British sloop 'Martin' (1761)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Recent Comments



Martin

5289
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered24.4.1760BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down9.5.1760BWAS-1714
Named28.10.1760BWAS-1714
Launched7.2.1761BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardCuckolds Point - Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBeaver Class (1760)BWAS-1714
Designed by
William BatelyBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1741-1755
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1756-1776
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold1.7.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 11"Imperial Feet29.265 
Length of Keel80' 1"Imperial Feet24.4094 
Breadth26' 0 ½"Imperial Feet7.9375 
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338 
Burthen288 82⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.2.1761Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1760125Design Complement

14 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.2.1761 - 14.4.1762Commander
Richard OnslowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1805
ADM 6/19/277BWAS-171424.5.1762 - 4.6.1763Commander
Benjamin CaldwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1805
ADM 6/19/412BWAS-171422.6.1763 - 1.4.1765Commander
Benjamin CaldwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1805
: on board from 1.7.1763 ADM 6/19/513ADM 6/191.4.1765 - 1.4.1767Commander
Patrick FotheringhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1782
ADM 6/20/166
Issued by
Richard TyrrellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1760
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 14.4.1766BWAS-171411.6.1767 - 26.12.1771Commander
Thomas HaywardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1775
ADM 6/20/171BWAS-171425.6.1773 - 2.9.1773Commander
George Robinson WaltersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1762
ADM 6/20/500ADM 6/2011.3.1775 - 31.1.1776Commander
William ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1852
ADM 6/21/79BWAS-171431.1.1776 - 9.5.1777Commander
Henry HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1805
ADM 6/21/153ODNB9.5.1777 - 28.10.1778Commander
Charles ChamberlayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1805
ADM 6/21/358
Issued by
John MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1787
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 28.1.1778BWAS-171428.10.1778 - 23.11.1780Commander
Thomas Pike DurellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1783
Transfered ADM 6/22/147
Issued by
John MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1787
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 29.6.1780BWAS-171423.11.1780 - 29.1.1781Commander
Hercules WybornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1782
ADM 6/22/201ADM 6/2229.1.1781 - 9.2.1782Commander
William WardlawBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1767-1782
ADM 6/22/241BWAS-17149.2.1782 - 19.4.1782Commander
William Augustus MerrickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1783
ADM 6/22/408BWAS-171415.4.1782 - 22.4.1784Commander
Thomas SparkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1799
ADM 6/23/39
Issued by
George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 25.3.1783BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.2.1761 - 6.12.1762Lieutenant
John CrewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1762
ADM 6/19/286ADM 6/1922.6.1763 - 1.4.1767Lieutenant
John GauntlettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1782
ADM 6/19/513ADM 6/1925.6.1773 - 29.11.1773Lieutenant
Edward CollingwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1782
Transfered ADM 6/20/501ADM 6/2028.2.1776 - 11.10.1776Lieutenant
Abraham CrespinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1781
Transfered ADM 6/21/162ADM 6/21

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
11.6.1769 - 11.6.1771Master
William McCreightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1773
ADM 346/18/30ADM 346

Service History


DateEventSource
9.5.1760Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
7.2.1761Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £2547.13.4dBWAS-1714
7.2.1761Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.4.1761Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2419.1.7dBWAS-1714
2.11.1762Took the Cutter
L'Hercule (2) 1762-1762
French 2 Gun
Privateer Cutter
off Cape le Hogue.BG
4.6.1763Paid offBWAS-1714
24.9.1763Sailed for Africa and the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1.4.1767

Paid off

ADM 51
5.1767Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
7.1767Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2905.8.3dBWAS-1714
26.12.1771

Paid off

ADM 51
2.1775Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.1775Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5293.4.9dBWAS-1714
10.1778On the Newfoundland stationBWAS-1714
11.1780Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3467.7.7dBWAS-1714
10.2.1782Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
22.4.1784

Paid off

ADM 51
1.7.1784

Sold at Deptford for £895

BWAS-1714

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by james walters on Thursday 26th of December 2024 16:31

George Vancouver was a Lieutenant under Captain William Wardlaw.
date of his appointment is 9 December 1781.
He transferred to the Fame 74 in April 1782.

Posted by james walters on Thursday 26th of December 2024 16:30

George Vancouver was a Lieutenant under Captain William Wardlaw.
date of his appointment is 9 December 1781.
He transferred to the Fame 74 in April 1782.

Make a comment about this page






Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:37Jon Miller
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Puissant' (1793) (74) 1793-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:33Jon Miller
British sloop 'Stork' (1796) (16) 1796-1816
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:28Jon Miller
David HotchkisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1797
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:21Jon Miller
British Second Rate ship of the line 'Sandwich' (1759) (90) 1759-1810
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:18Jon Miller
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bedford' (1775) (74) 1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Copyright © Cy Harrison 2010-2026, all rights reserved
GDPR Statement