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Lancaster161
Nominal Guns80B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1693/03/03BWAS-1714
Launched1694/04/03B028
How acquiredPurpose builtB028
ShipyardBursledon B028
Ship Class1691 Program - 80 gun 2-DeckersB028
Designed byJohn Tippetts BWAS-1714
ConstructorWilliam Wyatt BWAS-1603
CategoryThird RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Broken Up to Rebuild1719/05/25B028
Becomes British third rate ship of the line 'Lancaster' (1722) B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck156' 1"Imperial Feet47.5742
Length of Keel128' 9"Imperial Feet39.243
Breadth41' 10"Imperial Feet12.7508
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.6388
Burthen1,198Imperial Feet 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck156' 1"Imperial Feet47.5742
Length of Keel128' 9"Imperial Feet39.243
Breadth41' 10"Imperial Feet12.7508
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.6388
Burthen1,198 4694Imperial Feet0.0124

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 708 Imperial Pound ( 321.078 kg) BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck2British Culverin
Lower Gun Deck24British Demi-Cannon
Upper Gun Deck26British Culverin
Quarterdeck16British 6-Pounder
Forecastle6British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4British 3-Pounder
1703Broadside Weight = 552 Imperial Pound ( 250.332 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck16British 6-Pounder
Forecastle6British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4British 3-Pounder
1706Broadside Weight = 725.5 Imperial Pound ( 329.0149 kg) BWAS-1603
Gun Deck24British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck26British Saker
Gun Deck30British Culverin
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1703476EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
16941696CaptainAndrew LeakeBWAS-1714
16961697CaptainSir Robert RobinsonBWAS-1714
16971702CaptainHenry MartinBWAS-1714
17021703CaptainJohn PriceBWAS-1714
17031707CaptainChristopher MyngsBWAS-1714
17071708CaptainJames MoodyBWAS-1714
17091711CaptainJohn HuntingdonBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1694/04Completed at Bursledon at a cost of £12807.4.10dBWAS-1603
1702To the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1707/06At DeniaBWAS-1714
1708In the StraitsBWAS-1714
1709In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1719/05/25Commenced breaking up to be rebuiltBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol IBrian LaveryBook
 
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