British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dartmouth' (1741)

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Dartmouth
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	8.10.1736	BWAS-1603
Keel Laid Down	19.10.1736	BWAS-1603
Acquired	22.4.1741	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	25.3.1741	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 50-Gunner (1733)
Constructor	John HaywardBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1701-1742	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	7.10.1747	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 0"Imperial Feet40.8432
Length of Keel108' 2"Imperial Feet32.9248
Breadth38' 7"Imperial Feet11.6046
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Burthen856 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.4.1741Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733300Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.3.1741 - 15.4.1741Captain ADM 6/15/403ADM 6/1516.4.1741 - 3.6.1743Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/411BWAS-17143.6.1743 - 8.11.1744Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/405
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 11.11.1748BWAS-17148.11.1744 - 24.12.1744Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/278
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Confirmed 28.10.1747ADM 6/1724.12.1744 - 28.12.1745Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/164
Confirmed 18.10.1746BWAS-171429.12.1745 - 7.10.1747CaptainBWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.3.1741 - 17.4.1741Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/404ADM 6/1518.4.1741 - 2.6.1743Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/412ADM 6/153.6.1743 - 4.11.1743Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/17/57
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Confirmed 6.2.1745/46ADM 6/1715.3.1743/44 - 7.10.1747Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/227
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Confirmed 20.5.1747ADM 6/1729.4.1744 - 22.12.1746Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/57
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Confirmed 6.2.1745/46ADM 6/172.11.1746 - 7.10.1747First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/227
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Confirmed 19.5.1747ADM 6/17

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
15.5.1741 - 4.7.1744Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/545ADM 107/319.1.1744/45 - 13.8.1745Midshipman Transfered ADM 6/86/212ADM 6/86

Service History

DateEventSource
25.6.1741Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £18835.19.10dBWAS-1714
6.10.1747Capture of the Glorioso

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/86 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Albert Parker on Tuesday 26th of November 2019 07:00

"Sunk in action" is an understatement--she blew up, with the loss of all but a lieutenant and a few hands. The surviving lieutenant was approached by the gunner, asking the whereabouts of the captain. When the lieutenant asked what was the matter, the gunner said, "Oh, Sir, the magazine ... **KABOOM!!** Probably, an accident in the light room, where lanterns were lit on the opposite side of a glass window from the filling room (where cartridges were filled from with loose powder), started a fire that the seaman detailed to tend the lanterns could not extinguish, and the gunner (whose normal station was in the filling room) was seeking the captain to inform him of that; but the flames reached the powder before he got that far.

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