British sloop 'Spy' (1756)

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Spy

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered9.7.1755BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down25.7.1755BWAS-1714
Named29.7.1755BWAS-1714
Launched3.2.1756BWAS-1714
First Commissioned6.2.1756BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBonetta Class (1755)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Robert InwoodBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigSnowBWAS-1714
Sold3.9.1773BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck85' 10"Imperial Feet25.908 
Length of Keel70' 3 ⅛"Imperial Feet21.3392 
Breadth24' 5"Imperial Feet7.347 
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048 
Draught Forward5' 3"Imperial Feet1.6002 
Draught Aft9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956 
Burthen222 75⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.2.1756Broadside Weight = 33 Imperial Pound ( 14.9658 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1755100Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.2.1756 - 10.11.1756Commander
Richard HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1805
ADM 6/18/233BWAS-171410.11.1756 - 24.3.1760Commander
William BayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1782
ADM 6/18/321BWAS-171424.3.1760 - 19.11.1761Commander
William PhillipsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1761
ADM 6/19/149ADM 6/199.11.1761 - 21.1.1763Commander
Thomas HaywardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1775
ADM 6/19/362BWAS-171425.3.1763 - 28.1.1765Commander
William PhillipsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1761
ADM 6/19/474ADM 6/1928.1.1765 - 14.12.1767Commander
Thomas AllwrightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1772
ADM 6/20/65BWAS-171426.5.1768 - 18.7.1770Commander
James RobertsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1809
ADM 6/20/204ADM 6/2018.7.1770 - 2.11.1772Commander
James WorthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1795
ADM 6/20/284BWAS-17142.11.1772 - 25.6.1773Commander
Thomas DumaresqBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1801
ADM 6/20/501
Issued by
William ParryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1778
, Leeward Islands - Lesser Antilles - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 30.6.1773ADM 6/2025.6.1773 - 25.9.1776Commander
Joseph TathwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1778
Transfered ADM 6/20/500ADM 6/20

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
12.1.1757 - 29.1.1759Lieutenant
Francis OrchardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1762
ADM 6/18/343ADM 6/18

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
19.7.1759 - 20.3.1760Master's Mate
Dougaldus GedBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1763
Transfered ADM 107/5/243ADM 107/5

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1758 - 5.8.1758Not Rated
Edward SwinneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758
Transfered ADM 36/4801/118ADM 361758 - 7.8.1758Unknown
Joshua HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758
Transfered ADM 36/4801/118ADM 36

Service History


DateEventSource
25.7.1755Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
3.2.1756Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £1708.10.10dBWAS-1714
3.2.1756Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
25.3.1756Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1743.16.11dBWAS-1714
8.5.1757Sailed with dispatches for New YorkBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
21.1.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
22.3.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
22.5.1764Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
14.12.1767

Paid off

ADM 51
23.6.1768SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1769Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1770RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1770Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2203.15.10dBWAS-1714
5.10.1770Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1772Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1773SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.9.1773Sold at Sheerness for £240BWAS-1714
31.8.1777Paid offADM 51

 
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