British storeship 'San Carlos' (1779)

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San Carlos

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Nominal Guns22BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Spanish Privateer ship 'San Carlos' (1779) (20) 1779-1779
Spanish 20 Gun
Privateer Ship
Captured12.12.1779BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeStoreshipBWAS-1714
Sold5.8.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck125' 9"Imperial Feet38.1091 
Length of Keel104' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet31.7087 
Breadth34' 11"Imperial Feet10.3696 
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672 
Burthen676 36⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.1780Broadside Weight = 116 Imperial Pound ( 52.6062 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.178060 BWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.3.1780 - 6.11.1780Captain
The Hon. Thomas PakenhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1821
ADM 6/22/158
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 9.8.1780BWAS-17146.11.1780 - 20.2.1781Commander
John BoyleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1763-1807
ADM 6/22/192BWAS-171420.2.1781 - 16.4.1781Lieutenant
Alexander FraserBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
ADM 6/22/253BWAS-171416.4.1781 - 23.7.1781Commander
Charles WoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1782
ADM 6/22/379
Issued by
George JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1787
, Portugal - Iberian Peninsula
Confirmed 5.12.1781BWAS-171423.7.1781 - 29.7.1782Commander
John Samuel SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1796
ADM 6/22/361
Issued by
George JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1787

Confirmed 8.11.1781BWAS-171429.7.1782 - 12.10.1782Captain
John Samuel SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1796
Transfered ADM 6/23/215
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, Portugal
Confirmed 25.5.1784ADM 6/2312.10.1782 - 28.8.1783Captain
George MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1813
Transfered ADM 6/23/224
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 23.6.1784ADM 6/2315.4.1783 - 28.8.1783Commander
William WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1798
BWAS-171428.8.1783 - 6.1784Captain
William WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1798
ADM 6/23/187
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 23.1.1784BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1780Commissioned at Jamaica and returned home with a convoyBWAS-1714
10.8.1780Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
11.1780RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6152.11.4dBWAS-1714
13.3.1781Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
20.6.17832nd Battle of Cuddalore
6.1784Paid offBWAS-1714
5.8.1784Sold at Deptford for £1,000BWAS-1714

 
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