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HBMUS Shark (1711)

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Shark, 10 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Ordered	1711/01/24	B057
Launched	1711/04/20	B057
Shipyard	Deptford DY	B057
Design Class	Jamaica Group (1710)
Designer	Joseph Allin	B028
Master Shipbuilder	Joseph Allin	B057
Rate	Unrated
Type	Sloop
Out Service	1722/09/14	B028
Fate	Broken Up to Rebuild	B028
Becomes	Shark

Dimensions
B164		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	64' 10"	Imperial Feet	19.76
Length of Keel	50' 0"	Imperial Feet	15.24
Breadth	20' 8"	Imperial Feet	6.3
Depth in Hold	9' 1"	Imperial Feet	2.77
Burthen	113⁵⁵/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1711/04/20	B164	Broadside Weight = 21
Gun Deck	8	British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck	2	British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck	4	British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1710	80		B164
1710/08/02	100	Design Complement

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1711	1714/12	Commander	Francis Leigh	B164
1715	1716	Commander	George Warren	B164
1718/01	1722	Commander	George Pomeroy	B164

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1711	Commissioned for Ireland	B164
1714/12	Paid off	B164
1715	In the Channel	B164
1716/12	Began small repair at Deptford	B164
1717/06	Completed small repair at a cost of £512.6.6d	B164
1718	In the Leeward Islands	B164
1722/09/14	Docked at Deptford to be broken up for rebuilding	B164

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
B028	Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I	J. J. Colledge
B164	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714	Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/05/30 at 08:07:07 by Cy

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