British sloop 'Mentor' (1780)

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Mentor
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer sloop 'Aurora' (1780) (16) 1780-1781 American 16 Gun Privateer Sloop
Captured	18.7.1780	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	11.9.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	W027
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Foundered	4.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen230Tons BM

Armament

18.7.1781Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.489 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.3.1780 - 12.9.1781Captain ADM 6/22/130
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 17.5.1780ADM 6/2212.9.1781 - 4.1783Commander† ADM 6/22/455
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 20.4.1782BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
11.9.1781Purchased at a cost of £1232.11.3dBWAS-1714
4.1783Lost presumed foundered with all hands off BermudaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

W027Ken Kellow, Web Site

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