British sloop 'Cruizer' (1721)

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Cruizer
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.10.1721	BWAS-1714
Launched	24.10.1721	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.11.1721	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Richard StaceyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1742	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Richard StaceyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1742	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	8.1732	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck62' 0"Imperial Feet18.8976
Length of Keel47' 10"Imperial Feet14.3256
Breadth19' 10"Imperial Feet5.7912
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen100 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1722Broadside Weight = 17 Imperial Pound ( 7.7096 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
172260 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.11.1721 - 11.1.1727/28Commander ADM 6/13/22BWAS-171413.1.1727/28 - 6.7.1732Commander ADM 6/13/188BWAS-1714

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.5.1722 - 18.9.1724Midshipman ADM 107/3/143ADM 107/329.12.1730 - 6.7.1732Volunteer-per-order ADM 6/86/317ADM 6/86

Service History

DateEventSource
24.10.1721Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1722In the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
3.1.1721/22Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1727On the Spanish coastBWAS-1714
1728In the North SeaBWAS-1714
1.1728Began refitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.1727/28Completed refitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £734.4.1dBWAS-1714
1731Surveying in the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.7.1732

Paid off

ADM 33
8.1732Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
24.12.1726-9.4.1728	British Squadron for the relief of Gibraltar	Sir Charles WagerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1692-1734

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/86 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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