British sloop 'Druid' (1776)

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Druid ➡ 1779 Blast	3993
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	2.9.1776	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	25.9.1776	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	25.9.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck89' 3"Imperial Feet27.1357
Length of Keel73' 5 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663
Breadth27' 0 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Burthen285 ⁷²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1776Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

9.1779Broadside Weight = 17.5 Imperial Pound ( 7.9364 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1776100 BWAS-1714
9.177945As a fireshipBWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.9.1776 - 4.9.1777Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/21/215BWAS-17145.9.1777 - 7.10.1777Acting CommanderADM 6/218.10.1777 - 11.8.1780Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/322BWAS-171419.11.1779 - 10.9.1780Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/51BWAS-171410.9.1780 - 6.4.1782Commander ADM 6/22/357
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 27.10.1781BWAS-17147.4.1782 - 8.4.1782Commander ADM 6/22/545
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 26.11.1782ADM 6/228.4.1782 - 9.8.1783Commander ADM 6/22/547
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 30.11.1782ADM 6/22

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
26.9.1776 - 4.9.1777Lieutenant ADM 6/21/215ADM 6/2118.10.1777 - 16.4.1778Lieutenant ADM 6/21/325ADM 624.12.1780 - 30.12.1782Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/22/406
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 1.2.1782ADM 6/22

Service History

DateEventSource
4.9.1776Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
14.11.1776Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3029.1.6dBWAS-1714
4.9.1777Action of 1777-09-04
10.1777Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
12.1777Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1743.1.11dBWAS-1714
10.2.1778Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
9.1779Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
16.9.1779Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Fireship
16.9.1779Renamed BlastBWAS-1714
10.1779Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £723.13.8dBWAS-1714
3.1780coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1246.18.2dBWAS-1714
28.5.1780Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
24.7.1782Sailed to AmericaBWAS-1714
11.1782Blockade of Cape FrancoisBWAS-1714
23.4.1783Sailed for EnglandBWAS-1714
9.8.1783

Paid off

ADM 34
25.9.1783Sold to William White for £940BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
American mercantile Brilliant

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 34 Document

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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