British sloop 'Trepassey' (1789)

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Trepassey
Nominal Guns	Lightly Armed	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.1789	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	3.1795	BWAS-1714
Launched	1789	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.1789	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Newfoundland Colony - Canada	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Placentia Class (1789)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1714
Constructor	& Stuart JefferyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Last Mentioned	1807	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck44' 7"Imperial Feet13.4557
Length of Keel35' 4 ⅝"Imperial Feet10.6839
Breadth15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Depth in Hold8' 4"Imperial Feet2.54
Burthen42 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1789Broadside Weight = 1 Imperial Pound ( 0.4536 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178930Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.10.1789 - 1792Lieutenant ADM 6/24/11
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 26.11.1789BWAS-17141792 - 1794LieutenantBWAS-17141796LieutenantBWAS-17149.1801 - 1.1803LieutenantBWAS-17141.1803 - 12.1803LieutenantBWAS-171411.1803 - 1806LieutenantBWAS-17141806 - 1807LieutenantBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1793 - 7.1.1795LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1789Commissioned at NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
25.12.1796Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.6.1798Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £681.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1801Recommissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
12.1803Recorded as sold in Newfoundland?BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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