British sloop 'Cameleon' (1781)

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Cameleon
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	2.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.5.1793	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 0"Imperial Feet23.7744
Length of Keel58' 7 ⅛"Imperial Feet17.6816
Breadth29' 3 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen297 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1781Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.178190 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.3.1781 - 21.3.1782Commander: on board from 21.3.1781 ADM 6/22/260BWAS-171421.3.1782 - 19.6.1783Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/428BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
23.2.1781Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.1781Commissioned for the Downs squadronBWAS-1714
29.5.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2161.3.8dBWAS-1714
13.8.1781Patriot vs Cameleon
1.5.1783Sold at Deptford for £800BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Hawke built in 1777

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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