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appeared among the ships whaling in the
Southern Whale Fishery. On 11 November 1791 she left Britain under the command of Captain Sinclair Halcrow. She returned on 21 December 1792. At the time, her owners were Curtis & Co. and Priestly.
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was a new vessel of 300 tons (bm), with a crew of 14 men, carrying a cargo of rice and indigo. She had on board as passengers
Lieutenant Governor Bull and his family. Parrey put a prize crew on board
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and Wardel were reported to have returned to London from
Greenland in early July 1786 having taken four "fish" (whales). On 17 June 1787 she was reported again to have taken four fish.
710:. There her harpooner, Lawrence Frazier, at 6p.m. used a harpoon gun to shoot a whale at a distance of eight fathoms from the boat. The whale took about half-an-hour to die.
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In 1794 Halcrow sailed her to Peru. She was reported to have been "all well" off the coast of Peru on 12 October 1794. She returned to
Britain on 18 September 1795 with 116
486:-class sloops. These three vessels were Bately's first experience with ship design, for which he substantially borrowed from the shape and dimensions of
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on 16 December 1796. It was then reported that the
Spanish had taken her off Chile. Her owners were Curtis & Co, and Parkinson. Still she enters
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in 1780. She was removed from Navy service at the conclusion of the
American Revolutionary War, and sold into private hands at
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s master as S. Halcrow, her owner as
Priestly, and her trade changing from London-Davis Straits to London-South Seas Fishery.
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Transactions of the
Society, Instituted at London for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
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to increase speed, though at the expense of manoeuvrability. The half-built sloop was formally christened
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s first master was
Wardell, her owner J. Montgomerie, and her trade London-Greenland, that is, whaling.
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was laid in January 1756 and work commenced on the hull. Bately's initial design was for a two-masted
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captured a French privateer of six guns behind the Isle of Wight and took her into Portsmouth.
515:-class vessels were to be built at private dockyards, and on 17 December 1755 the contract for
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from Britain for Peru on 9 March 1796. She was on the coast of Chile in December 1796 and off
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in 1798, still with Chase, master, Parkinson, owner, and trade London—South Seas fishery.
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that operated between 1784 and 1797, when the Spaniards captured her off Chile.
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for 1784, having undergone in 1783 a "good repair" and having been "raised" at
562:, Captain Anthony Parrey, was off the Texel when he captured the American ship
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sloop, but this was modified in mid-1756 into a traditional three-masted
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The 2. Ed. (London, Dodsley, Lockyer Etc.). (1791), Vol. 9, pp.161–2.
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578:, escorted her as far as Lowestoffe, and then sent her into London.
1132:. Washington, DC: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy.
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In 1793 Halcrow sailed her to Patagonia. With the outbreak of the
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and 2769 seal skins. Her owners were Timothy and William Curtis.
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678:. She was described as being a ship of 260 tons (bm), and
657:, of 230 tons (bm), at Deptford, on 1 May 1783 for £780.
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was the first of three vessels built to a 1755 design by
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entered British shipping registers when she appeared in
643:, of Dunkirk, under the command of Captain John Oliver.
511:
Admiralty Orders of 14 November 1755 indicated that the
444:. Launched in 1757, she was principally deployed in the
596:, John Lockart Nasmith, captain, captured the Dutch
1045:British Southern Whale Fishery Database – voyages:
653:In 1783, the Royal Navy sold the 26-year old sloop
519:was issued to commercial shipwright John Snooks of
482:William Bately, which collectively became known as
1130:Naval Documents of the American Revolution: Vol. 9
647:was armed with 12 guns and had a crew of 51 men.
753:Captain Samuel Chace (or Case, or Case), sailed
702:, Captain Sinclair Halcrow, master, was in the
570:was sailing from South Carolina to Amsterdam.
8:
236:88 ft 4 in (26.9 m) (gundeck)
40:was designed to the dimensions and shape of
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
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736:early that year, Halcrow acquired a
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436:that saw active service during the
14:
249:24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
585:captured the American privateer
310:
62:
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905:. 10 January 1778. p. 1.a.
566:, Samuel Williams, master, as
460:on 1 May 1783. She became the
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957:. 4 December 1781. p. 2.
775:The Spanish captured her off
425:was a 10-gun (later, 12-gun)
302:1780–1783:12 × 4-pounder guns
299:1757–1780:10 × 4-pounder guns
1197:
1111:The Sloop of War 1650–1763
937:. 26 June 1781. p. 4.
442:American Revolutionary War
18:
1090:Clayton, Jane M. (2014).
734:French Revolutionary Wars
624:, and the revenue cutter
504:that extended beyond the
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188:
56:
30:
1166:Sloops of the Royal Navy
1109:McLaughlin, Ian (2014).
615:was in company with the
410:10 × 4-pounder guns + 4
133:27 April 1757 at Saltash
833:– accessed 14 May 2011.
452:in 1779 and the 12-gun
373:General characteristics
189:General characteristics
180:Sold out of service at
49:John Cleveley the Elder
16:Sloop of the Royal Navy
1137:Winfield, Rif (2007).
635:On 25 December 1780,
607:recaptured the sloop
344:Kings Yard (Deptford)
271: in (3.3 m)
968:Gentleman's Magazine
845:, pp. 208, 279.
592:On 19 January 1781,
581:On 24 February 1779
480:Surveyor of the Navy
1027:(1791), Seq. №A152.
872:, pp. 310–311.
829:9 July 2015 at the
806:(1784), Seq. №A505.
603:. Then on 13 April
551:In mid-March 1761,
527:. The new vessel's
1094:. Berforts Group.
1063:(1798), Seq. №617.
954:The London Gazette
934:The London Gazette
902:The London Gazette
740:on 3 August 1793.
918:, pp. 475–6.
855:McLaughlin (2014)
843:McLaughlin (2014)
823:Letter of Marque,
779:, in March 1797.
777:Concepción, Chile
698:On 22 June 1790,
458:Deptford Dockyard
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352:1784 by purchase
333:Port of registry
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202:-class sloop
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184:, 1 May 1783
138:Commissioned
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21:HMS Alderney
949:"No. 12248"
929:"No. 12202"
897:"No. 11839"
533:snow-rigged
525:ton burthen
412:swivel guns
257:10 ft
1171:1757 ships
1160:Categories
1084:References
724:From 1791
676:Kings Yard
651:Disposal:
434:Royal Navy
399:Complement
368:March 1797
286:Complement
154:In service
149:Early 1783
783:Citations
748:sperm oil
488:George II
446:North Sea
389:Sail plan
276:Sail plan
172:1764–1767
162:1767–1783
159:1757–1764
130:Completed
114:Laid down
1047:Alderney
827:Archived
759:Coquimbo
755:Alderney
726:Alderney
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666:Alderney
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601:Sansleid
594:Alderney
583:Alderney
576:Commerce
572:Commerce
568:Commerce
564:Commerce
560:Alderney
553:Alderney
541:Alderney
537:ship rig
517:Alderney
513:Alderney
493:s yacht
484:Alderney
476:Alderney
465:Alderney
440:and the
428:Alderney
422:Alderney
407:Armament
393:Ship rig
365:Captured
349:Acquired
327:Alderney
294:Armament
280:ship rig
200:Alderney
122:Launched
89:Alderney
85:Namesake
79:Alderney
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38:Alderney
706:in the
621:Liberty
609:Furnace
521:Saltash
432:of the
341:Builder
266:⁄
217:⁄
197:10-gun
108:Saltash
103:Builder
95:Ordered
57:History
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1001:№1899.
985:№1793.
885:№2629.
661:Whaler
626:Hunter
617:cutter
598:dogger
462:whaler
336:London
231:Length
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1143:ISBN
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587:Hawk
529:keel
506:keel
495:HMY
450:Hawk
420:HMS
360:1784
323:Name
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