British sloop 'Serpent' (1789)

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Serpent

6604
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered17.1.1788BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down11.1788BWAS-1714
Named9.12.1788BWAS-1714
Launched3.12.1789BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
Ship ClassHound Class (1788)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas PollardBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1765-1799
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Foundered9.1806BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48 
Length of Keel82' 9 ¾Imperial Feet25.0127 
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296 
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Burthen320 89⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.12.1789Broadside Weight = 51.5 Imperial Pound ( 23.3556 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
20.3.1788125Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.3.1790 - 21.11.1790Commander
George GregoryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1812
ADM 6/24/20ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 21.12.1790Commander
Richard LaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1799
Transfered ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/2419.3.1791 - 1.5.1791Commander
Joshua MulockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1800
ADM 6/24/126
Issued by
Philip AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 2.7.1791ADM 6/241.5.1791 - 25.12.1791Commander
William AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/170
Issued by
Philip AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 1.8.1792ADM 6/2426.12.1791 - 6.6.1794Commander
Richard LeeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
ADM 6/24/157
Issued by
Philip AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 3.3.1792ADM 6/247.6.1794 - 11.8.1794Commander
John William SprangerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1819
Transfered ADM 6/25/48ADM 6/25

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
18.6.1791 - 20.11.1793Second Lieutenant
Charles MasonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/141
Issued by
Philip AffleckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799

Confirmed 25.10.1791ADM 6/2421.11.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
William BellewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
ADM 6/24/285ADM 6/24

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 30th of May 2026 03:17

London, undated; Mr Charles Geddy is made Lieutenant, and appointed to his Majesty’s ship the Serpent, of 16 guns. [London Courier, 6 October 1801]

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