1781Action of 1781-07-31
21.8.1781Sunk at Port Mahon to Block passage to the HarbourB068

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

B068Robert Malcomson, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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