British Privateer frigate 'Dursley Galley' (1745)

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Dursley Galley
Dursley privateer
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Dursley Galley' (1719) (20) 1719-1745 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Purchased	21.2.1744/45	BWAS-1714
Home Port	Bristol - England	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Richard StaceyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1742	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	8.5.1746	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French Sixth Rate frigate 'Le Dursley Galley' (1746) (22) 1746-1748 French 22 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck105' 0"Imperial Feet32.004
Length of Keel86' 9"Imperial Feet26.2509
Breadth28' 4 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen371 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1745Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

23.4.1745Broadside Weight = 101.5 Imperial Pound ( 46.0305 kg)ref:1846
Location Unknown22 British 9-Pounder
Location Unknown10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1745/02/21 - 1746/12, , Ownerref:1846

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
23.4.1745250 ref:1846

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.4.1745 - Captainref:184612.1746 - Captainref:1846

Service History

DateEventSource
23.4.1745Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1846
15.7.1745

14 leagues SSE of Cape Finisterre Bay of Biscay

ref:1846
15.7.1745Took the Privateer ref:1846
22.12.1745Took the Snow ref:1846
23.12.1745

Brought in prize Leopard Bristol

ref:1846
4.1746

Saint Pierre was captured by the Dursley and the Warren

ref:1846
4.1746Took the Merchant ref:1846
8.5.1746Taken by the French

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

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