British sloop 'Fury' (1779)

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Fury

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered16.7.1777BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down8.1777BWAS-1714
Launched18.3.1779BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLeith - Edinburghshire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSwan Class (1766)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
& Mackenzie SimeBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold4.1787BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 7"Imperial Feet29.2904 
Length of Keel78' 11 ½"Imperial Feet23.7871 
Breadth26' 9"Imperial Feet7.9629 
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen300 50⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


18.3.1779Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.2.1779 - 28.5.1781Commander
Alexander AgnewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1781
: on board from 18.3.1779 Dismissed ADM 6/21/505BWAS-17143.6.1781 - 31.1.1782Commander
Thomas TottyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1783
ADM 6/22/295BWAS-171431.1.1782 - 2.5.1783Commander
Thomas WellsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1810
ADM 6/22/405ADM 6/222.5.1783 - 7.5.1783Commander
William Sidney SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1814
ADM 6/23/153
Issued by
Lord George Brydges Rodney (1st Baron Rodney)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 17.10.1783ADM 6/237.5.1783 - 25.8.1783Commander
William BentinckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1810
ADM 6/23/110
Issued by
Hugh PigotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1787
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 14.8.1783ADM 6/2325.8.1783 - 25.11.1784Commander
William SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1790
ADM 6/23/123ADM 6/23

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
21.12.1782 - 1782Lieutenant
Robert JumpBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1807
ADM 6/23/150
Issued by
Joshua RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1787
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 8.10.1783ADM 6/23

Service History


DateEventSource
8.1777Began building at Leith - Edinburghshire BWAS-1714
18.3.1779Completed building at Leith - Edinburghshire BWAS-1714
18.3.1779Began fitting at Leith - Edinburghshire BWAS-1714
27.6.1779Completed fitting at Leith - Edinburghshire BWAS-1714
27.6.1779coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £744.2.2dBWAS-1714
1780Action with privateers off FlamboroughBWAS-1714
30.4.1780Action of 30th April 1780
14.3.1782Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
5.1782At JamaicaBWAS-1714
25.11.1784

Paid off

BWAS-1714
29.3.1787Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
4.1787Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1714

 
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