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Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1746/03/04BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1746/03BWAS-1714
Named1747/04/30BWAS-1714
Launched1747/05/30BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLimehouse BWAS-1714
Ship Class1745 Establishment 44-GunnerBWAS-1714
ConstructorRobert Carter BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip BWAS-1714
Sold1802/02BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck133' 3"Imperial Feet40.6146
Length of Keel108' 9 ⅛"Imperial Feet33.1502
Breadth37' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet11.5506
Depth in Hold16' 0"Imperial Feet 
Burthen830 7594Tons BM 

Armament

1747/05/30Broadside Weight = 282 Imperial Pound ( 127.887 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
1762Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
1782Broadside Weight = 1238 Imperial Pound ( 561.433 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20British 68-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck22British 42-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck4British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1745280Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1747/051749CaptainPatrick BairdBWAS-1714
17491753/04CaptainGeorge Brydges RodneyBWAS-1714
1756/051757CaptainJoseph KnightBWAS-1714
17571760CaptainChristopher BassetBWAS-1714
17601760/12CaptainRichard GwynnBWAS-1714
17621762CaptainMark RobinsonBWAS-1714
1763/041766/10CaptainSir Walter StirlingBWAS-1714
1770/081771CaptainCharles FeildingBWAS-1714
17711774/09CaptainThomas CollingwoodBWAS-1714
1775/121780CaptainSir George CollierBWAS-1714
17801781CaptainJohn KendallBWAS-1714
1782/031783/03CaptainHenry TrollopeBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1747/05/30building at Limehouse at a cost of £10175.0.0dBWAS-1714
1747/05/30Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1747/06/24Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £4778.3.9dBWAS-1714
1748/01/23Took the Privateer Ship Le Comte de Noailles  
1749Off NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1753/04Paid offBWAS-1714
1755/08Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1756/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1756/07Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £7776.2.3dBWAS-1714
1756/10/23Took the Privateer Le Content in the North Sea 
1757/09/19Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1760In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1760Took the Privateer Le Victor  
1760/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1761/09Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1762/11Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £7603.19.6dBWAS-1714
1763/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1763/06/28Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1766/10Paid offBWAS-1714
1769/07Began great repair at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1770/08RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1770/10Completed great repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £14317.11.6dBWAS-1714
1771/12/29Sailed for the African coastBWAS-1714
1771/01/06Sailed for the African coastBWAS-1714
1772/12/04Sailed for the African coastBWAS-1714
1773/11/19Sailed for the African coastBWAS-1714
1774/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1775/09Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1775/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1776/01Commissioned as a troop shipBWAS-1714
1776/04Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £6276.3.0dBWAS-1714
1776/05/06Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1777/07/07Present at the Action of 1777-07-07 
1777/07/08Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Hancock  
1777/07/08Took the Sixth Rate Ship Fox  
1778/03/22Took the Privateer Hammond  
1778/06/07Took the Sixth Rate Frigate Fox  
1778/11/13Took the Privateer General Gates  
1779/05In Hampton RoadsBWAS-1714
1780/02Operations against SavannahBWAS-1714
1781Paid offBWAS-1714
1782/01/21Ordered to be refitted with an all carronade armamentBWAS-1714
1782/02Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1782/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1782/04Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6294.5.0dBWAS-1714
1782/09/04Took the Fifth Rate Frigate L'Hébé in the Channel 
1783/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1783/10Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1784Placed in ordinary at WoolwichBWAS-1714
1784/06Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £0.5.0dBWAS-1714
1802/02Sold at WoolwichBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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