HMS Solebay (1763) - the 28-gun frigate of the 6th rank of the Royal Navy . The fourth British ship, named Solebay .
| HMS Solebay | |
|---|---|
| HMS Solebay | |
| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Ship class and type | frigate rank 6 Mermaid type |
| Type of sailing equipment | three-mast ship |
| Organization |  Royal Navy |
| Manufacturer | Thomas Airey & Co , Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Author ship drawing | Thomas Slade |
| Construction started | May 10, 1762 |
| Launched | September 9, 1763 |
| Removed from the fleet | January 25, 1782 |
| Status | crashed |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 619 4/94 tons ( approx. ) [1] |
| Gondek length | 124 feet 0 inches (37.8 meters ) [1] |
| Mid- width width | 33 ft 8 in. (10.26 m) [1] |
| Depth of intrum | 11 ft (3.35 m) [1] |
| Engines | Sail |
| Crew | 200 [1] |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 28 |
| Operdeck guns | 24 × 9- pounder guns + 12 falconets [1] |
| Guns on shkantsah | 4 × 3-fn cannon [1] + 4 × 18-fn carronades [2] |
| Tank guns | 2 × 18-fn carronades |
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Construction
Built to compensate for the losses of the Seven Years War . The Mermaid project was carried out by Slade in the 1760s, as a reduced repetition of the trophy French L'Abenakise , the so-called demi-batterie , taken in 1757 . The contract for Solebay was agreed with the Airy shipyard on April 2, 1762 , and provided for launching after 14 months.
Ordered on January 30, 1762 . Laid down on May 10, 1762 . Name given on April 30th . Launched on September 9, 1763 at the private shipyard of Thomas Airey & Co in Newcastle . Completed March 15, 1764 at the royal shipyard in Sheerness .
Service
1763 - entered service in August, Captain William Hay ( eng. William Hay ), commanded until 1766 .
1764 - May 20 left for Newfoundland .
1767 - Captain James Bremer ( eng. James Bremer ); appointed to cruise at Cape Clear .
1768 - Captain Lucius O'Brien ( Eng. Lucius O'Brien ).
1770 - October (?), Captain George Vanderput ( eng. George Vanderput ), still at Cape Clear.
1772 - July-September, small repairs in Plymouth .
US War
Participated in the American Revolutionary War .
1775 - returned to service in June, Captain Henry Bellew ( born Henry Bellew ); June-December, medium repair and equipment in Plymouth; August, captain John Simons ( eng. John Symons ).
1776 - February 12 went to North America ; Captain Thomas Symonds ( eng. Thomas Symonds ), commanded until 1779 ; July 28 was with the squadron Parker under Charleston . [one]
1777 - Captain Simonds, January, San Agustin ; then to Jamaica for repair. [3]
1778 - February 23 took the French 24-gun letter of marque Vicomte Le Veaux .
1779 - Captain Hugh Robinson ( born Hugh Robinson ); put into reserve and calculated. [four]
1780 - July-November, equipment and plating in Plymouth; returned to service in September, Captain Charles Everitt ( Eng. Charles Everitt ); On December 9, in the Canal, together with HMS Portland, he took the 20-gun corsair from Le Havre La Comtesse Bezançois ; December 10th took La Marquise de Seignelay .
1781 - March 12, went to North America; took the 8-gun American privir Dan ; July 17, took a private Resource ; rescued the sloop Savage ; September 5 was under Chesapeake ; with the fleet Hood went to the West Indies .
1782 - January 18, took the American private. [1] [5]
Doom
On January 25, 1782, Solebay , captain Charles Everitt, sat on the rocks near Fr. Nevis ; could not withdraw; to avoid captivity burned. [3] [6]
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Winfield, ... p. 232.
- ↑ By order of the Admiralty of August 10, 1779.
- 2 1 2 Ships of the Old Navy: SOLEBAY (28) [1763]
- ↑ Perhaps in 1780.
- ↑ Perhaps Lively (Captain D. Adams) or Speedwell (Captain Levi Barlow); see: Wilbur, ... p. 87–88.
- ↑ Clowes, ... IV, p. 112
Literature
- Clowes, William Laird, et al. The Royal Navy: The Times of the Present , Vol. Iv. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1898−1899.
- Wilbur, C. Keith. Picture Book of Revolution's Privateers . Stackpole Books: Harrisburg, PA, 1973.
- Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates . London-St.Paul: Seaforth, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6