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Nominal GunsLightly ArmedBWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered5.1789BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down3.1795BWAS-1714
Launched1789BWAS-1714
First Commissioned10.1789BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardNewfoundland Colony - Canada BWAS-1714
Ship ClassPlacentia Class (1789)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1714
Constructor
& Stuart JefferyBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Last Mentioned1807BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck44' 7"Imperial Feet13.4557 
Length of Keel35' 4 ⅝"Imperial Feet10.6839 
Breadth15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572 
Depth in Hold8' 4"Imperial Feet2.54 
Burthen42 3394Tons BM 

Armament


1789Broadside Weight = 1 Imperial Pound ( 0.4536 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
178930Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.10.1789 - 1792Lieutenant
Charles RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1825
ADM 6/24/11
Issued by
Mark MilbankeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1802
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 26.11.1789
BWAS-1714
1792 - 1794Lieutenant
Jahleel BrentonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1840
BWAS-1714
1796Lieutenant
John HamsteadBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1801
BWAS-1714
9.1801 - 1.1803Lieutenant
Jasper ScamblerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1803
BWAS-1714
1.1803 - 12.1803Lieutenant
John Gardner Mcbride M'KillopBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1815
BWAS-1714
11.1803 - 1806Lieutenant
John DrewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1806
BWAS-1714
1806 - 1807Lieutenant
John Harrison BuddleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1807
BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1793 - 7.1.1795Lieutenant
Richard KevernBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1785-1827
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
10.1789Commissioned at NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
25.12.1796Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.6.1798Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £681.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1801Recommissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
12.1803Recorded as sold in Newfoundland?BWAS-1714

 
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