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HBMC Echo (1758)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 12 months ago

Echo, 24 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Previously Echo
Named 1759/01/09  
Captured 1758/05/29  
Shipyard Captured  
Rate Sixth Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1770/06/05  
Fate Sold  

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 118' 2" Imperial Feet 36.02
Length of Keel 96' 93/8" Imperial Feet 29.5
Breadth 32' 41/2" Imperial Feet 9.87
Depth in Hold 9' 111/2" Imperial Feet 3.04
Burthen 53954/94 Tons BM

Armament
1758/07 B057 Broadside Weight = 108
Upper Gun Deck 24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 4 All Guns

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
No Details Known

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1758/07 1762 Post Captain John Laforey B057
1762 1762/12 Post Captain John Brisbane B057
1762/12 1764 Post Captain John Lendrick B057

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1758/05/29 Capured by Juno off Louisbourg B057
1758/07 Commissioned in North America B057
1759/01/05 Began fitting at Portsmouth B057
1759/01/05 Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £4,070.10.10d B057
1759/03 Completed fitting at a cost of £4,077.1.1d B057
1759/04/28 Sailed for North America B057
1760 To the Leeward Islands B057
1760/03/06 Took the privateer Fier B057
1760/04/19 Took the privateer Superbe B057
1760/07/08 Took the privateer Syren B057
1762/01/07 At Martinique B057
1762/05/28 In company with the Alarm took the Fenix B057
1762/06/03 In company with the Alarm took the Tetis B057
1762/06/06 In the Havanna operations B057
1764/05/01 Surveyed, no action taken B057
1770/03/09 Surveyed B057
1770/06/05 Sold at Chatham for £305 B057

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/04/27 at 22:40:52 by Cy

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