| Sutherland | 584 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1740/04/28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1740/07/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1741/10/14 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1742/10 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Rotherhithe | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | 1733 Establishment 50-Gunner | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | James Taylor | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1770/06/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 134' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 108' 3" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 38' 6" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 15' 9" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 853 44⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1741/10/14 | 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 |
| 1733 | 300 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1757/06 | 1757/06 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Sir Charles Hardy | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1742/10 | 1747/09 | Captain | George Pocock | BWAS-1714 |
| 1747/09 | 1749 | Captain | Hugh Palliser | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/10 | 1758/05 | Captain | Edward Falkingham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/05 | 1760/04/03 | Captain | John Rous† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/04/04 | 1761 | Captain | Benjamin Clive | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761 | 1762/04 | Captain | Julian Legge | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/04 | 1763 | Captain | Michael Everitt | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1741/10/14 | Completed at Rotherhithe at a cost of £10449.5.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1741/10/14 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1742/01/13 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £5240.18.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1743 | To the Western Approaches | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744 | In the Channel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1745 | Sailed to Africa and then to Barbados | BWAS-1714 |
| 1746 | Sailed to the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1749/02/10 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1750/09/05 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1750/09/20 | The Admiralty ordered that she be repaired | BWAS-1714 |
| 1753/02 | Completed great repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £19091.9.11d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/03 | Began great repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/10 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/07 | Sailed to the Baltic with a convoy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/11/06 | Sailed to Virginia with a convoy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759 | At Quebec and then home at the end of the year | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/04/25 | Sailed to Quebec with a convoy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761 | In North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/06 | To the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/01/07 | Present at the Operations against Martinique | |
| 1762/04 | At Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/06/06 | Present at the Operations against Havanna | |
| 1763 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/03/23 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/02/17 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/04/27 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/05/02 | Ordered to be sold | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/06/05 | Sold for £600 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |