| Winchelsea | 6886 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1761/08/11 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1762/03/29 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1761/11/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1764/05/31 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1769/02 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Niger Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1814/11/03 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 125' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 103' 4" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 35' 2" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 12' 0" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 8' 5" | Imperial Feet | 2.5654 | Draught Aft | 14' 0" | Imperial Feet | 4.2672 | Burthen | 679 67⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1764/05/31 | Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 12 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1757 | 220 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1783/03 | 1785/12 | Vice-Admiral of the White | John Campbell | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1769/02 | 1771/06 | Captain | Samuel Granston Goodall | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/06 | 1775/06 | Captain | Thomas Wilkinson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/02 | 1778 | Captain | Nathaniel Bateman | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778 | 1779 | Captain | Sir Charles Saxton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03 | 1782/12 | Captain | John Borlase Warren | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/03 | 1785/12 | Captain | Thomas Farnham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786/03 | 1789/02 | Captain | Edward Pellew | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | 1791/09 | Commander | Charles Carpenter | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | 1793/11 | Captain | Richard Fisher | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/11 | 1794/11 | Captain | George Stewart | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/03 | 1801 | Commander | John Hatley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803 | 1805 | Lieutenant | Daniel Pope† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03 | 1805/03 | Lieutenant | John Eades Baker† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807 | 1807 | Lieutenant | William Cockraft | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808 | 1810 | Lieutenant | Thomas Spearing Osmer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810 | 1811 | Lieutenant | George Augustus Spearing | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/03/01 | 1812 | Captain | William Flint | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1770/11 | 1772/02 | Midshipman | James Saumarez | W031 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1764/05/31 | building at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £11515.18.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1769/05/14 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772/08/08 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/07 | fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £114.9.11d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/01 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/02 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/05 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £4418.1.1d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/05/28 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/09/24 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779 | Service in the Channel then paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/03 | Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/04 | Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £15041.1.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/06/30 | Took the Privateer Amazon | |
| 1782/07/20 | Took the Privateer Brig La Royale | |
| 1782/07/22 | Took the Privateer Ship La Caprice | |
| 1782/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/05/13 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/05/15 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/04/22 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/06/13 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/05/02 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1789/02 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1789/02 | Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/08 | Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £6831.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/09 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/03/07 | Sailed for Nova Scotia | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/11/24 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/11 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/12 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/03 | Re-classed as a UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1800/03 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9866.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/07 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803 | Convalescent ship at Sheerness | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/11 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807 | Re-classed as a UnratedHospital Ship | |
| 1808 | Convalescent ship at Sheerness | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812 | In ordinary at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814/11/03 | Sold at Sheerness for £1,760 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |