British cutter 'Mecklenburgh' (1763)

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Mecklenburgh
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	4.2.1763	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.1763	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sunk as Breakwater	9.1773	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck54' 0"Imperial Feet16.4592
Length of Keel48' 8"Imperial Feet14.6558
Breadth19' 7"Imperial Feet5.811
Depth in Hold8' 4 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Burthen82 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1763Broadside Weight = 11.5 Imperial Pound ( 5.2155 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck6 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.176330EstablishmentBWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1763 - 15.6.1766LieutenantBWAS-171415.6.1766 - 15.6.1769LieutenantBWAS-171415.6.1769 - 31.3.1772LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
4.2.1763Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £420.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.2.1763Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
4.1763Commissioned for the Sussex coastB068
2.6.1763Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £239.0.11dBWAS-1714
31.3.1772

Paid off

ADM 33
9.1773Sunk as a breakwater at Sheerness (after being partially dismantled)B068

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

B068Robert Malcomson, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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