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Nominal Guns6BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased13.6.1776BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1714
Captured20.8.1779BWAS-1714
Becomes
Spanish brig 'Galveztown' (1779) (5) 1779-1784
Spanish 5 Gun
Unrated Brig

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck56' 0"Imperial Feet17.0688 
Length of Keel41' 0"Imperial Feet12.4968 
Breadth17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034 
Depth in Hold6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288 
Burthen66 7494Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.177630 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.6.1776 - 10.1.1779Lieutenant
George BurdonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1814
ADM 6/21/243
BWAS-1714
10.1.1779 - 20.8.1779Lieutenant
John Willett PayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1802
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
20.8.1779Taken by
Morris (Unknown) 1779-1779
American Unknown Gun
Unrated Schooner
in Lake Pontrchartrain


 
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