Mediator, 10 Guns
Source | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
Length of Gundeck | 61' 4" |
Length of Keel | 44' 0" |
Breadth | 21' 2" |
Depth in Hold | 9' 9" |
Burthen | 104 74/94 |
Date | 1745/03/08 | B057 |
Gun Deck | 10 | British 4-Pounder |
Gun Deck | 18 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel |
Date | Men | Notes | Source |
1745/03/18 | 80 | Establishment | B057 |
1745/05/17 | 60 | Establishment | B057 |
Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
Date From | Date To | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
Service record
1745 | Purchased at Antigua | B057 |
1745/03/18 | First commissioned | B057 |
1745/05/09 | Arrived at Portsmouth. Valued at £104.15.8d for the hull and £150.15.0d for the masts, yards, furniture and stores. | B057 |
1745/06/03 | Taken by the french privateer sloop Naiade off the Needles | B057 |
1745/06/04 | Retaken by the Assistance | B057 |
1745/06/29 | Completed refitting at a cost of £571.4.11d | B057 |
1745/07/29 | Foundered in Ostend harbour | B057 |
Notes
Built in the Chesapeake area of Virginia c1741
This was the only single masted sloop to serve in the Georgian Royal Navy
B057 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
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