| Devonshire | 7604 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 66 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Previously | British third rate ship of the line 'Devonshire' (1745) | BWAS-1714 | |
| Acquired | 1747/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1772/10/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 161' 2" | Imperial Feet | 49.1236 | Length of Keel | 130' 4" | Imperial Feet | 39.7256 | Breadth | 46' 0 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 14.0399 | Depth in Hold | 19' 4" | Imperial Feet | 5.8928 | Burthen | 1,470 88⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1747/04 | Broadside Weight = 713 Imperial Pound ( 323.3455 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| 1756/06 | Broadside Weight = 731 Imperial Pound ( 331.5085 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1747 | 520 | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1748/12 | 140 | As a guardship | BWAS-1714 |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1747/04 | 1747/06 | Rear-Admiral of the White | Peter Warren | BWAS-1714 |
| 1747/09/27 | 1747/11 | Rear-Admiral of the White | Edward Hawke | W031 |
| 1748 | 1748/12 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | Sir Peter Warren | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1747/04 | 1747/06 | Captain | Temple West | BWAS-1714 |
| 1747/06 | 1748 | Captain | John Moore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1748 | 1748/12 | Captain | Thomas Sturton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1748/12 | 1752/11 | Captain | Merrick de l'Angle | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/03 | 1757 | Captain | John Moore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757 | 1759 | Captain | Sir William Gordon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/03 | 1762/04 | Captain | George Darby | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/04 | 1762/07 | Captain | Samuel Marshall | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/07 | 1762/09 | Captain | Richard Carteret | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/09 | 1763/05 | Captain | Richard Bickerton | W031 |
| 1763/05 | 1763/03 | Captain | Matthew Barton | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1747/04 | 1747/07 | Lieutenant | John Lockhart Ross | W031 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1747/05/03 | Present at the 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre | |
| 1747/10/14 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre | |
| 1748/11/22 | Ordered reduced to a guardship | BWAS-1714 |
| 1748/12 | Guardship at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1752/11 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1753/07/05 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/01 | Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/06 | Re-classed as a 70 gun Third Rate | |
| 1756/06 | Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £28304.19.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/06/29 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/01/28 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759 | In operations against Quebec | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/04/25 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/12 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/01/07 | Arrived at Martinique | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/02/10 | Left Martinique | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/06 | Present at the operations against Havana | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |