Alderney-class sloop
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Hunter class |
| Built | 1755–1757 |
| In commission | 1756–1783 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics (common design) | |
| Type | Sloop-of-war |
| Tons burthen | 230 64⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) (vessels without platform in hold) |
| Sail plan | Snow rig (initially – see text) |
| Complement | 100 |
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The Alderney class was a class of three sloops of wooden construction built for the Royal Navy between 1755 and 1757. All three were built by contract with commercial builders to a common design prepared by William Bately, the Surveyor of the Navy.
The first two – Stork and Alderney – were ordered on 14 November 1755, and another vessel to the same design – Diligence – were ordered three months later, on 23 February 1756. All were begun as two-masted (snow-rigged) vessels, and the trio were all assigned names on 25 May 1756, but the first two were actually completed as three-masted ("ship-rigged") vessels.
Vessels
[edit]| Name | Ordered | Builder | Launched | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stork | 14 November 1755 | Daniel Stow and Benjamin Bartlett, Shoreham |
8 November 1756 | Captured 6 August 1758 by the French off Hispaniola. |
| Alderney | 14 November 1755 | John Snooks, Saltash |
5 February 1757 | Sold 1 May 1783 at Deptford. |
| Diligence | 23 February 1756 | William Wells & Co., Deptford | 29 July 1756 | Sold 5 December 1780 at Sheerness. |
References
[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- McLaughlan, Ian. The Sloop of War 1650–1763. Seaforth Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-84832-187-8.
- Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.