British sloop 'Alderney' (1757)

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Alderney	2976
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.11.1755	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	12.1.1756	BWAS-1714
Launched	5.2.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.11.1756	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Saltash - Cornwall	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Alderney Class (1755)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	William BatelyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1741-1755	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John SnookBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.5.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck88' 4"Imperial Feet26.8351
Length of Keel72' 3"Imperial Feet21.9837
Breadth24' 9"Imperial Feet7.3724
Depth in Hold10' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen235 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.2.1757Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

12.4.1780Broadside Weight = 27 Imperial Pound ( 12.2448 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1755100Design Complement

20 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.11.1756 - 30.3.1757Commander ADM 6/18/321ODNB4.4.1757 - 15.6.1757Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/379ADM 6/1816.6.1757 - 4.1.1758Commander ADM 6/18/411BWAS-17144.1.1758 - 1.12.1761Commander ADM 6/18/465BWAS-17144.6.1762 - 15.6.1762Commander ADM 6/19/414ADM 6/1915.6.1762 - 3.11.1762Commander ADM 6/19/417BWAS-17143.11.1762 - 4.4.1763Commander Transfered ADM 6/19/448BWAS-171420.6.1765Commander ADM 6/20/79ADM 6/2018.5.1768 - 18.5.1771Commander ADM 6/20/201BWAS-171418.5.1771 - 29.3.1774Commander ADM 6/20/377BWAS-171429.3.1774 - 23.5.1775Commander ADM 6/21/20BWAS-171423.5.1775 - 13.3.1776Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/93BWAS-171413.3.1776 - 26.2.1777Commander ADM 6/21/169BWAS-171426.2.1777 - 2.5.1778Commander ADM 6/21/261BWAS-17145.5.1778 - 9.7.1778Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/402BWAS-17149.7.1778 - 16.10.1778Commander ADM 6/21/431BWAS-171416.10.1778 - 10.5.1780Commander ADM 6/21/461BWAS-171410.5.1780 - 19.10.1780Commander ADM 6/22/128BWAS-171419.10.1780 - 25.12.1782Commander ADM 6/22/184BWAS-171425.12.1782 - 31.3.1783Commander ADM 6/22/561BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.11.1756 - 2.1.1758Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/324ADM 6/1813.1.1758 - 11.3.1761Lieutenant ADM 6/18/470ADM 6/183.12.1761 - 25.6.1762Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/558
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 22.12.1763ADM 6/1914.7.1775 - 17.7.1778Lieutenant ADM 6/21/104ADM 6/21

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1.1761 - 30.11.1761Master ADM 346/1/26ADM 3468.1762 - 3.1763Master ADM 346/1/13ADM 3461.1.1770 - 31.12.1771Master ADM 346/2/2ADM 3466.1770 - 5.1771Master ADM 346/2/1ADM 346

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1.1756Began building at Saltash - Cornwall BWAS-1714
5.2.1757Began fitting at Saltash - Cornwall BWAS-1714
5.2.1757Completed building at Saltash - Cornwall at a cost of £1764.14.0dBWAS-1714
27.4.1757Completed fitting at Saltash - Cornwall BWAS-1714
1759At DunkirkBWAS-1714
11.1762In the North SeaBWAS-1714
11.4.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
5.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.1767RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1768Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1768Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2498.15.5dBWAS-1714
24.2.1779Took the Schooner
5.12.1779Took the Ship
1.1780Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.4.1780Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Unknown
5.1780Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2424.4.5dBWAS-1714
31.3.1783

Paid off

ADM 33
1.5.1783Sold at Deptford for £780BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 346 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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