British sloop 'Hound' (1776)

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Hound
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.10.1775	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1775	BWAS-1714
Named	17.11.1775	BWAS-1714
Launched	8.3.1776	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	9.3.1776	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Swan Class (1766)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Adams & BarnardBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	11.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 10"Imperial Feet29.2608
Length of Keel79' 3 ½"Imperial Feet24.0919
Breadth26' 10 ½"Imperial Feet7.9375
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Draught Aft11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036
Burthen304 ⁵⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.3.1776Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.1766125Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.3.1776 - 18.7.1777Commander ADM 6/21/168BWAS-171418.7.1777 - 1.4.1779Commander ADM 6/21/299BWAS-17141.4.1779 - 2.5.1779Commander ADM 6/22/141
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 14.6.1780ADM 6/222.5.1779 - 5.2.1781Commander ADM 6/22/313
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 14.7.1781ADM 6/225.2.1781 - 6.8.1781LieutenantBWAS-171411.7.1782 - 15.4.1783Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/494ADM 6/2215.4.1783 - 19.4.1783Commander Transfered ADM 6/23/169
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 3.12.1783ADM 6/2318.4.1783 - 28.8.1783Commander ADM 6/23/191
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 12.2.1784ADM 6/2328.8.1783 - 5.7.1784Commander ADM 6/23/230
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 13.7.1784BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.4.1776 - 4.7.1777Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/178ADM 6/21

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1775Began building at Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1793
8.3.1776Completed building at Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards at a cost of £2850.8.1dBWAS-1793
5.4.1776Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
13.5.1776Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2562.18.7dBWAS-1793
8.12.1777Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.8.1781

Paid off and surveyed

BWAS-1714
7.1782RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.7.1784

Paid off

BWAS-1714
11.1784Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1714
1.1792Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
9.1792Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £6370.9.1dBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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