British sloop 'Stormont' (1781)

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Stormont
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	14.2.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Captured	3.2.1782	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French corvette 'Le Stormon' (1782) (16) 1782-1786 French 16 Gun Unrated Corvette

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384
Length of Keel59' 2"Imperial Feet17.9888
Breadth23' 7"Imperial Feet7.0697
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen175Tons BM

Armament

2.1781Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1781100EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.2.1781 - 27.7.1781Commander ADM 6/22/351
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 12.10.1781BWAS-171427.7.1781 - 3.2.1782Commander ADM 6/22/398
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 15.1.1782BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
14.2.1781Taken at the surrender of St EustatiusBWAS-1714
15.2.1781CommissionedBWAS-1714
3.2.1782Taken by de Keraint's squadron at the surrender of DemeraraBWAS-1714
3.2.1782Taken by the French by de Kersaint's squadron at the capture of Demerara

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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