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Nominal Guns24B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1708/07/26B028
Launched1709/09/10B028
How acquiredPurpose builtB028
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard B028
Designed byJoseph Allin B028
ConstructorJoseph Allin B028
CategoryOther VesselsB028
Ship TypeTransport B028
Sold1748/12/06B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck126' 2"Imperial Feet38.4556
Length of Keel105' 7"Imperial Feet32.1818
Breadth31' 2 ½"Imperial Feet9.5123
Depth in Hold13' 6 ½"Imperial Feet4.1275
Burthen546 9294Tons BM 

Armament

1709/09Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck24British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1709/0590BWAS-1603
173156as a hulkBWAS-1603
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1709/09/021711CaptainToby LisleBWAS-1603
1711UnknownCaptainGeorge RamsayBWAS-1603
1713/04/111716/08/09CaptainChristopher O'BrienBWAS-1603
1716/08/101718/04/16CaptainJohn StevensBWAS-1603
1718/04/171720CaptainFrancis KnightonBWAS-1603
1727/02/151728CaptainJohn TrevorBWAS-1603
Service History
DateEvent Source
1710Sailed to the MediterraenanBWAS-1714
1711To the Mediterranean at the end of the yearBWAS-1603
1713At Lisbon and Port MahonBWAS-1603
1718To the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1718/08/11Present at the Battle of Cape Passaro 
1727With Sir Charles Wager's fleet for the StraitsBWAS-1714
1728Paid offBWAS-1714
1730/11Began fitting at Deptford BWAS-1603
1731/02Re-classed as a UnratedHulk  
1731/02Completed fitting at Deptford at a cost of £164.10.1dBWAS-1603
1748/09/27Ordered to be used as a breakwater at Sheerness, but sold insteadBWAS-1714
1748/12/06Sold for £175BWAS-1603

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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