British Fifth Rate ship 'Southsea Castle' (1745)

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Southsea Castle
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.5.1744	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	29.5.1744	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.8.1745	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John OkillBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	1.10.1762	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 1"Imperial Feet38.4058
Length of Keel102' 3 ½"Imperial Feet31.1023
Breadth36' 2"Imperial Feet10.9813
Depth in Hold15' 5 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847
Burthen711 ⁶⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.8.1745Broadside Weight = 282 Imperial Pound ( 127.887 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1741250Design Complement
1.1760130 BWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.8.1745 - 2.2.1745/46Captain Transfered ADM 6/16/532BWAS-17143.2.1745/46 - 8.12.1746Captain ADM 6/17/53BWAS-17149.12.1746 - 7.10.1748Captain ADM 6/17/179BWAS-171413.12.1759 - 27.11.1760Commander ADM 6/19/118BWAS-171427.11.1760 - 1.2.1761Commander ADM 6/20/93
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 14.10.1765ADM 6/201.2.1761 - 6.6.1761Commander ADM 6/20/47
Issued by
Confirmed 27.8.1764ADM 6/206.6.1761 - 24.8.1761Commander ADM 6/20/48
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 30.8.1764ADM 6/2024.8.1761 - 1.8.1762Commander Transfered ADM 6/20/43
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 9.8.1764ADM 6/2025.8.1762 - 1.10.1762Commander ADM 6/19/489
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 28.4.1763BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.7.1745 - 23.8.1745Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/511ADM 6/1624.8.1745 - 19.3.1745/46First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/532ADM 6/1624.8.1745 - 4.10.1745Second Lieutenant† Discharged Dead ADM 6/16/532ADM 6/1622.11.1745 - 19.3.1745/46Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/25ADM 6/1720.3.1745/46 - 7.10.1748First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/75ADM 6/1720.3.1745/46 - 7.10.1748Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/75ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
9.3.1745/46Completed at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
17.6.1746Took the Privateer
13.4.1747Took the Privateer BG
1748In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.10.1748

Paid off

ADM 106
9.1759Refitted as a 28 gun Unrated Storeship
9.1759Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.1759RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1760Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8872.0.3dBWAS-1714
6.3.1760Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Manilla operations
24.9.1762Battle of Manilla
1.10.1762Wrecked off ManillaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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