| Assistance | 7468 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Previously | British fourth rate ship of the line 'Assistance' (1713) | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1720/01/27 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1721/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Acquired | 1725/11/25 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1726 | ||
| Shipyard | Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | 1719 Establishment 50-Gunner | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Hayward | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sunk as Breakwater | 1745/12/14 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 134' 0" | Imperial Feet | 40.8432 | Length of Keel | 109' 8" | Imperial Feet | 33.4264 | Breadth | 36' 1" | Imperial Feet | 10.9982 | Depth in Hold | 15' 2" | Imperial Feet | 4.6228 | Burthen | 750 17⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1726 | 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 | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1726 | 280 | Establishment | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1726 | 1726 | Captain | Nicholas Eaton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1726/03/31 | 1727 | Captain | George Proctor | BWAS-1714 |
| 1728 | 1728 | Captain | Thomas Graves | BWAS-1714 |
| 1738 | 1739/06 | Captain | Edmund Williams | BWAS-1714 |
| 1739/06 | 1740 | Captain | John Wynnell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1741 | 1741 | Captain | John Russell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1741 | 1742 | Captain | Roger Martin | BWAS-1714 |
| 1742/08/09 | 1745/09 | Captain | Smith Callis | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1726 | Commissioned for Wager's fleet in the Baltic | BWAS-1714 |
| 1726/03/09 | Completed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1726/03/09 | Completed at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1727 | With Wager's fleet in the Straits | BWAS-1714 |
| 1728 | Fitted as a guard ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 1728 | Guard ship at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1729 | Prepared for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1730 | Guard ship at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1732/05 | Started a small repair at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1732/06 | Completed small repair at a cost of £1,850.10.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1738 | Recommissioned for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1739 | In Home waters | BWAS-1714 |
| 1740/03 | With Haddock's fleet in the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1740/07 | With Norris's fleet until 1740/09 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1741 | With Norris's fleet | BWAS-1714 |
| 1742 | Commissioned for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1743/02/18 | At La Guayra | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744/04/16 | At Porto Bello | BWAS-1714 |
| 1744/04/24 | At Porto Bello | BWAS-1714 |
| 1745/06/04 | Took the Unrated Sloop Mediator | |
| 1745/09 | Home ot pay off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1745/12/14 | Sunk as a breakwater at Sheerness | BWAS-1714 |
| Notes on Ship | |
|---|---|
| Brian Lavery in the Ship of the Line Vol 1, gives an ordered date of 1720/03/27 | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |