British storeship 'Britannia' (1780)

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Lord Thurlow (Unknown) 1789-1802
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Britannia
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	7.1780	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.9.1780	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Storeship	BWAS-1714
Foundered	22.2.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck114' 1"Imperial Feet34.749
Length of Keel94' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet28.6734
Breadth32' 8"Imperial Feet9.8552
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen535 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1781Broadside Weight = 61.5 Imperial Pound ( 27.8904 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.178140EstablishmentBWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1780 - 24.9.1781Commander ADM 6/22/170BWAS-171424.9.1781 - 1782Commander ADM 6/22/483BWAS-17141782 - 22.2.1782Commander†BWAS-17141.12.1782 - 14.12.1782Commander ADM 6/23/106
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 6.8.1783ADM 618.12.1782 - 22.2.1783Commander ADM 6/23/191
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 12.2.1784ADM 6/23

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1780Commissioned as a hired vesselBWAS-1714
11.5.1781Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
7.1781PurchasedBWAS-1714
8.1781Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
16.10.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4064.17.11dBWAS-1714
22.2.1783

Foundered in the North Sea with the loss of most of the crew

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

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