British sloop 'Sapphire's Prize' (1745)

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British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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(1733)
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(1745)
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Sapphire's Prize
Saphire
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Privateer sloop 'Soberbio' (1745) (16) 1745-1745 Spanish 16 Gun Privateer Sloop
Captured	21.5.1745	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bilbao - Biscay	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Foundered	15.9.1745	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 6"Imperial Feet23.7935
Length of Keel63' 6"Imperial Feet19.2532
Breadth22' 1"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold11' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen164 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBG
Burthen150Ton

Armament

6.1745Broadside Weight = 32.5 Imperial Pound ( 14.739 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1745100EstablishmentBWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
7.6.1745 - 15.9.1745Commander† ADM 6/16/490BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.6.1745 - 15.9.1745Lieutenant ADM 6/16/500ADM 6/16

Service History

DateEventSource
6.6.1745Arrived in PortsmouthBWAS-1714
10.6.1745Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £717.3.11dBWAS-1714
14.6.1745Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
25.7.1745Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £623.14.1dBWAS-1714
15.9.1745Lost, presumed foundered with all hands off the coast of IrelandBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/16 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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