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Viper

7340
Nominal Guns10B028
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased17.7.1777B028
ShipyardUnknownB028
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeSchoonerB028
Sold2.1780B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen149Tons BM 

Armament


7.1777Broadside Weight = 15 Imperial Pound ( 6.8025 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.177750 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
17.7.1777 - 6.8.1779Lieutenant
Edward PakenhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1790
ADM 6/22/42
Issued by
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
, North America
Confirmed 27.10.1779
ADM 6/22
6.8.1779 - 12.1.1780Lieutenant
Monine HollingberryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1810
Transfered ADM 6/22/80
Issued by
Richard EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 20.1.1780
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
9.9.1779Siege of Savannah
2.1780Sold in New YorkBWAS-1714

 
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