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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
British Privateer brig 'Rosebud' (1779) (16) 1779-1779
British 16 Gun
Privateer Brig
Named24.11.1779BWAS-1714
Purchased15.11.1779BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Captured10.4.1780BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck71' 0"Imperial Feet21.6408 
Length of Keel59' 1"Imperial Feet17.986 
Breadth20' 2"Imperial Feet6.1468 
Depth in Hold8' 1"Imperial Feet2.4638 
Burthen127 7694Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
15.11.177960 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1.12.1779 - 10.4.1780Lieutenant
William QuarmeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1799
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
15.11.1779Purchased at New York - New York at a cost of £974.5.0dBWAS-1714
10.4.1780Taken by
General Pickering (16) 1778-1780
American 16 Gun
Privateer Brig
off Sandy Hook, New Jersey


 
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