British sloop 'Scourge' (1779)

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Scourge	6508
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	26.10.1779	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dover - New Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas AllinBritish Ship Builder Service 1779	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	7.11.1795	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck80' 6"Imperial Feet24.5364
Length of Keel60' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet18.3071
Breadth26' 11"Imperial Feet7.929
Depth in Hold11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Draught Forward4' 0"Imperial Feet1.2192
Draught Aft8' 2"Imperial Feet2.4892
Burthen234 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.12.1779Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.12.177990 BWAS-1714

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.10.1779 - 2.11.1780Commander ADM 6/22/40BWAS-17142.11.1780 - 13.5.1781Commander ADM 6/22/191ADM 6/2213.5.1781 - 1781Commander ADM 6/22/349
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 9.10.1781ADM 6/221.12.1787 - 16.1.1789Commander Transfered ADM 6/23/440ADM 6/2326.8.1789 - 28.9.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/23/541ADM 6/2321.9.1790 - 19.11.1790Commander ADM 6/24/69ADM 6/2419.11.1790 - 19.4.1791Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/87ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 24.2.1791Commander ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/2425.2.1791 - 1.11.1791Commander ADM 6/24/108BWAS-17142.11.1791 - 23.5.1793Commander ADM 6/24/145ADM 6/2425.5.1793 - 10.4.1794Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/242BWAS-171410.4.1794 - 7.11.1795Commander ADM 6/25/28BWAS-1714

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1780 - 19.6.1780Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/22/126ADM 6/2221.9.1790 - 3.10.1790Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/69ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 27.2.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2428.2.1791 - 31.3.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/108ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 1.11.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 21.2.1792Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/242.11.1791 - 20.1.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/145ADM 6/242.11.1791 - 26.12.1792Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/145ADM 6/2427.12.1792 - 14.6.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/188ADM 6/2421.1.1793 - 28.8.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/196ADM 6/243.8.1793 - 13.11.1793Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/258ADM 6/24

Service History

DateEventSource
26.10.1779building at Dover - New Hampshire at a cost of £2289.6.2dBWAS-1714
18.11.1779Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
22.1.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1754.16.6dBWAS-1714
28.12.1780Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1782In the ChannelBWAS-1714
5.1783Paid off into ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1714
9.1790Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1.1791Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1595.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1791Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
3.1791RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1791Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
13.3.1793Scourge vs Sans Culottes
7.11.1795Bilged on the coast of FrieslandBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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