British sloop 'Happy' (1754)

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Happy

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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered29.8.1753BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down26.9.1753BWAS-1714
Named26.3.1754BWAS-1714
Launched22.7.1754BWAS-1714
First Commissioned23.7.1754BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1752)BWAS-1714
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Edward AllinBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1750-1767
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Wrecked14.9.1766BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck75' 6"Imperial Feet22.8905 
Length of Keel62' 3"Imperial Feet18.9357 
Breadth20' 7 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087 
Depth in Hold9' 4"Imperial Feet2.8448 
Draught Forward5' 11"Imperial Feet1.5494 
Draught Aft7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844 
Burthen140 79⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


22.7.1754Broadside Weight = 14.5 Imperial Pound ( 6.576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
22.7.175450Design ComplementBWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
23.7.1754 - 12.5.1756Commander
Edward JekyllBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1774
Transfered ADM 6/18/105BWAS-171412.5.1756 - 5.5.1757Commander
Thomas BurnettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1782
ADM 6/18/264BWAS-17145.5.1757 - 19.5.1758Commander
John RushworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1771
ADM 6/18/394BWAS-171419.5.1758 - 18.10.1758Commander
Herbert SawyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1794
Transfered ADM 6/18/514BWAS-171412.11.1759 - 27.8.1760Commander
Sir Thomas Adams (6th Baronet of London)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1770
ADM 6/19/111BWAS-171427.8.1760 - 9.4.1763Commander
Hugh BromedgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1744-1782
ADM 6/19/193BWAS-17149.4.1763 - 17.11.1763Commander
Dennis EveryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1724-1763
Dismissed ADM 6/19/480BWAS-171420.11.1763 - 22.11.1763Commander
Christopher AtkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1780
ADM 6/19/554ADM 6/1922.11.1763 - 14.9.1766Commander
Hugh BromedgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1744-1782
ADM 6/19/550BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
18.6.1757 - 20.7.1757Lieutenant
James MiddlehurstBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1761
Transfered ADM 6/18/413ADM 6/1820.7.1757 - 21.4.1758Lieutenant
John StreetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1761
Transfered ADM 6/18/421ADM 6/18

Service History


DateEventSource
26.9.1753Began building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.1754Commissioned for the Bristol ChannelBWAS-1714
22.7.1754Completed building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2230.5.2dBWAS-1714
22.7.1754Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
2.9.1754Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1074.1.10dBWAS-1714
18.2.1757Took the Privateer
Le Renard (14) 1757-1757
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown

4.1757Happy vs Infernal
4.1757Took the Privateer
L'Infernale (12) 1756-1757
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
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7.1759Imprest serviceBWAS-1714
21.2.1760SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1763Coast of ScotlandBWAS-1714
14.9.1766Wrecked off Winterton, NorfolkBWAS-1714

 
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