British sloop 'Hornet' (1776)

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Hornet

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.10.1775BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down11.1775BWAS-1714
Named17.11.1775BWAS-1714
Launched19.3.1776BWAS-1714
First Commissioned20.3.1776BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSwan Class (1766)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold7.1791BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 8"Imperial Feet29.2947 
Length of Keel79' 3"Imperial Feet24.0877 
Breadth26' 11"Imperial Feet7.929 
Depth in Hold12' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen305 38⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


19.3.1776Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
20.3.1776 - 16.6.1780Commander
Robert HaswellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1781
: on board from 25.3.1776 ADM 6/21/171BWAS-171417.6.1780 - 25.4.1781Commander
Edward EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1744-1814
TransferedBWAS-17144.5.1781 - 16.10.1783Commander
Francis TinsleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1763-1783
ADM 6/22/282BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
20.3.1776 - 1.7.1778Lieutenant
Cuthbert CollingwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1810
: on board from 25.3.1776 Transfered ADM 6/21/171NAO

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1777 - 11.12.1778Purser
Thomas Legal YatesBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1766-1828
ADM 29/8

Service History


DateEventSource
11.1775Began building at Blackwall - London BWAS-1714
19.3.1776Completed building at Blackwall - London at a cost of £2850.8.1dBWAS-1714
24.3.1776Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
28.5.1776Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2540.19.8dBWAS-1714
4.12.1776Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1778coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2192.3.10dBWAS-1714
25.12.1779Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
2.5.1782Took the Brig
Fair American (8) 1781-1782
American 8 Gun
Privateer Brig

16.10.1783

Paid off at Portsmouth and laid up

ADM 34
7.1791Sold at Portsmouth and used in Langstone Harbour for convictsBWAS-1714

 
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