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HBMC Iris (1777)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 10 months ago

Iris, 28 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Previously Hancock
Captured 1777/07/08  
Shipyard Captured  
Rate Sixth Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1781/09/11  
Fate Captured  
Becomes Iris
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 136' 7" Imperial Feet 41.63
Length of Keel 115' 107/8" Imperial Feet 35.33
Breadth 35' 2" Imperial Feet 10.72
Depth in Hold 11' 01/2" Imperial Feet 3.37
Burthen 76262/94 Tons BM
W012   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 136' 7" Imperial Feet 41.63
Breadth 35' 6" Imperial Feet 10.82
Depth in Hold 11' 6" Imperial Feet 3.51
Burthen 763 Tons BM
Armament
1778/04 B057 Broadside Weight = 126
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 9-Pounder
1779/07 B057 Broadside Weight = 174
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1777 200 B057
1779/07 220 As a Fifth Rate B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1778/04/23 1778/11 Post Captain Samuel Wittewronge Clayton B057
1778/11 1779 Post Captain George Keppel B057
1779/07 1781 Post Captain James Hawker B057
1781 1781/09/11 Post Captain George Dawson B057
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1179/10/10 Completed refitting at a cost of £7,492.16.16d ,including coppering B057
1777/07/08 Taken by Rainbow B057
1778/04/23 Commissioned by Lord Howe's orders B057
1778/05/12 Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £5,739.1.1d B057
1778/12/22 Registered as a Sixth Rate B057
1779/03/28 Began refitting at Plymouth B057
1779/07 Recommissioned B057
1779/07/28 Re-registered as a Fifth Rate B057
1779/11/17 Sailed for North America B057
1780/06/07 Action against the French frigate Hermione (32) B057
1781/03/16 Present at the Battle of Cape Henry  
1781/08/09 In company with the General Monk (20), took the Trumbull (28) B057
1781/09 Took the Buckskin Hero B057
1781/09/11 Taken by De Grasse's fleet in the Chesapeake B057
1793 Retaken at Toulon B057
1793/12/18 Burnt at Toulon during the evacuation B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1781/03/16 Battle of Cape Henry
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
W012 Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels Unknown

Last Updated :2009/06/18 at 12:28:06 by Cy

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