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Etna ➡ 1771 Scorpion

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Named6.3.1771BWAS-1714
Purchased1.1771BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold27.12.1781BWAS-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 8494Tons 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
James CookBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1747-1775
Transfered ADM 6/20/399
BWAS-1714
3.12.1771 - 18.9.1772Commander
Christopher AtkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1780
ADM 6/20/416
BWAS-1714
18.9.1772 - 21.2.1775Commander
George Keith ElphinstoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1815
ADM 6/20/462
Issued by
Sir Peter Denis (1st Baronet of St Mary's)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1778

Confirmed 14.10.1772
BWAS-1714
21.2.1775 - 29.7.1775Commander
Lord William CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1775
ADM 6/21/74
ADM 6/21
29.7.1775 - 4.3.1777Commander
The Hon. John TollemacheBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1777
ADM 6/21/121
Issued by
Samuel GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1783
, North America
Confirmed 26.9.1775
BWAS-1714
4.3.1777 - 25.9.1777Commander
Philip BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1761-1778
ADM 6/21/432
Issued by
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
, North America
Confirmed 9.7.1778
BWAS-1714
25.9.1777 - 1.2.1778Commander
Samuel ReeveBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1799
BWAS-1714
1.5.1779 - 23.3.1781Commander
Samuel OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1814
Transfered ADM 6/22/143
Issued by
Sir George CollierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1795
, North America
Confirmed 19.6.1780
ADM 6/22

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
29.7.1775 - 2.11.1778Lieutenant
James DrewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1791
Transfered ADM 6/21/133
Issued by
Samuel GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1783

Confirmed 4.11.1775
ADM 6/21

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1772 - 1775Midshipman
William DomettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1825
ref:616
4.6.1777 - 1778Midshipman
Edward Walpole BrowneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1840
NBD1849

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

 
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