British sloop 'Bonetta' (1756)

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Bonetta
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.7.1755	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	16.7.1755	BWAS-1714
Named	29.7.1755	BWAS-1714
Launched	4.2.1756	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	31.12.1755	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Bonetta Class (1755)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry BirdBritish Designer Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1758-1759	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.11.1776	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck86' 4"Imperial Feet26.2297
Length of Keel71' 4"Imperial Feet21.7424
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Forward5' 8"Imperial Feet1.7272
Draught Aft8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667
Burthen227 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.2.1756Broadside Weight = 33 Imperial Pound ( 14.9658 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1755100Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.12.1755 - 19.1.1758Commander ADM 6/18/223BWAS-171419.1.1758 - 29.1.1759Commander ADM 6/18/474BWAS-171429.1.1759 - 2.8.1759Commander ADM 6/18/85
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 16.8.1759BWAS-17142.6.1760 - 2.7.1762Commander ADM 6/19/170BWAS-17142.7.1762 - 6.2.1764Commander ADM 6/20/4
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 18.1.1764BWAS-171420.6.1765 - 16.7.1767Commander ADM 6/20/79ADM 6/2016.7.1767 - 6.8.1767Commander Transfered ADM 6/20/174ADM 6/206.8.1767 - 10.1.1771Commander ADM 6/20/176BWAS-171421.1.1771 - 6.8.1772Commander ADM 6/20/340BWAS-171428.8.1772 - 18.1.1775Commander Transfered ADM 6/20/455ADM 6/20

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1757 - 13.5.1758Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/387ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
16.7.1755Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
4.2.1756Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £1708.10.10dBWAS-1714
4.2.1756Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
27.2.1756Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1709.9.9dBWAS-1714
1.8.1757Action off Flushing
8.4.1758Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
2.8.1759Paid offADM 51
24.1.1762Sailed for the BahamasBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
6.2.1764Paid offADM 51
7.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1766Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1767RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1767Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3087.17.6dBWAS-1714
12.9.1767

Sailed for Florida

BWAS-1714
6.8.1772

Paid off at Woolwich Dockyard

ADM 33
1.11.1776

Sold at Woolwich for £280

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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