British sloop 'Etna' (1771)

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Etna ➡ 1771 Scorpion	7812
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Named	6.3.1771	BWAS-1714
Purchased	1.1771	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	27.12.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck94' 4"Imperial Feet28.6766
Length of Keel76' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet23.1807
Breadth27' 5"Imperial Feet8.2477
Depth in Hold12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211
Burthen294 ⁸⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1771Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1771120 BWAS-1714

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.8.1771 - 28.11.1771Commander Transfered ADM 6/20/399BWAS-17143.12.1771 - 18.9.1772Commander ADM 6/20/416BWAS-171418.9.1772 - 21.2.1775Commander ADM 6/20/462
Issued by
Confirmed 14.10.1772BWAS-171421.2.1775 - 29.7.1775Commander ADM 6/21/74ADM 6/2129.7.1775 - 4.3.1777Commander ADM 6/21/121
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 26.9.1775BWAS-17144.3.1777 - 25.9.1777Commander ADM 6/21/432
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 9.7.1778BWAS-171425.9.1777 - 1.2.1778CommanderBWAS-17141.5.1779 - 23.3.1781Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/143
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 19.6.1780ADM 6/22

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
29.7.1775 - 2.11.1778Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/21/133
Issued by
Confirmed 4.11.1775ADM 6/21

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1772 - 1775Midshipmanref:6164.6.1777 - 1778MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1771Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £2425.0.0dBWAS-1714
25.1.1771Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
10.7.1771Renamed ScorpionBWAS-1714
6.1.1772Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3368.4.11dBWAS-1714
9.4.1772Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1773In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1774In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
22.4.1775Sailed for South CarolinaBWAS-1714
1779Surveyed in North AmericaBWAS-1714
5.12.1781

Paid off at New York

BWAS-1714
27.12.1781

Sold by auction at New York

BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Former mercantile Borryan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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