British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hampton Court' (1701)

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Hampton Court
Nominal Guns	70	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hampton Court' (1678) (70)
Ordered	27.9.1699	BWAS-1603
Acquired	5.1701	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1702	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	1677 Programme - 3rd Rates	B028
Constructor	John Shish (d.1686)	B065
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	2.5.1707	B028
Becomes	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Hampton Court' (1707) (70)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen1,073Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck150' 6"Imperial Feet45.723
Length of Keel123' 10"Imperial Feet37.4904
Breadth40' 4 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Burthen1,073 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 459 Imperial Pound ( 208.1565 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 British 3-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.1.1701/2 - 8.1.1706/7Captain Charles Wager (1666-1743) ADM 6/6/130BWAS-16039.1.1706/7 - 2.5.1707Captain George Clements (d.1707)† ADM 6/9/39BWAS-1603

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1701/2 - 6.4.1707First Lieutenant William Holding ADM 6/6/133ADM 6/619.1.1701/2 - 27.7.1704Second Lieutenant Robert Robinson ADM 6/6/136ADM 6/619.1.1701/2 - 12.4.1704Third Lieutenant James Collier (c.1680-1707) ADM 6/6/135ADM 6/613.4.1704 - 26.3.1705Third Lieutenant Charles Prescott Transfered ADM 6/8/162
Confirmed 10.3.1704/5ADM 6/828.7.1704 - 4.9.1706Second Lieutenant Thomas Jacobs (c.1672-1748/49) Transfered ADM 6/8/107
Confirmed 28.10.1704ADM 6/829.8.1704 - 19.10.1705Third Lieutenant Charles Purvis ADM 6/8/107
Confirmed 24.10.1704ADM 6/820.10.1705 - 8.1.1706/7Third Lieutenant Thomas Reynolds (d.1719/20) Transfered ADM 6/9/30
Confirmed 30.11.1706ADM 6/99.1.1706/7 - 2.5.1707Second Lieutenant William Miller (d.1749) ADM 6/9/39ADM 6/918.1.1706/7 - 16.3.1706/7Third Lieutenant Thomas Durell (d.1741) Transfered ADM 6/9/42ADM 6/920.3.1706/7 - 2.5.1707Third Lieutenant William Layton ADM 6/9/58ADM 6/97.4.1707 - 2.5.1707First Lieutenant Robert Seppings ADM 6/9/60ADM 6/9

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
25.6.1703 - 4.2.1703/4Volunteer-per-order Edward Reddish (d.1736) Transfered ADM 107/2/203ADM 107/2

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
2.6.1705 - 25.1.1706/7Ordinary Seaman Rupert Waring (d.1753) Transfered ADM 107/3/11ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1.5.1707

Sailed from the Downs with a convoy of about forty merchantmen bound to the westward in company with the Royal Oak and the Grafton

B051
1.5.1707Action off Brighthelmstone

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