| Dublin | 285 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1755/08/26 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1755/11/18 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1755/11/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1757/05/06 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Dublin Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Adam Hayes | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1784/05/13 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 165' 6" | Imperial Feet | 50.4444 | Length of Keel | 134' 4" | Imperial Feet | 40.9448 | Breadth | 46' 9" | Imperial Feet | 14.2494 | Depth in Hold | 19' 9" | Imperial Feet | 6.0198 | Draught Forward | 12' 8 ½" | Imperial Feet | 3.8735 | Draught Aft | 18' 7 ½" | Imperial Feet | 5.6769 | Burthen | 1,561 63⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1757/05/06 | Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1755/08/26 | 550 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1759/01 | 1760/02 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Charles Holmes | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/02 | 1763 | Commodore | James Douglas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/11 | Unknown | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | George Edgcumbe | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1757/04 | 1759/01 | Captain | George Brydges Rodney | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759/01 | 1760/02 | Captain | William Goostrey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/02/18 | 1763/07 | Captain | Edward Gascoigne | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/11 | 1773/07 | Captain | Paul Henry Ourry | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/07 | 1774 | Captain | John Reynolds | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774 | 1775 | Captain | Thomas Fitzherbert | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/10 | 1780/10 | Captain | Samuel Wallis | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1757/07/01 | Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £36890.3.1d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/03/16 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/03/21 | Took the Privateer Montmartel in North America | |
| 1758/06 | Present at the The Seige of Louisburg | |
| 1759/02/18 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759/09 | At Quebec | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/03/26 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/08/01 | Took the Privateer La Charlotte in the West Indies | |
| 1760/08/23 | Took the Privateer L'Intrépide in the West Indies | |
| 1761/06/08 | At Dominica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/01/07 | Present at the Operations against Martinique | |
| 1762/04 | Sailed to Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/06/06 | Present at the Operations against Havanna | |
| 1763/03 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/11/04 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1765/10 | Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/10 | Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £24817.14.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/02 | fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £5005.9.1d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/11 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/02 | fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/10 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/10 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/12 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £8114.7.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/01/08 | Attack on Caracas ships | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/01/08 | Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy | |
| 1780/01/19 | Relief of Gibraltar | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/04/12 | Relief of Gibraltar | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782 | In the Downs | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/10/20 | Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel | |
| 1783/02 | fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/05/13 | Break up completed at Plymouth for £521.13.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1782/09 | 1782/12 | Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782 | Lord Richard Howe |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |