Dimensions of Continental Navy Frigate Hancock, July 12, 1777

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[Halifax, July 12, 1777]²

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"Principal Dimensions of the Rebel Frigate Hancock"

			ft	Ins
Length on the upper Deck			140	8
Breadth on Do			30	2
Length of Keel for Tonnage			116	2¾
Extreme Breadth			35	2
Depth in the Hold			10	7
Burthen in Tons 764
Height between Decks			5	6
Do in the Waste			5	0
Size of the Gun Ports		fore & aft	2	7
Size of the Gun Ports		up & down	2	2
Length on the Quarter Deck			57	8
Length on the Forecastle			31	3
Draught of Water		Afore	14	0
Draught of Water		Abaft	15	10
Height of the Ports from the Surface of the Water		Foreward	9	0
		Midships	8	2
		Abaft	9	2

[Endorsed] 8 In Lord Howe's Lre of the 28 Aug 1777.

1. PRO, Admiralty 1/487, 499.

2. Date approximated from a Jetter of July 12 from Captain Sir George CoJlier to Vice Admiral Lord Howe.

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Date

1777 July 12

Volume

Places

Halifax

Ships

Hancock (Frigate)

Series

American Theatre from June 1, 1777, to July 31, 1777

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