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Haerlem

4581
Harlem
Nominal Guns12BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
American Privateer sloop 'Harlequin' (1776) (14) 1776-1776
American 14 Gun
Privateer Sloop
Purchased31.3.1777BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownW027
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Captured16.7.1779BWAS-1714
Becomes
American Privateer 'Hetty' (1780) (Unknown) 1780-1780
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen110Tons BM 

Armament


3.1777Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
177765EstablishmentBWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1777 - 31.7.1778Lieutenant
John KnightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1830
BWAS-1714
31.7.1778 - 1778Lieutenant
William FurnivallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1783
ADM 6/22/102
ADM 6/22
27.11.1778 - 16.7.1779Lieutenant
Josiah RogersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1795
BWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
14.2.1777 - 1.7.1778Midshipman
William Robert BroughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1818
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Service History


DateEventSource
31.3.1777Purchased for £700. Had been found scuttled in the Haarlem river and raisedBWAS-1714
5.1779In Hampton RoadsBWAS-1714
5.5.1779Took the Privateer
Lady Washington (Lightly Armed) 1779-1779
American Lightly Armed Gun
Privateer Unknown
HCA32
16.7.1779Taken by
Impertinent (Unknown) 1779-1779
American Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown


 
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