British Sixth Rate discovery vessel 'Providence' (1791)

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Providence

6010
Nominal Guns10
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Acquired23.4.1791
How acquiredPurchased on the Stocks
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
CategorySixth Rate
Ship TypeDiscovery Vessel
Wrecked16.5.1797

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck107' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet32.62 
Length of Keel89' 6"Imperial Feet27.1441 
Breadth29' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519 
Depth in Hold12' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet3.664 
Burthen406 12⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.1791Broadside Weight = 23.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.6576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1797Broadside Weight = 36 Imperial Pound ( 16.326 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck18 British 4-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1791 - 30.9.1793Captain
William BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1814
: on board from 23.4.1791 ADM 6/24/117BWAS-17143.10.1793 - 20.1.1797Commander
William Robert BroughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1818
ADM 6/24/271BWAS-171420.1.1797 - 16.5.1797Captain
William Robert BroughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1818
BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1791 - 26.11.1793First Lieutenant
Francis Godolphin BondBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1802
Transfered ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/2411.10.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
George Forbes Freeman YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
ADM 6/24/274ADM 6/2413.1.1794 - 1794Third Lieutenant
James Giles VashonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1802
ADM 6/25/4ADM 6/252.1794 - 16.5.1797Lieutenant
Zachariah MudgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1849
ODNB8.2.1794 - 1794First Lieutenant
Zachariah MudgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1849
ADM 6/25/12ADM 6/25

Service History


DateEventSource
28.4.1781Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
2.1791Purchased at Blackwall - London BWAS-1714
25.4.1791coppering at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1267.0.0dBWAS-1714
21.6.1791Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3981.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.8.1791Sailed for the PacificBWAS-1714
4.1793Took the Schooner
L'Esperanza (4) 1793-1793
French 4 Gun
Privateer Schooner
in the West Indies
9.1793Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
30.9.1793Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Unknown
10.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1794Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4038.0.0dBWAS-1714
15.2.1795Sailed for Nootka SoundBWAS-1714
1797Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
16.5.1797Wrecked on FormosaBWAS-1714

 
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