British third rate ship of the line 'Yarmouth' (1745)

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Yarmouth263
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1742/06/16BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1742/11/25BWAS-1714
Launched1745/03/08BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
Designed byJoseph Allin BWAS-1714
ConstructorJoseph Allin BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1811/04BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Length of Keel131' 8"Imperial Feet40.132
Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Depth in Hold18' 11"Imperial Feet5.7658
Burthen1,355 88⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1745Broadside Weight = 704 Imperial Pound ( 319.264 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1745/03480BWAS-1714
1748/11140as a guardshipBWAS-1714
1754/05480BWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17461746Vice-Admiral of the WhiteWilliam MartinBWAS-1714
17581760Vice-Admiral of the RedGeorge PocockBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1745/021746/06CaptainRoger MartinBWAS-1714
1746/061747/08CaptainPiercy BrettBWAS-1714
1747/081748CaptainCharles SaundersBWAS-1714
17481752/11CaptainPiercy BrettBWAS-1714
1753/091754CaptainGeorge CockburneBWAS-1714
1755/031756/06/04CaptainHarry NorrisBWAS-1714
1756/06/301756/11CaptainChaloner OgleBWAS-1714
1756/11/151758CaptainRobert Frankland†BWAS-1714
17581760CaptainJohn HarrisonBWAS-1714
1763/051766CaptainCharles ProbyBWAS-1714
17671770CaptainJames GambierBWAS-1714
17701770CaptainEdward VernonBWAS-1714
17701770CaptainWestern VarloBWAS-1714
17771778CaptainNicholas VincentB051
17781780CaptainNathaniel BatemanBWAS-1714
1780/06/161781CaptainJohn Thomas DuckworthBWAS-1714
17811781/03CaptainSkeffington LutwidgeBWAS-1714
1781/081782CaptainWilliam DenneBWAS-1714
17821783/01CaptainAnthony ParreyBWAS-1714
1783/01/051783/06CaptainEdward HerbertBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1745/05/10Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £30527.4.9dBWAS-1714
1746/04/15Took the Privateer Le Chasseur  
1747/05/03Present at the 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre 
1747/10/14Present at the 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre 
1748/11Reduced to a guardshipBWAS-1714
1752/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1753/02fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1753/09Guardship at SheernessBWAS-1714
1754/05refitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1755/05/11Sailed as a reinforcement to BoscawenBWAS-1714
1755/12Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1756/09Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £10666.6.3dBWAS-1714
1757/03/10Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1758/04/29Present at the Battle of Cuddalore 
1758/08/03Present at the Battle of Negapatam 
1759/09/10Present at the Battle of Pondicherry 
1760Sailed home to pay offBWAS-1714
1760/11/04SurveyedBWAS-1714
1761/07Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1761/09/01SurveyedBWAS-1714
1763/05Recommissioned as a guardship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1763/07Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £30338.9.3dBWAS-1714
1767Commissioned as a guardship at Sheerness, then moved to ChathamBWAS-1714
1770Guardship at SheernessBWAS-1714
1777RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1777/09/09Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1778/03/07Present at the Action of 1778-03-07 
1778/12/26Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1779/07/06Present at the Battle of Grenada 
1780/04/17Present at the Battle of Martinique 
1780/05/15Present at the Action of 1780-05-15 
1780/05/19Present at the Action of 1780-05-19 
1781/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1781/05Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1781/10Completed fittingBWAS-1714
1782/01/05Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1782/04/09Present at the Action off Dominica 
1782/04/12Present at the Battle of the Saintes 
1782/04/19Present at the Action in the Mona Passage 
1782/07/21Sailed to AmericaBWAS-1714
1783/06Home and paid offBWAS-1714
1783/11Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1783/12Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807Hulked?BWAS-1714
1811/04Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume VJohn CharnockBook
 
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