British Sixth Rate ship 'Siren' (1745)

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Siren

6701
Syren
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.8.1744BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down9.1744BWAS-1714
Named31.8.1745BWAS-1714
Launched3.9.1745BWAS-1714
First Commissioned16.9.1745BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLimehouse - London BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 20-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Jacob AckworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1690-1744
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas SnelgroveBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1740-1745
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold26.1.1764BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck112' 2 ½"Imperial Feet34.1503 
Length of Keel92' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet28.0607 
Breadth32' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet9.7695 
Depth in Hold11' 0 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655 
Burthen503 93⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.9.1745Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1741140Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.9.1745 - 30.12.1746Captain
John StringerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1747
ADM 6/16/543BWAS-171430.12.1746 - 23.10.1747Captain
John ByronBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1780
Transfered ADM 6/17/184BWAS-171423.10.1747 - 8.6.1749Captain
Mathew KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1749
ADM 6/17/277BWAS-17148.6.1749 - 28.5.1752Captain
William MantellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1763
ADM 6/18/37
Issued by
The Hon. Edward BoscawenBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Administrator
Marine
Service 1726-1759
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 10.6.1752B0512.10.1754 - 22.7.1756Captain
Charles ProbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1772
ADM 6/18/111BWAS-171422.7.1756 - 19.1.1756Captain
Thomas WardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1759
Transfered ADM 6/18/294ADM 6/1829.11.1756 - 19.6.1758Captain
Thomas CollingwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1779
ADM 6/18/522
Issued by
Edward HawkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1776
, English Channel - British Isles
Confirmed 23.6.1758BWAS-171413.3.1761 - 25.12.1762Captain
Charles DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1789
Transfered ADM 6/19/291BWAS-171425.12.1762 - 27.4.1763Captain
William PastonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1764
ADM 6/19/458BWAS-171427.4.1763 - 1.12.1763Captain
Robert GregoryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1769
ADM 6/19/548
Issued by
Augustus KeppelBritish
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1743-1783
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 3.11.1763ADM 6/19

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.9.1745 - 29.7.1746Lieutenant
Robert LockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1746
ADM 6/17/2ADM 6/1730.7.1746 - 14.5.1749Lieutenant
Solomon HawksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1749
ADM 6/17/134ADM 6/172.10.1754 - 15.8.1755Lieutenant
Thomas WinterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1742
Transfered ADM 6/18/111ADM 6/1829.11.1756 - 19.6.1758Lieutenant
John JacksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1778
ADM 6/18/522
Issued by
Edward HawkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1776
, English Channel - British Isles
Confirmed 26.6.1758ADM 6/1820.3.1761 - 31.12.1762Lieutenant
Herbert MathiasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1771
ADM 6/19/300ADM 6/19

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1763 - 1.12.1763Midshipman
John WilliamsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1798
ref:6762.6.1763 - 1.12.1763Midshipman
Robert BaldockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1777
ADM 107/6/174ADM 107/6

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
18.2.1763 - 1.6.1763Able Seaman
Robert BaldockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1777
ADM 107/6/174ADM 107/6

Service History


DateEventSource
3.9.1745building at Limehouse - London at a cost of £4606.10.0dBWAS-1714
3.9.1745Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
16.11.1745Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3721.15.11dBWAS-1714
8.1748Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
28.5.1752

Paid off

ADM 51
27.7.1752SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1754Began middling repair at UnknownBWAS-1714
11.1754Completed middling repair at a cost of £5457.10.3dBWAS-1714
18.12.1754Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
22.5.1755British attack on Fort Beauséjour
1756In South AmericaBWAS-1714
7.1756Ordered to return homeBWAS-1714
23.10.1756Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
19.6.1758Paid offADM 51
8.1759Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
27.9.1759SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.1760Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
5.1761fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2661.3.3dBWAS-1714
21.4.1762Sailed for the Newfoundland FisheryBWAS-1714
1.12.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
21.12.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.1.1764Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
26.1.1764Sold at Sheerness for £1,015BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 02:40

London, 18 April 1752: Commodore Lisle arrived at the Cape of Good-Hope, in his way to England, the latter end of December last, in his Majesty’s ship Vigilant, with the Ruby, Tartar, Syren, and Swallow men of war, which have been in the East-Indies these five years. [Kentish Post, 22 April 1752]

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