British Sixth Rate frigate 'Hussar' (1763)

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Hussar
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.1.1762	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.4.1762	BWAS-1714
Launched	26.8.1763	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	20.8.1763	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Mermaid Class (1760)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Robert InwoodBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	24.11.1780	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 4"Imperial Feet37.7994
Length of Keel103' 8 ½"Imperial Feet31.4071
Breadth33' 10 ⅜"Imperial Feet10.0679
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen627 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

26.8.1763Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1760200Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.8.1763 - 18.10.1763Captain ADM 6/19/528ADM 6/1918.10.1763 - 29.11.1766Captain ADM 6/19/545BWAS-171429.11.1766 - 9.5.1769Captain ADM 6/20/148BWAS-17149.5.1769 - 6.9.1770Captain ADM 6/20/289
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 5.9.1770ADM 6/206.9.1770 - 12.3.1771Captain ADM 6/20/290BWAS-171415.10.1773 - 6.10.1775Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/522ADM 6/2026.7.1777 - 7.6.1780Captain ADM 6/21/300BWAS-17147.6.1780 - 24.12.1780Captain ADM 6/22/139BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.8.1763 - 5.9.1763First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/528ADM 6/1910.1.1771 - 12.3.1771Second Lieutenant ADM 6/20/334ADM 6/2012.6.1780 - 24.11.1780Second Lieutenant ADM 6/22/141ADM 6/22

Service History

DateEventSource
26.8.1763building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £6326.16.2dBWAS-1714
26.8.1763Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.11.1763Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3975.19.10dBWAS-1714
6.1768Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1768Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2185.4.2dBWAS-1714
10.9.1768Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
12.3.1771

Paid off

ADM 33
9.5.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.1774Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.1777Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £11679.2.7dBWAS-1714
1778Off the Portugese coastBWAS-1714
1779Off the Portugese coastBWAS-1714
24.11.1780

Wrecked in Hell's Gate passage, New York

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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