British Fifth Rate frigate 'Sorlings' (1694)

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Service 1780-1811
Gunboat No. 7 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
(1797)
Swinger (12) 1794-1802
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Unrated Gun-brig
(1794)
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Sorlings
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.4.1693	BWAS-1603
Acquired	19.3.1693/94	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex	B028
Ship Class	1693 Program 32-Gunner (1693)	B028
Constructor	Nicholas BarrettBritish Ship Builder Service 1690-1695	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	20.10.1705	B028
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Sorlingues' (1705) (32) 1705-1711 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck102' 8 ½"Imperial Feet31.1023
Length of Keel85' 8"Imperial Feet25.9486
Breadth28' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766
Burthen362 ⁵⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.3.1693/94Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1693145Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.3.1693/94 - 22.12.1696Captain TransferedBWAS-160323.12.1696 - 27.3.1698Captain ADM 6/4/57ADM 6/428.3.1698 - 5.2.1700/1Captain ADM 6/5/14BWAS-16032.4.1701 - 24.9.1701Captain ADM 6/6/82BWAS-160325.9.1701 - 25.6.1703Captain ADM 6/6/114BWAS-160326.6.1703 - 21.8.1703Commander ADM 6/8/58
Confirmed 26.2.1703/4BWAS-160322.8.1703 - 31.3.1704Captain Dismissed ADM 6/8/58
Confirmed 26.2.1703/4ADM 6/81.4.1704 - 20.10.1705Captain ADM 6/8/71BWAS-1603

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1695 - 16.2.1696/97Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/4/71
Issued : New England - United States
Confirmed 29.1.1696/97ADM 6/417.2.1696/97 - 27.3.1698Lieutenant ADM 6/4/74ADM 6/428.3.1698 - 5.2.1700/1Lieutenant ADM 6/5/14ADM 6/53.4.1701 - 24.9.1701Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/82ADM 6/621.10.1701 - 23.2.1701/2Lieutenant ADM 6/6/118ADM 6/624.2.1701/2 - 1.12.1702Lieutenant ADM 6/7/14ADM 6/72.12.1702 - 24.1.1702/3Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/62ADM 6/721.4.1703 - 15.3.1703/4Lieutenant ADM 6/8/54ADM 6/816.3.1703/4 - 12.10.1704Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/63ADM 6/8

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1697 - 8.11.1697Gunner Transfered ADM 6/4/123ADM 6/44.4.1698 - 1698Gunner ADM 6/5/16ADM 6/5

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
25.4.1694 - 1700Volunteer ADM 6/6/22
Confirmed 2.2.1699/1700ADM 6/68.2.1696/97 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/71ADM 6/412.2.1696/97 - 7.5.1699Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/4/73ADM 6/430.3.1698 - 24.10.1697Volunteer ADM 6/5/15ADM 6/530.3.1698 - 7.1.1699/1700Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/1/307ADM 107/1

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
26.6.1699 - 10.5.1700Master's Servant Transfered ADM 107/2/12ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Sailed to New EnglandBWAS-1603
1697For Iceland convoy dutyBWAS-1603
1698Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
11.1698Arrived at LeghornBWAS-1603
1703Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1.4.1704Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1603
20.10.1705

Taken together with Blackwall and Pendennis while escorting a homeward bound Baltic convoy

BWAS-1603
2.1711Retaken and soldBWAS-1603

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 23' (1797) (12) 1797-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Furious"

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