British sloop 'Loyalist' (1779)

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Loyalist
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Privateer sloop 'Restoration' (1779) (14) 1779-1779 British 14 Gun Privateer Sloop
Purchased	14.11.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	30.8.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck99' 0"Imperial Feet30.1752
Length of Keel82' 5"Imperial Feet25.0571
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296
Depth in Hold7' 8"Imperial Feet2.3368
Burthen319 ⁵⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1779Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.177980 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.11.1779 - 5.5.1781Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/109
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 4.4.1780BWAS-17145.5.1781 - 30.8.1781Commander ADM 6/22/402BWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1780 - 30.8.1781MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.11.1779Purchased at New York - New York at a cost of £2883.3.5dBWAS-1714
30.8.1781Taken by off Cape HenryBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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