45:
304:, both captured in 1742, and put into service by the British). Two more vessels to the same design were ordered on 30 March 1744; another two were ordered five days later, four more followed on 23 May and three others were ordered later that year.
284:
Although initially each was armed with ten 6-pounder guns, this class was built with seven pairs of gunports on the upper deck, enabling them to be re-armed with fourteen 6-pounders later in their careers.
1304:
565:
1367:
925:
1276:
420:
1374:
960:
1441:
1402:
1395:
1262:
1118:
1077:
1036:
349:
1353:
1346:
1325:
1297:
1283:
814:
779:
674:
530:
455:
1381:
1332:
1318:
995:
709:
639:
1339:
744:
315:(similarly to replace the first, wrecked in 1744) – and a single extra vessel was ordered on 11 April. A final pair were ordered on 9 January 1746.
1239:
270:
class design was one of two standard designs to which all Royal Navy sloops were built between 1743 and 1748 (the other design being the
1211:
1194:
1176:
521:
Captured by the
Jacobites 24 November 1745 and handed over to the French; retaken 25 March 1746, sold 7 September 1749 at
247:; however, there were small differences between individual vessels, with a platform deck being constructed in the hold in
1201:
17:
263:(ii), whereas the other seventeen had no platform deck and thus their depth in hold was thus nearly twice as much.
1232:
239:
between 1743 and 1746. They were all built by contract with commercial builders to a common design prepared by
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1225:
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1460:
1418:
1138:
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600:
244:
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1360:
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1203:
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Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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1130:
701:
271:
73:
557:
296:– were ordered on 7 July 1743 to be built to replace two ex-Spanish vessels (the
281:), who was appointed to share the post of Surveyor with Acworth on 11 July 1745.
1162:
972:
806:
651:
240:
1454:
1069:
482:
Captured by the French 28 September 1745, retaken 6 March 1746 and renamed
278:
232:
123:
1089:
902:
881:
827:
507:
193:
846:
686:
592:
236:
50:
1217:
180:
12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) (vessels without platform in hold);
791:
771:
577:
542:
397:
311:(named to replace the first, captured in the same year) and a second
1104:
1028:
987:
952:
917:
736:
666:
631:
522:
487:
447:
432:
412:
362:
183:
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) (vessels with platform in hold)
937:
756:
612:
468:
377:
1007:
213:
10 × 6-pounder guns (later increased to 14 x 6-pounder guns);
307:
On 5 April 1745 five more were ordered – including a second
1152:- the other 'standard' sloop design of the 1743–1746 era.
1072:
in
September 1780 and sold there later the same year.
1442:
List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
1119:
List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
1062:Converted to a fireship in early 1762 and renamed
1452:
1161:
1233:
1171:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
591:Captured by the French 10 December 1746 off
157:91 ft 0 in (27.7 m) (gundeck)
203:110 (raised to 125 when armament increased)
1240:
1226:
160:74 ft 9 in (22.8 m) (keel)
1247:
115:General characteristics (common design)
14:
1453:
630:on 20 August 1747, sold 3 May 1763 at
1221:
235:of wooden construction built for the
1021:Converted to a fireship and renamed
970:Daniel Stow & Benjamin Bartlett,
649:Daniel Stow & Benjamin Bartlett,
24:
880:Wrecked 23 September 1762 off the
25:
1472:
805:Wrecked 24 September 1762 in the
170:26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)
556:Wrecked 27 February 1748 in the
376:Wrecked 24 December 1744 in the
277:designed by Acworth's colleague
43:
1087:John Quallett & John Allin,
216:also 14 x ½-pounder swivel guns
13:
1:
1206:. Seaforth Publishing, 2007.
1189:. Seaforth Publishing, 2014.
1155:
841:Wrecked 19 April 1759 on the
7:
1113:
1068:hulked as a prison ship at
864:James Wyatt and John Major,
10:
1477:
1187:The Sloop of War 1650–1763
318:
231:was a class of twenty-one
1439:
1413:
1258:
1103:Sold 15 February 1763 at
1027:sold 30 December 1762 at
446:Sold 13 November 1750 at
411:Sold 16 November 1748 at
114:
33:
29:
986:Sold 27 October 1773 at
665:Sold 27 October 1773 at
486:, sold 20 March 1770 at
395:Greville & Whetsone,
1165:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
770:Sold 31 March 1763 at
735:Sold 31 March 1763 at
684:Chitty & Quallett,
916:Sold 20 June 1769 at
700:Sold 3 April 1770 at
245:Surveyor of the Navy
951:Sold 3 May 1763 at
825:William Alexander,
505:John Buxton, Snr.,
430:John Buxton, Jnr.,
360:John Buxton, Jnr.,
18:Merlin class sloop
1448:
1447:
1212:978-1-84415-700-6
1195:978-1-84832-187-8
1185:McLaughlan, Ian.
1178:978-1-86176-281-8
1111:
1110:
1097:19 December 1746
1066:on 6 March 1771;
1059:14 February 1747
1025:on 29 July 1755;
980:30 December 1745
948:10 February 1746
945:12 December 1745
913:12 February 1746
910:14 December 1745
877:6 September 1746
835:30 November 1745
796:20 December 1744
767:14 December 1745
764:14 December 1745
553:14 February 1745
550:22 December 1744
515:11 December 1744
476:12 November 1744
370:17 February 1744
302:Peregrine's Prize
222:
221:
144:
70:Succeeded by
16:(Redirected from
1468:
1242:
1235:
1228:
1219:
1218:
1182:
1100:6 February 1747
1056:3 November 1746
843:Îles des Saintes
838:9 February 1746
786:10 October 1744
702:Chatham Dockyard
697:13 October 1745
656:?September 1744
479:22 January 1745
443:19 January 1745
440:9 November 1744
323:
322:
288:The first two –
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49:
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27:
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21:
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1435:
1409:
1254:
1246:
1200:Winfield, Rif.
1179:
1163:Colledge, J. J.
1158:
1145:
1137:
1129:
1121:
1116:
1088:
1084:9 January 1746
1067:
1047:
1043:9 January 1746
1026:
1006:
971:
936:
901:
865:
826:
802:4 October 1745
790:
755:
751:6 October 1744
732:2 October 1745
726:September 1744
720:
716:27 August 1744
691:September 1744
685:
650:
611:
576:
558:Isles of Scilly
541:
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467:
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321:
140:
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1379:
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1344:
1337:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1309:
1306:Hinchingbrooke
1302:
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1274:
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1259:
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1198:
1183:
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1094:February 1746
1092:
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1082:
1074:
1073:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1053:February 1746
1051:
1044:
1041:
1033:
1032:
1019:
1018:9 August 1746
1016:
1013:
1010:
1003:
1002:11 April 1745
1000:
992:
991:
984:
983:26 April 1746
981:
978:
975:
968:
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886:
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869:
867:Buckler's Hard
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839:
836:
833:
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823:
820:
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797:
794:
789:Moody Janvrin,
787:
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588:17 April 1745
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580:
575:Moody Janvrin,
573:
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567:Hinchingbrooke
562:
561:
554:
551:
548:
545:
540:Philemon Ewer,
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34:Class overview
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3:
2:
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1462:
1461:Sloop classes
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1432:
1430:
1426:Followed by:
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1252:-class sloops
1251:
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1236:
1231:
1229:
1224:
1223:
1220:
1213:
1209:
1205:
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1199:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1174:
1170:
1169:
1164:
1160:
1159:
1153:
1151:
1150:-class sloops
1149:
1143:
1142:-class sloops
1141:
1135:
1134:-class sloops
1133:
1127:
1126:-class sloops
1125:
1120:
1106:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1071:
1070:New York City
1065:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1034:
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1024:
1020:
1017:
1015:11 June 1746
1014:
1011:
1009:
1005:Tito Durrell,
1004:
1001:
999:
998:
994:
993:
989:
985:
982:
979:
976:
974:
969:
967:5 April 1744
966:
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959:
958:
954:
950:
947:
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941:
939:
934:
932:5 April 1745
931:
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919:
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912:
909:
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897:5 April 1745
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861:5 April 1745
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840:
837:
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822:5 April 1745
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754:Thomas Hinks,
753:
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747:
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738:
734:
731:
728:
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723:
719:Hugh Blaydes,
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703:
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662:27 July 1745
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502:4 April 1744
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466:John Barnard,
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241:Jacob Acworth
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175:Depth of hold
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169:
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91:In commission
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28:
19:
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1354:
1347:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1305:
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1291:
1284:
1277:
1270:
1263:
1249:
1248:
1202:
1186:
1166:
1147:
1139:
1131:
1123:
1117:
1078:
1063:
1037:
1022:
1012:1 June 1745
996:
961:
935:John Darley,
926:
890:
874:8 July 1746
855:
815:
780:
745:
729:4 July 1745
710:
681:23 May 1744
675:
659:22 May 1745
646:23 May 1744
640:
627:
610:John Darley,
607:23 May 1744
601:
572:23 May 1744
566:
531:
496:
483:
473:15 May 1744
456:
421:
392:7 July 1743
386:
357:7 July 1743
350:
312:
308:
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301:
297:
293:
289:
287:
283:
279:Joseph Allin
272:
267:
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226:
225:
223:
130:Tons burthen
124:Sloop-of-war
74:
61:
1090:Rotherhithe
903:Rotherhithe
900:Henry Bird,
882:Isle of Man
871:April 1745
832:April 1745
828:Rotherhithe
508:Rotherhithe
437:April 1744
57:Preceded by
1369:Kingfisher
1156:References
1046:John Reed,
927:Kingfisher
847:Guadeloupe
687:Chichester
593:Berry Head
341:Completed
335:Laid down
237:Royal Navy
200:Complement
51:Royal Navy
1420:Baltimore
1313:Tavistock
1278:Speedwell
1140:Baltimore
1064:Strombolo
1023:Lightning
977:May 1745
942:May 1745
907:May 1745
792:Bursledon
772:Sheerness
602:Tavistock
578:Bursledon
543:Bursledon
422:Speedwell
398:Limehouse
338:Launched
194:Snow brig
190:Sail plan
99:Completed
94:1744–1780
86:1744–1746
62:Baltimore
39:Operators
1455:Category
1390:Scorpion
1376:Dispatch
1114:See also
1105:Deptford
1029:Woolwich
988:Deptford
973:Shoreham
962:Dispatch
953:Woolwich
918:Deptford
856:Scorpion
737:Deptford
667:Deptford
652:Shoreham
632:Woolwich
626:Renamed
523:Deptford
488:Woolwich
448:Deptford
433:Deptford
413:Plymouth
363:Deptford
332:Builder
329:Ordered
208:Armament
1404:Saltash
1397:Grampus
1362:Swallow
1264:Swallow
1079:Saltash
1038:Grampus
938:Gosport
891:Swallow
757:Chester
613:Gosport
484:Fortune
469:Harwich
378:Bahamas
351:Swallow
319:Vessels
313:Swallow
290:Swallow
261:Swallow
249:Swallow
139:⁄
1355:Falcon
1348:Badger
1327:Hornet
1299:Lizard
1292:Hazard
1285:Falcon
1271:Merlin
1250:Merlin
1210:
1193:
1175:
1144:(1742)
1136:(1741)
1128:(1740)
845:, off
816:Falcon
781:Badger
676:Hornet
628:Albany
532:Lizard
497:Hazard
457:Falcon
387:Merlin
309:Falcon
294:Merlin
268:Merlin
253:Merlin
243:, the
233:sloops
227:Merlin
152:Length
48:
1431:class
1422:class
1383:Viper
1334:Raven
1320:Hound
1124:Drake
1008:Poole
997:Viper
894:(ii)
819:(ii)
711:Raven
641:Hound
344:Fate
326:Name
298:Galgo
275:class
257:Raven
251:(i),
229:class
83:Built
77:class
64:class
1429:Hind
1341:Swan
1208:ISBN
1191:ISBN
1173:ISBN
1148:Hind
1132:Wolf
1049:Hull
746:Swan
722:Hull
617:n/a
582:n/a
547:n/a
460:(i)
354:(i)
300:and
292:and
273:Hind
266:The
259:and
224:The
167:Beam
133:268
120:Type
107:Lost
75:Hind
1457::
1107:.
1031:.
990:.
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