| Burlington | 494 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 54 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1693/11/16 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Launched | 1695/09/16 | BWAS-1603 | |
| First Commissioned | 1696 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1603 | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall | B028 | |
| Ship Class | 1694 Programme 54-Gunner | B028 | |
| Constructor | Henry Johnson (2) | B028 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1603 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B028 | |
| Broken Up | 1733/08 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 131' 3" | Imperial Feet | 40.005 | Length of Keel | 109' 0" | Imperial Feet | 33.2232 | Breadth | 34' 3" | Imperial Feet | 10.4394 | Depth in Hold | 13' 7" | Imperial Feet | 4.1402 | Burthen | 680 12⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1695 | Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1693/11 | 280 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1696 | 1696 | Captain | William Kerr | BWAS-1603 |
| 1697 | 1697 | Captain | Robert Stevens | BWAS-1603 |
| 1701 | 1701 | Captain | Thomas Cleasbey | BWAS-1603 |
| 1702 | 1702 | Captain | Jasper Hicks | BWAS-1603 |
| 1704 | 1704 | Captain | Sir Francis Hosier | BWAS-1603 |
| 1707 | 1708 | Captain | Thomas Meade | BWAS-1603 |
| 1709 | 1710 | Captain | George Lumley | BWAS-1603 |
| 1711 | 1713 | Captain | William Clarke | BWAS-1603 |
| 1715 | 1717/09 | Captain | Jordan Sandys | BWAS-1603 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1696 | Sailed with a Portugese convoy | BWAS-1603 |
| 1696/07/19 | Took the Privateer La Bergère | |
| 1697 | Sailed with a convoy to Ostend | BWAS-1603 |
| 1701 | Off Dunkirk | BWAS-1603 |
| 1702 | Sailed for St Helena and the Cape of Good Hope | BWAS-1603 |
| 1704 | Sailed for St Helena and the Cape of Good Hope | BWAS-1603 |
| 1708 | Sailed to Virginia | BWAS-1603 |
| 1709 | Sailed to Barbados | BWAS-1603 |
| 1711 | Sailed to Barbados | BWAS-1603 |
| 1712 | Sailed home | BWAS-1603 |
| 1713 | Paid off | BWAS-1603 |
| 1713/02 | Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1603 |
| 1715 | Sailed for the Baltic | BWAS-1603 |
| 1715/04 | Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £7002.0.0d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1717/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1603 |
| 1733/05/22 | Ordered to be broken up and a new 60-gun ship built "in her room" | BWAS-1603 |
| 1733/08 | Broken up at Sheerness | BWAS-1603 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1715/07 | 1715/11 | British Baltic Fleet 1715 | Sir John Norris |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |