British sloop 'Hope' (1775)

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1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
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Hope
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	20.9.1775	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.12.1775	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Captured	21.9.1779	BWAS-1714
Becomes	American Privateer brig 'Duke of Leinster' (1779) (14) 1779-1781 American 14 Gun Privateer Brig

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Keel45' 0"Imperial Feet13.716
Breadth20' 2"Imperial Feet6.1468
Depth in Hold8' 4"Imperial Feet2.54
Burthen105Tons BM

Armament

12.1775Broadside Weight = 29 Imperial Pound ( 13.1516 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.177550 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1776 - 16.5.1776Lieutenant ADM 6/21/345
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 13.12.1777BWAS-171416.5.1776 - 12.4.1779Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/262
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 4.3.1777ADM 6/211777 - 1.12.1777LieutenantBWAS-17141.12.1777 - 21.9.1779Commander ADM 6/21/539ADM 6/21

Service History

DateEventSource
20.9.1775Mercantile brig Sea Nymph taken by BWAS-1714
12.1775Purchased at Boston - Massachusetts at a cost of £1055.0.0dBWAS-1714
23.2.1776Action of 23rd February 1776
21.9.1779Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/21 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Biter"
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