British sloop 'Saltash' (1746)

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Saltash
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.1.1745/46	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1746	BWAS-1714
Named	19.12.1746	BWAS-1714
Launched	19.12.1746	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Merlin Class (1743)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John QuallettBritish Ship Builder Service 1755	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Sold	15.2.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 0"Imperial Feet27.7368
Length of Keel74' 6 ⅜"Imperial Feet22.5647
Breadth26' 1"Imperial Feet7.929
Depth in Hold12' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet3.6767
Burthen269 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.12.1746Broadside Weight = 33.5 Imperial Pound ( 15.1926 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1748Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1743110Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.10.1746 - 1.7.1752Commander ADM 6/17/167BWAS-171423.4.1753 - 28.10.1755Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/67BWAS-171423.8.1756 - 28.3.1757Captain TransferedBWAS-171425.10.1757 - 10.1.1759Commander ADM 6/18/448ADM 6/1822.2.1759 - 6.1.1760Commander ADM 6/19/39BWAS-17146.1.1760 - 6.4.1761Commander ADM 6/19/332
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 27.7.1761BWAS-17146.4.1761 - 11.12.1762Commander ADM 6/19/453
Issued by
Confirmed 10.12.1762BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.10.1746 - 1.7.1752Lieutenant ADM 6/17/167ADM 6/17

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.2.1746/47 - 25.11.1747Master Transfered ADM 107/5/19ADM 107/56.9.1748 - 26.9.1748Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/17/382ref:178818.12.1758 - 12.5.1759MasterIPC

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
29.9.1746 - 15.4.1747Clerk Transfered ADM 107/4/305ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1746Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
19.12.1746Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £2371.16.0dBWAS-1714
19.12.1746Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.2.1746/47Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1984.17.3dBWAS-1714
1748Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated SloopBWAS-1714
28.6.1748

Undocked at Sheerness Dockyard

ADM 106
5.1749Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
12.1750rebuilding at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
5.1751Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
3.3.1752

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
1.7.1752

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1753Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
6.1753Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2474.12.8dBWAS-1714
10.1757Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1714
6.1758Operations against St Malo, Cherbourg and St CasBWAS-1714
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
19.10.1758

Sailed for the African coast

BWAS-1714
29.12.1758Capture of Goree
1.4.1759Sailed for the Newfoundland FisheriesBWAS-1714
1760At GibraltarBWAS-1714
11.12.1762

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1.1763Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
15.2.1763Sold at Deptford for £1,210BWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
16.10.1758-1.3.1759	Expedition against Île de Gorée	Augustus KeppelBritish Naval Sailor Marine Service 1743-1783

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

IPC Document

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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