British fourth rate ship of the line 'Chatham' (1758)

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Chatham3583
Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1752/10/20BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1752/12/14BWAS-1714
Named1752/11/22BWAS-1714
Launched1758/04/25BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
Designed byJoseph Allin BWAS-1714
ConstructorEdward Allin BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1814/05BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck147' 0"Imperial Feet44.8056
Length of Keel123' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet37.4968
Breadth40' 3"Imperial Feet12.2682
Depth in Hold17' 8"Imperial Feet 
Burthen1,067 37⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1758/04/25Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1745350Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1767/081769Vice-Admiral of the BlueThomas PyeBWAS-1714
1772/031775/07Vice-Admiral of the BlueWilliam ParryBWAS-1714
1775/091776/02/05Rear-Admiral of the WhiteMolyneaux ShuldhamBWAS-1714
1776/02/051776/09/06Vice-Admiral of the BlueMolyneaux ShuldhamBWAS-1714
1776/09/061777/04/28CommodoreSir Peter ParkerBWAS-1714
1777/04/281778Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir Peter ParkerBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1758/021760/04CaptainJohn LockhartBWAS-1714
1760/041764/07CaptainThomas LynnBWAS-1714
1766/021767/08CaptainJohn FalkinghamBWAS-1714
1767/081769/04CaptainCharles BucknerBWAS-1714
1769/041769/08CaptainRobert GregoryBWAS-1714
1772/03/071773/05CaptainCharles ThompsonBWAS-1714
1773/051775/07CaptainJames WorthBWAS-1714
1775/091776/09/06CaptainJohn RaynorBWAS-1714
1776/09/061778CaptainToby CaulfieldBWAS-1714
1778/051778/06CaptainThe Hon. William CornwallisBWAS-1714
1778/061780/11CaptainWilliam AllenBWAS-1714
1780/111781/07CaptainSir John OrdeBWAS-1714
1781/071783/07CaptainAndrew Snape DouglasBWAS-1714
1793/07UnknownLieutenantLionel HillBWAS-1714
18001802/03LieutenantJames MandersonBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1776/09/071777Acting LieutenantJames SaumarezW031
Service History
DateEvent Source
1758/05/23building at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £24580.9.9dBWAS-1714
1759/05/18Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Aréthuse  
1759/06In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1759/11/20Present at the Battle of Quiberon Bay 
1760/06/08Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1764/07Returned home and paid offBWAS-1714
1766/01Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1766/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1766/06Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £10240.0.0dBWAS-1714
1766/07/05Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1767Flagship in the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1769/08Returned home and paid offBWAS-1714
1770/03Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1772/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1772/06Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £17739.9.9dBWAS-1714
1772/06/12Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1775/07Returned home and paid offBWAS-1714
1775/09RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1775/10/30Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1776/12At Rhode IslandBWAS-1714
1778Returned homeBWAS-1714
1778/04Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1778/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1778/09Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £8181.8.11dBWAS-1714
1779/03/27Sailed to meet East India shipsBWAS-1714
1780/01Began coppering at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1780/04Completed coppering at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £5828.4.0dBWAS-1714
1780/05/18Took the Privateer L'Alexandrine  
1780/12/01Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1781In Chesapeake operationsBWAS-1714
1781/06/09Took the Privateer General Washington  
1781/09/02Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Magicienne Off Boston 
1781/10/05Took the Privateer General Starke  
1781/10/31Took the Privateer Hyder Ali  
1781/12/21Took the Letter-of-Marque Brig Active Twenty five leagues from the Capes of Delaware 
1783/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1783/11fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1791Sheer hulk at ChathamBWAS-1714
1791Re-classed as a Other VesselsSheer Hulk  
1793/03fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £804.0.0dBWAS-1714
1797/01Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1797/04Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £5238.0.0dBWAS-1714
1800Receiving ship at FalmouthBWAS-1714
1800Re-classed as a Other VesselsReceiving Ship  
1802/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1805/12Re-classed as a Other VesselsPowder Depot  
1805/12fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1810/06/29Renamed TilburyBWAS-1714
1814/05Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
 
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Posted by Laura Wilkinson on Wednesday 18th of July 2012 10:04

Dear Sir,

One of your web pages there is the entire contents of Seaforth's Rif Winfield books on a public accessible database for anyone to see which is an infringement of copyright. The files need to be removed within a week or we’ll have to take legal advice.

Many thanks
Laura Wilkinson
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