British Fifth Rate ship 'Thetis' (1747)

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Thetis

7126
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered19.6.1745BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down7.1745BWAS-1714
Launched15.4.1747BWAS-1714
First Commissioned11.11.1746BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLiverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 44-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Constructor
John OkillBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold9.6.1767BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 3"Imperial Feet38.4077 
Length of Keel103' 6"Imperial Feet31.4452 
Breadth36' 2"Imperial Feet10.9813 
Depth in Hold15' 10 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847 
Burthen720 10⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


15.4.1747Broadside 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

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.11.1746 - 5.7.1748Captain
John BarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1725-1754
ADM 6/17/172BWAS-171416.2.1757 - 28.12.1758Commander
John MoutrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1783
ADM 6/18/357BWAS-171428.12.1758 - 17.1.1763Captain
John MoutrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1783
ADM 6/19/461
Issued by
Thomas BrodrickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1759
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 24.1.1763BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.11.1746 - 20.3.1746/47First Lieutenant
James BrydgesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1752
Transfered ADM 6/17/172ADM 6/1717.11.1746 - 24.3.1746/47First Lieutenant
John PaineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/1717.11.1746 - 24.3.1746/47Second Lieutenant
Benjamin NeilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1758
ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/1724.3.1746/47 - 1.6.1748First Lieutenant
John PaineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
ADM 6/17/211ADM 6/1724.3.1746/47 - 2.1.1747/48Second Lieutenant
Benjamin NeilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1758
Transfered ADM 6/17/211ADM 6/171.6.1748 - 5.7.1748First Lieutenant
John AikenheadBritish
Service 1736-1760
ADM 3/17/360ADM 6/17

Service History


DateEventSource
7.1.1747/48Took the Privateer
Levant Galley (24) 1741
British 24 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:1846
11.1756Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1757Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
7.1757Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7137.15.10dBWAS-1714
18.12.1757Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1758Refitted as a 32 gun Fifth Rate Ship
17.7.1761Action of 17th July 1761
17.7.1761Took the Frigate
La Bouffonne (32) 1758-1761
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off CadizE-WIKI
9.6.1767Sold at Portsmouth for £365BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Magdalena de los Ríos on Tuesday 2nd of October 2018 13:19

I am looking for the data of the ship "N.S. of Guadalupe" (Thetis) that sank in Banco Chinchorro according to the General Archive of Simancas (AGS Marina, leg 510-B) but I can not find it in your database. Would you be so kind to help me. Thank you

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