British sloop 'Merlin' (1744)

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Merlin

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered7.7.1743BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1.8.1743BWAS-1714
Launched20.3.1743/44BWAS-1714
First Commissioned21.2.1743/44BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLimehouse - London BWAS-1714
Ship ClassMerlin Class (1743)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Jacob AckworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1690-1744
BWAS-1714
Constructor
& Whetstone GrevillBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigSnowBWAS-1714
Sold16.11.1748BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet27.7432 
Length of Keel75' 0 ⅞"Imperial Feet22.8822 
Breadth26' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet7.9312 
Depth in Hold6' 11"Imperial Feet1.8542 
Burthen271 42⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


20.3.1743/44Broadside Weight = 33.5 Imperial Pound ( 15.1926 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1743110Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1744 - 11.9.1747Commander
David BrodieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1716-1753
ADM 6/16/371BWAS-171411.9.1747 - 3.5.1748Commander
Charles BalfourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1748
ADM 6/17/266ADM 6/173.5.1748 - 2.5.1748Commander
Thomas FoleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1782
ADM 3/17/350BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1744 - 7.7.1748Lieutenant
Andrew LaingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1748
ADM 6/16/371ADM 6/16

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1744Surgeon
John AilwayBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1740-1744
ADM 106/985/20ADM 106

Service History


DateEventSource
1.8.1743Began building at Limehouse - London BWAS-1714
20.3.1743/44Completed building at Limehouse - London at a cost of £2010.0.0dBWAS-1714
20.3.1743/44fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1429.5.7dBWAS-1714
30.6.1744

Sailed from Dover on a cruise

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30.6.1744

Drove a French merchant sloop ashore near Boulogne and burnt her

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7.1744Off DunkirkBWAS-1714
18.2.1744/45Took the Sloop
L'Union (10) 1745-1745
French 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
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30.6.1745Took the Sloop
Le Vainqueur (16) 1745-1745
French 16 Gun
Privateer Sloop

4.7.1745Took the Sloop
San Antonio (6) 1745-1745
Spanish 6 Gun
Privateer Sloop

27.8.1745Took the Sloop
Le Petit Goave (10) 1745-1745
French 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop

28.1.1745/46Took the Sloop
Le Baccus (12) 1746-1746
French 12 Gun
Privateer Sloop

12.5.1746Took the Quarter-Galley
Nuestra Señora de la Caridad (Lightly Armed) 1746-1746
Spanish Lightly Armed Gun
Privateer Quarter-Galley

8.3.1747/48

Attack on Port Louis

BWAS-1714
7.7.1748

Paid off

ADM 33
8.7.1748

Ordered to be sold

BWAS-1714
16.11.1748

Sold at Plymouth for £321

BWAS-1714

 
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