British sloop 'Port Royal' (1778)

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Port Royal
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'La Comtesse de Maurepas' (1778) (18) 1778-1778 French 18 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	13.10.1778	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	8.12.1778	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	8.5.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen463Tons BM

Armament

1779Broadside Weight = 57 Imperial Pound ( 25.8498 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779125 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.12.1778 - 3.6.1779Commander ADM 6/22/186
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 26.10.1780ADM 6/223.6.1779 - 13.1.1780Commander ADM 6/22/218
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 29.12.1780ADM 6/2213.1.1780 - 8.5.1781Commander ADM 6/22/340
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 17.9.1781BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
12.12.1778 - 6.3.1780PurserADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
18.12.1778Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £3500.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1780Commissioned at JamaicaBWAS-1714
8.5.1781Taken by the Spanish at Pensacola

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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