| Romney | 618 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1759/07/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1759/10/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1760/11 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1762/07/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1762/08 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Joseph Harris | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Wrecked | 1804/11/19 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 146' 0" | Imperial Feet | 44.5008 | Length of Keel | 120' 10" | Imperial Feet | 36.83 | Breadth | 40' 0" | Imperial Feet | 12.192 | Depth in Hold | 17' 2" | Imperial Feet | 5.2324 | Burthen | 1,028 34⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1762/07/08 | Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1745 | 350 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1763/06 | 1766/10 | Rear-Admiral of the White | Alexander Colvill | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/03 | 1771/03 | Commodore | Samuel Hood | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/04 | 1776/04 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Robert Duff | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/04 | 1777 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | John Montagu | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/04 | 1779/05 | Commodore | George Johnston | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/05 | 1779/12 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Sir John Lockhart Ross | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/12 | 1781/11 | Commodore | George Johnston | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03 | 1783/01 | Commodore | John Eliot | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/03 | 1793/03 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Samuel Granston Goodall | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/06 | 1797/06 | Vice-Admiral of the White | Sir James Wallace | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/06 | 1798/03 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | William Waldegrave | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795 | 1797/04 | First Lieutenant | John Ayscough | NBD1849 |
| 1797/04/03 | 1801/05/16 | Lieutenant | Walter Boswell | NBD1849 |
| 1799/12/16 | 1801/06/27 | Lieutenant | Henry Baugh | NBD1849 |
| 1802/04/29 | 1804/11 | Lieutenant | Dyer Bond | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797 | 1802/10 | Midshipman | Samuel Allen | NL1865 |
| 1801 | 1803 | Midshipman | William Henry Shirreff | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/03/10 | 1800/08 | Boy | Andrew O'Brien | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1762/07/08 | building at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £26492.17.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/06 | Recommissioned as a flagship for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1766/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/03 | Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/04 | Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3799.2.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767/05/20 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/03 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/09/12 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/05 | Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/05 | Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £19614.18.7d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/06/09 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/04/14 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/04/28 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/04 | Began coppering at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/05 | Completed coppering at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £4650.19.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/09 | Sailed to the relief of Guernsey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/10/31 | Sailed for the Lisbon station | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/11/11 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Santa Margarita | |
| 1780/07/06 | Took the Unrated Corvette Perle | |
| 1780/07/03 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Artois | |
| 1780/07/03 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate L'Artois | |
| 1781/03/13 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/04/16 | Present at the Battle of Port Praya | |
| 1781/07/21 | Present at the Attack in Saldanha Bay | |
| 1781/11 | Returned home and paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/10/17 | Took the Privateer Le Comte de Bois-Goslin off Ushant | |
| 1783/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/04 | Began great repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/05 | Completed great repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £31375.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/06/18 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793 | At Toulon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/06/17 | ||
| 1794/06/17 | Action vs Sibylle - Capture of the Sibylle | |
| 1794/06/17 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Sibylle at Miconi in the Mediterranean | |
| 1795/06/18 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/05/24 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/04/28 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/08 | In the Helder | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803 | Operations on teh African coast and in the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/04 | Returned to Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/06 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/08 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £7847.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/11/19 | Wrecked on the Haak Sand off the Texel | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NL1865 | The Navy List 1865 | The Admiralty | Digital Book |