British sloop 'Barbadoes' (1778)

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Barbadoes

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased1778BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Foundered4.10.1780BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck97' 8"Imperial Feet29.5946 
Length of Keel81' 9"Imperial Feet24.9174 
Breadth25' 2 ⅛"Imperial Feet7.6232 
Depth in Hold10' 4"Imperial Feet3.1496 
Burthen275 59⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1778Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.8.1778 - 9.4.1779Commander
Sir George Home (7th Baronet of Blackadder)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1802
Transfered ADM 6/22/16
Issued by
The Hon. Samuel BarringtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 17.8.1779ADM 6/229.4.1779 - 11.12.1779Commander
John ThomasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1810
ADM 6/22/71
Issued by
John ByronBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1780
, North America
Confirmed 28.12.1779ADM 6/2231.12.1779 - 7.1.1780Commander
William StrudwickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1780
ADM 6/22/130
Issued by
Hyde ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1782
, North Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
Confirmed 17.5.1780ADM 6/227.1.1780 - 17.1.1780Commander
John HollowayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1821
ADM 6/22/145
Issued by
Hyde ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1782
, North America
Confirmed 27.6.1780ADM 6/22


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1714
American Barbadoes purchased in the West Indies
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 22nd of June 2016 21:19

4-11 Oct 1780 a late hurricane strikes West Indies. Ships lost from C in C Jamaica Ad Parkers fleet with the Berwick74 dis-masted and Commodore Hotham squadron losses 6 ships including the Stirling Castle64 cap Carkett with all hands with the rest being dismasted
Phoenix44 cap Hyde Parker lost off Cuba the crew rescued after defending themselves against the Spanish
Barbadoes14 brig sloop
Andromeda28 CaptainHenry Bryne with all hands off Martinique
Victor10 brig sloop Commander George Mackenzie with all hands
Scarborough22
Thunder74 Under Ad Parker
Laure28
Chameleon14 sloop
Beaver Prize18 sloop off St Lucia
Endeavour14 sloop off Jamaica
Blanch36
Deal Castle20 off Puerto Rico

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