British sloop 'Savage' (1750)

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Savage
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.7.1749	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.8.1749	BWAS-1714
Launched	24.3.1749/50	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Thomas FellowesBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1718-1753	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas FellowesBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1718-1753	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	16.9.1776	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck73' 6"Imperial Feet22.3012
Length of Keel61' 6"Imperial Feet18.7452
Breadth21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward5' 1"Imperial Feet1.5494
Draught Aft7' 7"Imperial Feet2.3114
Burthen144 ²⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1749/50Broadside Weight = 14.5 Imperial Pound ( 6.576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1749/5050 BWAS-1714

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.3.1749/50 - 2.4.1754Commander ADM 6/17/514BWAS-17146.4.1754 - 22.4.1755Commander ADM 6/18/96ADM 6/1822.4.1755 - 23.3.1756Commander ADM 6/18/159ODNB23.3.1756 - 2.12.1757Commander ADM 6/18/246BWAS-17142.12.1757 - 29.5.1758Commander ADM 6/18/460ADM 6/1823.8.1759 - 22.12.1762Commander ADM 6/19/89BWAS-171422.12.1762 - 4.7.1763Commander ADM 6/19/457ADM 6/194.7.1763 - 8.9.1763Commander Transfered ADM 6/19/516ADM 6/198.9.1763 - 24.10.1766Commander ADM 6/19/536BWAS-171424.10.1766 - 23.11.1769Commander ADM 6/20/141BWAS-171410.1.1771 - 6.3.1772Commander ADM 6/20/334ADM 6/206.3.1772 - 16.9.1776Commander ADM 6/20/433BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.8.1757 - 29.5.1758Lieutenant ADM 6/18/428ADM 6/184.7.1763 - 29.8.1765Lieutenant ADM 6/19/516ADM 6/19

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
21.6.1768 - 11.3.1769Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/6/333ADM 107/6

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
28.5.1755 - 1.3.1756Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/5/96ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
1.8.1749Began building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1750Quarantine serviceBWAS-1714
24.3.1749/50Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3199.0.10dBWAS-1714
1751In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1752In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1753In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1754In the ChannelBWAS-1714
8.1759RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.6.1769Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1770Paid offBWAS-1714
6.1771Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.1771Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2624.9.7dBWAS-1714
3.1772RecommissionedBWAS-1714
31.5.1772Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
16.9.1776Wrecked of Scatarie Island, Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1.1.1775-1.1.1775	North American Squadron on the 1st of January 1775	Samuel GravesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1732-1783

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 107/6 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 24th of May 2026 04:10

Gosport, 10 January 1751: His Majesty’s sloops the Hazard and Savage are now in the harbour: They have been both cleaned; and it is strongly reported, that they are both to sail from Spithead to the Land’s End and back again, for a considerable wager. [Kentish Post, 19 January 1751]

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