British sloop 'Favorite' (1757)

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.1.1757BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down18.3.1757BWAS-1714
Named17.3.1757BWAS-1714
Launched15.12.1757BWAS-1714
First Commissioned16.11.1757BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardShoreham - Sussex BWAS-1714
Ship ClassFavorite Class (1757)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Earlsman SparrowBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold21.10.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 4"Imperial Feet29.2777 
Length of Keel79' 10"Imperial Feet24.0792 
Breadth27' 2"Imperial Feet8.2369 
Depth in Hold8' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet2.4448 
Burthen313 37⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


15.12.1757Broadside Weight = 51.5 Imperial Pound ( 23.3556 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1.1757125Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.11.1757 - 5.8.1759Commander
Timothy EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1780
ADM 6/18/453BWAS-17146.8.1759 - 6.8.1762Commander
Philimon PownollBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1762
ADM 6/19/416
Issued by
The Hon. Edward BoscawenBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Administrator
Marine
Service 1726-1759
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 11.6.1762BWAS-17146.8.1762 - 2.4.1763Commander
Bonovier GloverBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1763
ADM 6/19/427BWAS-17144.4.1763 - 16.12.1767Commander
William HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1773
ADM 6/19/478BWAS-171411.8.1768 - 10.1.1771Commander
William MaltbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1775
ADM 6/20/213BWAS-171410.1.1771 - 10.8.1775Commander
Robert BiggsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1801
ADM 6/20/334BWAS-171410.8.1775 - 26.8.1775Commander
Arthur KempeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1821
ADM 6/21/112ADM 6/2126.8.1775 - 1.11.1775Commander
Charles ClerkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1779
ADM 6/21/118ADM 6/2117.7.1776 - 14.5.1779Commander
William FooksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1765-1797
ADM 6/21/200BWAS-171416.5.1779 - 15.3.1780Commander
John ManleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1765-1813
ADM 6/22/42BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1766 - 16.12.1767Lieutenant
James GlasfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1792
ADM 6/20/117ADM 6/2018.12.1770 - 2.2.1771Lieutenant
Samuel HayterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1761-1795
Transfered ADM 6/20/325ADM 6/20

Service History


DateEventSource
18.3.1757Began building at Shoreham - Sussex BWAS-1714
15.12.1757Completed building at Shoreham - Sussex at a cost of £2445.7.6dBWAS-1714
26.2.1758Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.4.1758Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2271.8.10dBWAS-1714
1.5.1758Sailed with a convoy for GibraltarBWAS-1714
7.1758Took the Flûte
La Loire (50) 1720-1758
French 50 Gun
4th Rate Flûte
in the Mediterranean
10.2.1761Took the Privateer
Le St. Joseph and St. Antoine (12) 1761-1761
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
BG
17.7.1761Action of 17th July 1761
31.5.1762Took the Frigate
Hermione (26) 1752-1762
Spanish 26 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
ref:667
4.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1763Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
2.4.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1763Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1539.18.0dBWAS-1714
1766In NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
4.1766Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1766Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1347.16.0dBWAS-1714
1767In NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
16.12.1767

Paid off

BWAS-1714
9.1.1768SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1768Began great repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
8.1768RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1768Completed great repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £4266.14.0dBWAS-1714
10.6.1770Capture of Port Egmont
10.1770Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1770Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1097.11.9dBWAS-1714
7.1771RecommissionedBWAS-1714
15.8.1771Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
11.1775great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5860.6.6dBWAS-1714
1.11.1775

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1776RecommissionedBWAS-1714
24.11.1776Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
11.1779Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
15.3.1780

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1783Moved to DeptfordBWAS-1714
21.10.1784Sold at Deptford for £530BWAS-1714

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Bob Brooks on Tuesday 28th of January 2014 16:16

The most significant event in this ship's history was on 21 May 1762 when in command of Philemon Pownoll, in company with HMS Active, 6th rate/28 guns (Capt. Herbert Sawyer), was the taking of the Spanish Register Ship Hermione off Cape St. Vincent. The net prize money distributed was £519,750 with Captain Sawyer's share being £65,053 and Commander Pownoll's share being £64,812, the difference being the Bounty ["Head"] Money awarded solely to the Active for making the capture with Favorite "in sight."

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