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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1757/05/21BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1758/02/01BWAS-1714
Named1757/03/17BWAS-1714
Launched1759/08/10BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassTriumph ClassBWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Lock BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1826/04BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck171' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet52.1907
Length of Keel139' 0"Imperial Feet42.3672
Breadth49' 4"Imperial Feet15.0368
Depth in Hold21' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet6.4706
Burthen1,799 4194Tons BM 

Armament

1759/08/10Broadside Weight = 880 Imperial Pound ( 399.08 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1757/05/21650Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1759/081760/01CaptainWilliam BrettBWAS-1714
1760/011761/03CaptainAugustus KeppelBWAS-1714
1760/031764CommodoreAugustus KeppelBWAS-1714
1761/031764/07CaptainSir Adam DuncanBWAS-1714
1777/101779CaptainJohn Leveson GowerBWAS-1714
17791783/05CaptainSamuel Granston GoodallBWAS-1714
1790/051790CaptainWilliam HenryBWAS-1714
1793/101795/07CaptainThomas PringleBWAS-1714
1795/07/241795/09CaptainJoseph LarcomBWAS-1714
1795/091797CaptainEliab HarveyBWAS-1714
17971799CaptainEdmund CrawleyBWAS-1714
17991799CaptainJohn CochetBWAS-1714
18031804CaptainJohn BlighBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1760/03/261762/07/23LieutenantIsaac PrescottADM/L
1761/011764/07/06LieutenantJohn CollinsADM/L
1761/01/291761/12/14LieutenantCharles RocheADM/L
1761/01/291762/01/28LieutenantRobert GregoryADM/L
1761/02/071764/07/02LieutenantJohn BourmasterADM/L
1762/03/241764/07/02LieutenantHenry DavisADM/L
1763/07/021764/07/02LieutenantSamuel UpplebyADM/L
Service History
DateEvent Source
1759/10/09Completed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £42589.5.10dBWAS-1714
1761/06/04Present at the Expedition against Belle-Isle 
1762/03/05Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1762/06/06Present at the Operations against Havanna 
1763At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1764/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1771/10Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1775/05Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £36297.10.10dBWAS-1714
1777/01fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1777/10RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1778/07/27Present at the 1st Battle of Ushant 
1779/12/31Present at the Affair of Fielding and Bylandt 
1780/05Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1780/08Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £7149.13.0dBWAS-1714
1781/01/13Took the Unrated Ship-Sloop Fairy  
1781/04/12Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1781/12/12Present at the Action of 1781-12-12 
1781/12/12Present at the 2nd Battle of Ushant 
1782/02/28Joined Rodney in the West indiesBWAS-1714
1782/04/12Present at the Battle of the Saintes 
1782/04/19Present at the Action in the Mona Passage 
1782/07/21Sailed to North AmericaBWAS-1714
1782/09/05Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
1782/10/24Left New YorkBWAS-1714
1782/11Blockade of St FrancoisBWAS-1714
1783Returned to JamaicaBWAS-1714
1783/04/26Sailed for home, paid off on arrivalBWAS-1714
1785/02Began repairs at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/07Completed repairs at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £27446.17.11dBWAS-1714
1790/05Recommissioned, later paid offBWAS-1714
1790/05Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1790/06Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £13361.19.2dBWAS-1714
1793/10RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/10Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1794/03Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £10301.0.0dBWAS-1714
1794/06/01Present at the Glorious 1st of June 
1795/06/23Present at the Action of Ile Groix 
1795/10Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1795/11Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £11294.0.0dBWAS-1714
1796/08/11Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1797/04/17Destroyed the French Harmonie (44) in company with Thunderer BWAS-1714
1797/10Took the Privateer Magicienne  
1799/10Began fitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1799/11Re-classed as a UnratedHospital Ship  
1799/11Completed fitting at Chatham at a cost of £1506.0.0dBWAS-1714
1803At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1810/09/27Present at the Action of 1810-09-27 
1826/04Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
ADM/L ADM/L Navy Board, Lieutenants' LogsAuthorityWeb Site
 
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