British sloop 'Fortune' (1780)

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Fortune	4340
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	8.1780	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sandgate - Kent	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Joshua StewartBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Captured	15.6.1797	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck85' 2"Imperial Feet25.9182
Length of Keel61' 6"Imperial Feet18.7452
Breadth28' 10 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold11' 10"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen272 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1780Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

1783Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck2 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.178090 BWAS-1714

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.8.1780 - 18.4.1782Commander ADM 6/22/156ADM 6/226.1.1783 - 18.1.1783Commander ADM 6/23/3ADM 6/231.5.1783 - 16.11.1784Commander ADM 6/23/60BWAS-171416.11.1784 - 10.7.1786Commander ADM 6/23/251BWAS-171414.7.1786 - 26.8.1789Commander ADM 6/23/346BWAS-171426.8.1789 - 1.10.1790Commander ADM 6/23/540ADM 6/231.10.1790 - 29.1.1791Commander ADM 6/24/72ADM 6/2429.1.1791 - 13.11.1792Commander ADM 6/24/105BWAS-171413.11.1792 - 12.9.1793Commander ADM 6/24/181BWAS-17144.11.1793 - 11.1796Commander ADM 6/24/280ADM 6/2411.1796 - 16.6.1797CommanderBWAS-1714

12 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.8.1780 - 17.3.1783Lieutenant ADM 6/22/160ADM 6/2229.12.1784 - 10.7.1786Lieutenant ADM 6/23/258ADM 6/2314.7.1786 - 27.7.1787Lieutenant ADM 6/23/346ADM 6/2323.12.1789 - 28.1.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/12ADM 6/2429.1.1791 - 7.4.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/105ADM 6/248.4.1791 - 13.11.1792First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/248.4.1791 - 13.11.1792Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/2414.11.1792 - 24.10.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/181ADM 614.11.1792 - 12.3.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/181ADM 613.3.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/219ADM 6/246.11.1793 - 18.11.1793Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/281ADM 6/2419.11.1793 - 1793Lieutenant ADM 6/24/285ADM 6/24

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.7.1786 - 19.1.1788MasterADM 29-120.1.1788 - 22.7.1790MasterADM 29-11790 - 15.10.1790Purser Transfered ADM 6/24/79ADM 6/24

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
16.8.1789 - 11.10.1790Captain's ServantNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1780building at Sandgate - Kent at a cost of £5009.19.1dBWAS-1714
31.8.1780Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.11.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.1.1781Took the East Indiaman 4 to 5 leagues SE of Dunnose English Channel ref:2003
20.8.1795Took the Cutter at Falmouth
20.8.1795Took the Cutter at Falmouth
15.6.1797Bilged near OportoBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

ref:2003 Archive

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