British Sixth Rate ship 'Lowestoffe' (1742)

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Lowestoffe
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.8.1741	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	28.10.1741	BWAS-1714
Launched	8.7.1742	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.7.1742	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 20-Gunner (1741)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John BuxtonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	2.2.1748/49	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck112' 0 ½"Imperial Feet34.1503
Length of Keel92' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet28.048
Breadth32' 3 ½"Imperial Feet9.7663
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen512 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.7.1742Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

1745Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1741140Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1742 - 24.12.1744Captain ADM 6/16/72BWAS-171424.12.1744 - 20.11.1746Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/278
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 28.10.1747BWAS-171420.11.1746 - 8.11.1748Captain ADM 6/17/407
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 15.11.1748BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1742 - 22.11.1744Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/72ADM 6/1627.8.1743 - 5.3.1744/45Lieutenant Transfered ADM 3/17/357
Issued by
Confirmed 18.5.1748ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
8.7.1742building at Deptford - London at a cost of £3984.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.7.1742Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
16.8.1742Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3382.13.8dBWAS-1714
9.6.1744Took the Merchantman in the Mediterranean en route from Martinique
1745Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Ship
4.1.1744/45Took the Privateer
2.1746Took the Ship in the Mediterranean
9.1746In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
19.10.1746Took the Privateer
26.10.1746Took the Privateer
8.11.1748

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 106
30.11.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
31.12.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1.1748/49Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
2.2.1748/49Sold at Deptford for £302 and used as a privateerBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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