| Antelope | 7460 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1738/01/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1738/09/28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Acquired | 1742/01/27 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | 1733 Establishment 50-Gunner | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Hayward | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1783/10/30 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 134' 3" | Imperial Feet | 40.9194 | Length of Keel | 108' 8" | Imperial Feet | 33.1216 | Breadth | 38' 7" | Imperial Feet | 11.7602 | Depth in Hold | 15' 9" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 860 44⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1742/01/27 | Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| 1755 | 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 |
| 1733 | 300 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1769/02 | 1771/02 | Commodore | John Byron | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/01/31 | 1775 | Rear-Admiral of the White | Clark Gayton | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1742/02 | 1744 | Captain | Robert Maynard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1745 | 1745/09 | Captain | Arthur Scott | BWAS-1714 |
| 1745/09 | 1746/02/06 | Captain | Giles Richard Vanbrugh† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1746/02/06 | 1748 | Captain | John Bowdler | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/05 | 1756 | Captain | Clark Gayton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756 | 1757/04 | Captain | Thomas Saumarez | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/04 | 1757/07 | Captain | Alexander Arthur Hood | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/07 | 1758 | Captain | Thomas Saumarez | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759 | 1761/05/14 | Captain | James Webb† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/05/15 | 1764/06 | Captain | Thomas Graves | BWAS-1714 |
| 1769/02 | 1771/02 | Captain | George Gayton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/01/31 | 1775 | Captain | Archibald Dickson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775 | 1778 | Captain | William Judd | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1742/02 | Commissioned for the Bay of Biscay | BWAS-1714 |
| 1742/05/16 | Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £19977.16.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1743 | In the Soundings | BWAS-1714 |
| 1743/09 | Off Portugal | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1748/11 | Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1748/11/28 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1750/02/07 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1750/09 | Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £8357.8.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1754/02 | Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1754/03 | Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £507.7.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/06/16 | Left for the Mediterranean carrying orders for the supersession of the Admiral Byng and Rear-Admiral West. | TRN3 |
| 1756/07/03 | Arrived at Gibraltar | TRN3 |
| 1756/07/09 | Left Gibraltar carrying Admiral John Byng as a prisoner | TRN3 |
| 1756/07/26 | Arrived at Spithead | TRN3 |
| 1757/05/14 | Action vs Aquilon - L'Aquilon vs Antelope | |
| 1757/05/24 | Took the Privateer L'Heureuse Union | |
| 1757/11/03 | Took the Privateer Le Moras | |
| 1758/04/11 | Took the Privateer La Marguerite | |
| 1758/10/31 | Action vs Belliqueux - Antelope vs Belliqueux | |
| 1758/10/31 | Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Belliqueux | |
| 1759 | Present at the Blockade of Dunkirk 1759 | |
| 1759/05/10 | Sailed with a Newfoundland convoy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759/07/26 | Took the Privateer Le Hobereau Mandal, Norway | |
| 1760 | Took the Privateer La Villegenie | |
| 1762/06/05 | Sailed with a Newfoundland convoy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/11/29 | Rescued the crew of the sinking Marlborough in the North Atlantic | TRN3 |
| 1763/05/15 | Sailed for fishery protection duty | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1764/08/22 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/06 | Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1769/02 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1769/03 | Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £12372.8.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1769/06/04 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/05/17 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/02 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/12/06 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/07 | Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/08 | Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £1292.16.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/05/04 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/03 | Sailed for home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/10/30 | Sold at Woolwich for £530 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| TRN3 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol III | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |