British bomb vessel 'Basilisk' (1759)

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Basilisk

3246
Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered21.9.1758BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down2.10.1758BWAS-1714
Named13.2.1759BWAS-1714
Launched10.2.1759BWAS-1714
First Commissioned9.3.1759BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford - London BWAS-1714
Ship ClassInfernal Class (1756)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
William WellsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBomb VesselBWAS-1714
Captured29.10.1762BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 7"Imperial Feet27.9146 
Length of Keel74' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet22.5647 
Breadth27' 8"Imperial Feet8.2586 
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Burthen301 83⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.2.1759Broadside Weight = 27.5 Imperial Pound ( 12.4716 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.175660Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.3.1759 - 26.5.1761Commander
John ClerkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1763
ADM 6/19/42BWAS-171419.10.1761 - 19.4.1762Commander
Robert BriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1805
TransferedW02919.4.1762 - 29.10.1762Commander
William LowfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1745
† ADM 6/20/58
Issued by
George Brydges RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782

Confirmed 8.11.1764BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1759 - 24.8.1759Lieutenant
Edward KatonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1774
Transfered ADM 6/19/43ADM 6/19c.5.12.1761 - 4.2.1762Lieutenant
David Pryce CumbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1805
ADM/L

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1759 - 24.2.1760Master
James HallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1760
ADM 52/543/3ADM 5215.3.1760 - 29.10.1762Master
Peter FanninBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1762
ADM 52/543/5ADM 52

Service History


DateEventSource
2.10.1758Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
10.2.1759Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £3757.14.6dBWAS-1714
10.2.1759Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
19.4.1759Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2194.11.2dBWAS-1714
3.7.1759Bombardment of Le Havre
4.1760fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £585.16.2dBWAS-1714
19.6.1760Took the Sloop
La Hardie (2) 1760-1760
French 2 Gun
Privateer Sloop
BG
25.8.1760Took the Lugger
La Catherina (Lightly Armed) 1760-1760
French Lightly Armed Gun
Privateer Lugger
within 2 miles of the Lizard Point and sent into FalmouthBG
6.1761fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £732.5.10dBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
24.2.1762Capture of Saint Lucia
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
29.10.1762Taken by
L'Audacieuse (26) 1761-1762
French 26 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Nantucket

 
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