| HMS Berbice (1780) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Berbice |
| Acquired: | 1780 by purchase |
| Fate: | Condemned 1788 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen: | 12066⁄94(bm)[2] |
| Length: | 72 ft 9 in (22.2 m) (overall); 54 ft 0 in (16.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 20 ft 6 in (6.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 6 ft 0 in (1.8 m) (overall) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Schooner |
| Complement: | 42 |
| Armament: | 6 × 3-pounder guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades + 8 × ½-pounder swivel guns + 6 musketoons |
HMS Berbice was a schooner that the Royal Navy purchased in the West Indies in 1780, and that for a time served as a tender to HMS Adamant, the flagship of Sir Richard Hughes in the Leeward Islands Station. She was commissioned in July 1781. Between 1782 and 1783 Lieutenant Thomas Boulden Thompson commanded her. On 23 February 1782 she was at English Harbour, almost ready, but without any crew.
Between 1784 and autumn 1786, when he returned to England in Adamant, Berbice's commander was Mr. James Bremer. Berbice was condemned at Antigua on 12 September 1788.[2]
Berbice apparently later became HMS Berbice.[3][4]
The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich has a one-page drawing labeled "A DRAWING OF HIS MAJESTY'S ARM'D SCHOONER BERBICE, THE 5TH AUG 1789" that comprises a sheer plan, body lines, deck plan, lines, and a view of her stern. These drawings represent the earliest draught of what became known as the Baltimore Clipper.[5]
Citations and references[]
Citations
- ↑ Winfield (2007), p. 356.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Winfield (2008), p. 334.
- ↑ "NMM, vessel ID 380828". Warship Histories, vol xii. National Maritime Museum. http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_xii.pdf. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ Winfield (2008), p. 356.
- ↑ [1] Karl Heinz Marquardt F.A.S.M.A.: H.M. Armed Schooner BERBICE 1789.]
References
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1844157006.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
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