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Monck5439
Nominal Guns64B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Previously British third rate ship of the line 'Monck' (1660) B028
Ordered1700/10/10BWAS-1603
Acquired1701/12BWAS-1603
ShipyardRotherhithe BWAS-1603
ConstructorRobert Burchett BWAS-1603
CategoryFourth RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Wrecked1720/11/24BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck137' 6 ½"Imperial Feet41.9227
Length of Keel114' 3"Imperial Feet34.8234
Breadth36' 5 ½"Imperial Feet11.1125
Depth in Hold14' 5 ½"Imperial Feet4.4069
Burthen807 7394Tons BM 

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 366 Imperial Pound ( 165.981 kg) BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck24British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1701/12365BWAS-1603
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
17021705CaptainJames MighellsB051
17051706/02/27CaptainJoseph MooreBWAS-1603
17061710CaptainSalmon MorriceBWAS-1603
17111712CaptainGeorge CammockBWAS-1603
17131713CommodoreGeorge CammockBWAS-1603
1714/091716CaptainPhilip CavendishBWAS-1603
17191719CaptainRichard HughesBWAS-1603
17201720/11/24CaptainGeorge ClintonB051
Service History
DateEvent Source
1703Off Cape ClearBWAS-1603
1704/07/21Present at the Capture of Gibraltar 
1704/08/13Present at the Battle of Malaga 
1706In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1707Undergoing a refitBWAS-1603
1708In the Channel and North SeaBWAS-1603
1709In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1709/07/24Took the Privateer Conquérant  
1710In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1710/09/10Took the Privateer Saint François d'Assise  
1712/04/28Took the Privateer Salamandre off Cork 
1712/05/19Took the Privateer Comte de Giradin off Cork 
1712/06/19Took the Privateer Le Saint Louis de Beaulieu off Cork 
1713In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1714/09Commissioned as guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1603
1715In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1716In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1719Re-classed as a 50 gunner 
1720/11/24Bilged and wrecked off YarmouthBWAS-1603

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
17191719British Baltic Fleet 1719Sir John Norris
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IIIJohn CharnockBook
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IJohn CharnockBook
 
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