British sloop 'Duc de Chartres' (1781)

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Duc de Chartres
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer 'Le Duc de Chartres' (1779) (24) 1779-1781 French 24 Gun Privateer Unknown
Captured	28.3.1781	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	7.10.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.7.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck109' 2"Imperial Feet33.2288
Length of Keel86' 5 ½"Imperial Feet26.2255
Breadth30' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold11' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen426 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.10.1781Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1781125 BWAS-1714
1.9.1782125with 16 gunsBG

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.4.1781 - 1.9.1782Commander ADM 6/22/302
Issued by , English Channel - British Isles
Confirmed 20.6.1781BWAS-17141.9.1782 - 10.4.1783Captain ADM 6/22/549BWAS-171410.4.1783 - 14.4.1783Commander ADM 6/23/85
Issued by , Tonnay-Charentes - Aunis
Confirmed 13.6.1786ADM 6/2314.4.1783 - 25.5.1784CaptainBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
26.5.1781Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
17.9.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4234.9.0dBWAS-1714
7.10.1781Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1.9.1782Took the Ship in North AmericaBG
25.5.1784

Home and paid off

BWAS-1714
1.7.1784Sold for £700BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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