British sloop 'Baltimore' (1742)

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Baltimore	3221
Nominal Guns	14	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.7.1742	BWAS-1603
Keel Laid Down	12.8.1742	BWAS-1603
Named	14.12.1742	BWAS-1603
Launched	30.12.1742	B028
First Commissioned	18.12.1742	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	Baltimore Class (1742)	B028
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	B028
Constructor	Thomas WestBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1757-1758	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sailing Rig	Snow	B028
Sold	16.12.1762	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Length of Keel73' 10"Imperial Feet22.2504
Breadth25' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet7.6264
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen250 ⁷⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.12.1742Broadside Weight = 31.5 Imperial Pound ( 14.2856 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

9.1758Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

1760Broadside Weight = 31.5 Imperial Pound ( 14.2856 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1762Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1742110Design Complement
175860As a Bomb vesselBWAS-1603
1760110As a SloopBWAS-1603
176260As a Bomb vesselBWAS-1603

16 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.12.1742 - 24.6.1743Commander ADM 6/16/125ADM 6/1625.6.1743 - 27.1.1744/45Commander ADM 6/16/194BWAS-171428.1.1744/45 - 4.11.1745Commander ADM 6/16/431BWAS-17145.11.1745 - 9.4.1746Commander ADM 6/17/17BWAS-171410.4.1746 - 18.7.1747Commander ADM 6/17/86BWAS-171418.7.1747 - 5.12.1747Commander ADM 6/17/247ADM 6/175.12.1747 - 29.12.1748Commander ADM 6/17/292BWAS-171429.12.1748 - bef.16.7.1749Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/17/427ADM 6/1726.7.1749 - 19.12.1750Commander: on board from 31.8.1749 ADM 6/17/484BWAS-17141.5.1753 - 3.1.1754Commander ADM 6/15/67BWAS-17143.1.1754 - 1.7.1755Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/86BWAS-171412.9.1755 - 26.10.1757Commander ADM 6/18/440
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 27.9.1757BWAS-171421.9.1758 - 9.2.1759Commander: on board from 30.9.1758 ADM 6/18/538ADM 6/189.2.1759 - 3.1.1760Commander ADM 6/19/33BWAS-17149.1.1760 - 6.8.1761Commander ADM 6/19/125BWAS-171430.10.1761 - 6.12.1762Commander ADM 6/19/361BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.6.1743 - 3.2.1744/45Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/194ADM 6/1630.7.1746 - 19.12.1750Lieutenant ADM 6/17/134ADM 6/175.9.1746 - 14.5.1747Acting Lieutenant ADM 107/4/137ADM 107/419.2.1754 - 25.5.1754Acting Lieutenant Transfered ADM 107/4/416ADM 107/47.2.1760 - 5.5.1762Lieutenant: on board from 28.2.1760 ADM 6/19/134ref:849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1753Surgeon ADM 106/1117/256ADM 106

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
21.1.1754 - 29.10.1755Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/342ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
1742Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.2.1741/42Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1677.10.0dBWAS-1714
7.2.1741/42Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1781.1.9dBWAS-1714
1744Off OportoBWAS-1714
9.5.1744Action of 1744/05/09
9.5.1744Took the Brigantine on the Coast of PortugalBG
18.7.1744Took the Privateer
1745Off Cape ClearBWAS-1714
1.5.1746Action of 1746-05-01
1747Began refitting at Plymouth - Devon BWAS-1714
12.1747RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1748Completed refitting at Plymouth - Devon at a cost of £2501.19.9dBWAS-1714
1749Off the South coast of IrelandBWAS-1714
19.12.1750

Paid off at Woolwich Dockyard

ADM 33
15.5.1751

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
1753Began refitting at Woolwich - London BWAS-1714
5.1753Completed refitting at Woolwich - London at a cost of £1477.8.9dBWAS-1714
1754Off North CarolinaBWAS-1714
13.7.1756Sailed for North Carolina againBWAS-1714
1757Stationed at HalifaxBWAS-1714
3.10.1757SurveyedBWAS-1714
26.10.1757Paid offADM 33
9.1758Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
9.1758refitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £1857.10.10dBWAS-1714
1759Began refitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1714
16.2.1759Sailed for North America and took part in the Quebec operationsBWAS-1714
6.1759Seige of Quebec
1760Completed refitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £623.13.9dBWAS-1714
1.1760Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Sloop
7.1760At SpitheadBWAS-1714
1761refitting at Sheerness - Kent at a cost of £1275.8.2dBWAS-1714
1762Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
1762Began refitting at Sheerness - Kent BWAS-1714
7.1762Completed refitting at Sheerness - Kent at a cost of £779.9.9dBWAS-1714
2.12.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.12.1762

Paid off

ADM 33
16.12.1762Sold at Deptford for £1,000BWAS-1714

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