| Deptford | 3870 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 60 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1726/05/03 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1729/12/12 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Acquired | 1732/08/22 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1734/03 | ||
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | 1719 Establishment 60-Gunner | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1767/06/23 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 144' 0" | Imperial Feet | 43.8912 | Length of Keel | 117' 7" | Imperial Feet | 35.8394 | Breadth | 39' 0" | Imperial Feet | 11.8872 | Depth in Hold | 16' 5" | Imperial Feet | 5.0038 | Burthen | 951 27⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1732/08/22 | Broadside Weight = 435 Imperial Pound ( 197.2725 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 24 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| 1752/06 | Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1719 | 365 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1734/03 | 1734/04 | Captain | Thomas Davers | BWAS-1714 |
| 1734/04 | 1737 | Captain | James Cornwall | BWAS-1714 |
| 1738 | 1738/12/04 | Captain | Samuel Mead | BWAS-1714 |
| 1739 | 1739 | Captain | John Yeo | BWAS-1714 |
| 1740 | 1741 | Captain | Christopher Pocklington | BWAS-1714 |
| 1741 | 1743 | Captain | Savage Mostyn | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744 | 1744 | Captain | Edward Pratten | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744 | 1746/04/30 | Captain | Curtis Barnet† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1745 | 1746/04 | Captain | John Moore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1747/06 | 1750/04/15 | Captain | Thomas Lake† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1752/06 | 1755 | Captain | George Edgcumbe | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756 | 1756/09 | Captain | John Amherst | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/09 | 1757 | Captain | James Gilchrist | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/01 | 1760 | Captain | John Hollwall | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/09 | 1763 | Captain | Dudley Digges | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764 | 1764/05 | Captain | William Paston | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1752/06/03 | 1756/11/10 | Lieutenant | Thomas Bailie | W031 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1732/09/23 | Completed Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £12985.0.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1732/09/26 | Began Completed at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1735 | In the Tagus | BWAS-1714 |
| 1736/07 | Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1736/12 | Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £1523.16.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1738 | In home waters | BWAS-1714 |
| 1738/12/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1740 | Off Ushant | BWAS-1714 |
| 1740/05/23 | Took the Privateer San Sebastian y las Animas off Ushant | |
| 1740/10/26 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1741/03/04 | Present at the Operations against Cartagena | |
| 1742/09/28 | Took the Privateer Nuestra Señora del Carmen | |
| 1743 | Cruise to the Azores | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744 | In the Channel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744/04/30 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744/05/26 | Took the Privateer L'Aimable Maria | |
| 1745/01/24 | Present at the Straits of Banca | |
| 1746/04 | Returned home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1746/10 | Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1747/08 | Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £13410.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1747/11 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1748/07 | At Port St David | BWAS-1714 |
| 1750/10/10 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1751/01 | Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1752/06 | Re-classed as a 50 gun Fourth RateShip of the Line | |
| 1752/07 | Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £17872.2.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1752/09/05 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/05/20 | Present at the Battle of Minorca | |
| 1757/12 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/02 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £10995.10.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/06 | At St Malom then Cherbourg and St Cas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759 | In the Channel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759/07/03 | Present at the Bombardment of Le Havre | |
| 1759/07/03 | Took the Privateer Madame Barail | |
| 1759/07/03 | Took the Privateer Madame Durat | |
| 1761/06 | Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/09 | Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6511.13.3d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/11/28 | Sailed for Jamaica, performing a trial of John Harrison's Naval Chronometer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/06/06 | Present at the Operations against Havanna | |
| 1764/05 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/06/14 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/04/17 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |