 The unfortunate Loss of His Majesty's Ship Stirling Castle - after having been dismasted in the Great Hurricane Octr 6th 1780 - was wrecked near the Silver Keys, off the NE end of Island Hispaniola, by William Elliott and Valentine Green
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| History | |
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| Name | Stirling Castle |
| Ordered | 12 October 1768 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | October 1769 |
| Launched | 28 June 1775 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 5 October 1780 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Worcester-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1377 21⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Stirling Castle was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 28 June 1775 at Chatham.
She was wrecked on 5 October 1780 on the Silver Keys, off Cap François, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of most of her crew. As the Massachusetts ship Aurora was sailing from Boston to Port-au-Prince she came upon the wreckage of Stirling Castle and was able to save a midshipman and four seamen.
Citations
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 181.
- "The Marine List". New Lloyd's List (1247). 6 March 1781.
- Hepper (1994), p.59.
References
- Hepper, David J. (1994) British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot). ISBN 0-948864-30-3
- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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