British sloop 'Shark' (1711)

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Shark
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1710/11	BWAS-1714
Launched	20.4.1711	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	18.4.1711	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Jamaica Group (1710)	B028
Designed by	Joseph AllinBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1718-1746	B028
Constructor	Joseph AllinBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1715	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sailing Rig	Brig	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	14.9.1722	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck64' 10"Imperial Feet19.5072
Length of Keel50' 0"Imperial Feet15.24
Breadth20' 8"Imperial Feet6.2992
Depth in Hold9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen113 ⁵⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.4.1711Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.0701 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.8.1710100Design Complement
27.9.171080 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.4.1711 - 18.12.1714Commander ADM 6/11/130BWAS-16037.2.1714/15 - 5.4.1716Commander ADM 6/12/25BWAS-160315.1.1717/18 - 23.8.1722Commander ADM 6/12/109BWAS-1603

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.4.1711 - 11.6.1711Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/130ADM 6/1112.6.1711 - 27.12.1714Lieutenant ADM 6/11/145ADM 6/118.2.1714/15 - 6.10.1715Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/26ADM 6/125.10.1715 - 7.4.1716Lieutenant ADM 6/12/53ADM 6/1220.1.1717/18 - 31.5.1722Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/110ADM 6/12

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.7.1717 - 6.7.1719Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/3/256ADM 107/37.7.1719 - 11.5.1720Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/256ADM 107/312.5.1720 - 29.10.1720Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/256ADM 107/3

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
7.6.1717 - 5.7.1717Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/3/256ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1711Commissioned for IrelandBWAS-1603
12.1714Paid offBWAS-1603
1715In the ChannelBWAS-1603
12.1716Began small repair at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
6.1717Completed small repair at Deptford - London at a cost of £512.6.11dBWAS-1603
1718In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1603
14.9.1722Docked at Deptford to be broken up for rebuildingBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 21st of May 2026 07:04

Boston, 5 December 1719: Two of his Majesty’s men of war, viz, the Rose, Captain Whitney, and the Shark, Capt Pomroy, are gone down to Nankasket, in order to fall to the Leeward Islands. [Newcastle Courant, 4 February 1720]

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