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6099
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered28.12.1781BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down3.1782BWAS-1714
Launched22.3.1783BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSandgate - Kent BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEcho Class (1781)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Edward HuntBritish
Ship Builder
Administrator
Dockyard Staff
Service 1757-1809
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Francis C WillsonBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold6.9.1792BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck101' 4"Imperial Feet30.8864 
Length of Keel83' 4 ½"Imperial Feet25.3111 
Breadth27' 9"Imperial Feet8.2623 
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen341 4894Tons BM 

Armament


22.3.1783Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1781125Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
21.4.1783 - 9.6.1783Commander
John Faithful FortescueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1805
ADM 6/23/53
ADM 6/23
9.6.1783 - 20.4.1787Commander
Wilfred CollingwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1787
† ADM 6/23/81
ADM 6/23
20.4.1787 - 11.10.1787Lieutenant
James WallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1804
BWAS-1714
1.12.1787Commander
Scory BarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1795
ADM 6/23/440
ADM 6/23
24.6.1789Commander
William HargoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1837
ADM 6/23/532
ADM 6/23
26.8.1789 - 8.10.1789Commander
James MayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1803
ADM 6/23/541
ADM 6/23
9.10.1789 - 4.4.1791Commander
Jeremiah BealeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1810
ADM 6/24/5
BWAS-1714
22.11.1790 - 3.4.1791Commander
William AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1794
ADM 6/24/89
ADM 6/24
4.4.1791 - 7.2.1793Commander
William Johnstone HopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/120
Issued by
Richard HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1785-1796
, Halifax - Nova Scotia
Confirmed 4.5.1791
ADM 6/24

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
23.8.1790 - 10.2.1793Lieutenant
Andrew SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1815
Transfered ADM 6/24/107
Issued by
Sir Richard Hughes (2nd Baronet of East Bergholt)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1805
, Nova Scotia - Canada - Saint Lawrence & Nova Scotia
Confirmed 10.2.1791
ADM 6/24
13.7.1791 - 8.6.1792Second Lieutenant
Francis Holmes CoffinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1813
Transfered ADM 6/24/145
Issued by
Sir Richard Hughes (2nd Baronet of East Bergholt)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1805
, Halifax - Nova Scotia
Confirmed 4.11.1791
ADM 6/24

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1782Began building at Sandgate - Kent BWAS-1714
22.3.1783Completed building at Sandgate - Kent at a cost of £3572.16.0dBWAS-1714
4.7.1783Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
21.7.1783Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3182.16.9dBWAS-1714
8.2.1784Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.1787Sheathed at AntiguaBWAS-1714
11.10.1787

Paid off

ADM 51
11.1788Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
3.1789Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5348.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1789RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1789Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
12.1789Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £468.0.0dBWAS-1714
28.3.1790Sailed for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
1.6.1792

Paid off

ADM 51
6.9.1792Sold to Messrs Enderby & SonsBWAS-1714

 
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