British sloop 'Drake' (1779)

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Drake	7591
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	5.1779	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dover - New Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Henry LaddBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry LaddBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Deleted from list	3.7.1800	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 10 ½"Imperial Inch1.9812 (6′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel59' 8"Imperial Inch1.4986 (4′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 4 ½"Imperial Inch0.6604 (2′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 9 ½"Imperial Inch0.254 (0′ 9″ Imperial)
Burthen220 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1779Broadside Weight = 31 Imperial Pound ( 14.0588 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1783Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.177980 BWAS-1714

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.3.1779 - 3.4.1781Commander ADM 6/21/527BWAS-17143.4.1781 - 5.12.1781Commander ADM 6/22/350
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 10.10.1781BWAS-17145.12.1781 - 7.1783Commander ADM 6/23/30
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 7.3.1783BWAS-17141.12.1787Commander ADM 6/23/440ADM 6/2324.10.1788 - 9.10.1789Commander Transfered ADM 6/23/482BWAS-17149.10.1789 - 18.12.1790Commander ADM 6/24/5BWAS-171418.12.1790 - 14.10.1791Commander ADM 6/24/95ADM 6/2415.10.1791 - 11.10.1793Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/2411.10.1793 - 25.4.1796Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/274BWAS-171410.1796 - 7.1797CommanderBWAS-17147.1797 - 1800CommanderBWAS-1714

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.5.1790 - 4.2.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/32ADM 6/245.2.1791 - 7.4.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/106ADM 6/248.4.1791 - 15.7.1791First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/248.4.1791 - 14.10.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/2416.7.1791 - 14.10.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/126ADM 6/2415.10.1791 - 31.8.1792First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/2415.10.1791 - 24.1.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/140ADM 6/241.9.1792 - 25.12.1792First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/172ADM 6/2427.12.1792 - 1792First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/188ADM 6/2412.7.1793 - 1793Lieutenant ADM 6/24/253ADM 6/24

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.12.1779 - 15.12.1782BoatswainADM 29/816.12.1782 - 19.12.1783BoatswainNAO15.12.1790 - 16.8.1792MasterADM 29-11793 - bef.13.5.1793Surgeon's Materef:19811797 - 1800MasterNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
22.5.1779Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
19.7.1779Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1797.17.6dBWAS-1714
28.2.1780Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
4.1782Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1782Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1595.5.4dBWAS-1714
7.3.1783Attack on Turk's Island
7.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1783Paid off into ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1714
10.1787Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
11.1788RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1788Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2981.0.0dBWAS-1714
1789In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1791In the ChannelBWAS-1714
5.1795Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
3.7.1800Ordered deleted form the list and condemned at JamaicaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1981 Document

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