British sloop 'Swallow' (1769)

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Swallow

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.1.1768BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down8.9.1768BWAS-1714
Launched30.12.1769BWAS-1714
First Commissioned6.11.1770BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSwallow Class (1768)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Adam HayesBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1748-1785
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Foundered12.1777BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956 
Length of Keel78' 7 ⅜"Imperial Feet23.7839 
Breadth27' 2"Imperial Feet8.2369 
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Burthen308 58⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


30.12.1769Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1768125Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.11.1770 - 10.2.1772Commander
James ShirleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1772
ADM 6/20/311BWAS-171410.2.1772 - 30.7.1773Commander
Thomas UnderwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1763-1776
ADM 6/21/33
Issued by
Sir Robert Harland (1st Baronet of Sproughton)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1783
, Leeward Islands - Lesser Antilles - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 2.6.1774BWAS-171430.7.1773 - 25.8.1773Commander
John ColpoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1809
ADM 6/21/49
Issued by
Sir Robert Harland (1st Baronet of Sproughton)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1783
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 14.9.1774ADM 6/2125.8.1773 - 22.2.1776Commander
James PigotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1761-1810
ADM 6/21/50
Issued by
Sir Robert Harland (1st Baronet of Sproughton)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1783
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 15.9.1774BWAS-171422.2.1776 - 26.6.1777Commander
John Alexander PantonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1780
ADM 6/21/211
Issued by
Sir Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 5.9.1776BWAS-171426.6.1777 - 12.1777Commander
Charles WarreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1777
† ADM 6/21/367
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, Rappahannock River - Virginia - Chesapeake Bay
Confirmed 17.2.1778BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
8.9.1768Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
30.12.1769Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5732.2.11dBWAS-1714
30.12.1769coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1599.19.8dBWAS-1714
1.2.1771Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
12.1777Lost with all hands en-route home from the East IndiesBWAS-1714
4.9.1778Officially paid offBWAS-1714

 
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