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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1755/08/26BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1755/11/18BWAS-1714
Named1755/11/01BWAS-1714
Launched1757/05/06BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassDublin ClassBWAS-1714
ConstructorAdam Hayes BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1784/05/13BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck165' 6"Imperial Feet50.4444
Length of Keel134' 4"Imperial Feet40.9448
Breadth46' 9"Imperial Feet14.2494
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet6.0198
Draught Forward12' 8 ½"Imperial Feet3.8735
Draught Aft18' 7 ½"Imperial Feet5.6769
Burthen1,561 6394Tons BM 

Armament

1757/05/06Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1755/08/26550Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1759/011760/02Rear-Admiral of the BlueCharles HolmesBWAS-1714
1762/021763CommodoreJames DouglasBWAS-1714
1771/11UnknownVice-Admiral of the BlueGeorge EdgcumbeBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1757/041759/01CaptainGeorge Brydges RodneyBWAS-1714
1759/011760/02CaptainWilliam GoostreyBWAS-1714
1760/02/181763/07CaptainEdward GascoigneBWAS-1714
1771/111773/07CaptainPaul Henry OurryBWAS-1714
1773/071774CaptainJohn ReynoldsBWAS-1714
17741775CaptainThomas FitzherbertBWAS-1714
1779/101780/10CaptainSamuel WallisBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1757/07/01Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £36890.3.1dBWAS-1714
1758/03/16Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1758/03/21Took the Privateer Montmartel in North America 
1758/06Present at the The Seige of Louisburg 
1759/02/18Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1759/09At QuebecBWAS-1714
1760/03/26Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1760/08/01Took the Privateer La Charlotte in the West Indies 
1760/08/23Took the Privateer L'Intrépide in the West Indies 
1761/06/08At DominicaBWAS-1714
1762/01/07Present at the Operations against Martinique 
1762/04Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
1762/06/06Present at the Operations against Havanna 
1763/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1763/11/04SurveyedBWAS-1714
1765/10Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1767/10Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £24817.14.4dBWAS-1714
1771/02fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £5005.9.1dBWAS-1714
1771/11RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1776/02fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1779/10RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1779/10Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1779/12Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £8114.7.9dBWAS-1714
1780/01/08Attack on Caracas shipsBWAS-1714
1780/01/08Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy 
1780/01/19Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1781/04/12Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1782In the DownsBWAS-1714
1782/10/20Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel 
1783/02fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1784/05/13Break up completed at Plymouth for £521.13.0dBWAS-1714

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
1782/091782/12Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782Lord Richard Howe
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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