British sloop 'Stormont' (1782)

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Stormont
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer brig 'Scourge' (1781) (20) 1781-1782 American 20 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	14.2.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	NRAR
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.7.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384
Length of Keel54' 9"Imperial Feet16.5164
Breadth23' 7"Imperial Feet7.0697
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen162Tons BM

Armament

3.1782Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1782 - 14.4.1783Commander ADM 6/23/86
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 18.6.1783BWAS-171414.4.1783 - 4.1784Commander ADM 6/23/122
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 26.8.1783BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1782coppering at Antigua - Leeward Islands BWAS-1714
26.3.1784Arrived at DeptfordBWAS-1714
4.1784Paid offBWAS-1714
1.7.1784Sold at Deptford for £705BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NRARAuthority, Digital Book

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