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

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Hampton Court	12044
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
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard	B028
Ship Class	1677 Programme - 3rd Rates
Constructor	Henry Johnson (2) (d.1718)	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
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 Commanding Officers

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

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1701/2 - 6.4.1707First LieutenantWilliam Holding ADM 6/6/133ADM 6/619.1.1701/2 - 27.7.1704Second LieutenantRobert Robinson ADM 6/6/136ADM 6/619.1.1701/2 - 12.4.1704Third LieutenantJames Collier (d.1707) ADM 6/6/135ADM 6/613.4.1704 - 26.3.1705Third LieutenantCharles Prescott ADM 6/8/162
Commission confirmed 10.3.1704/5ADM 6/828.7.1704 - 4.9.1706Second LieutenantThomas Jacobs (d.1748/49) ADM 6/8/107
Commission confirmed 28.10.1704ADM 6/829.8.1704 - 19.10.1705Third LieutenantCharles Purvis ADM 6/8/107
Commission confirmed 24.10.1704ADM 6/820.10.1705 - 8.1.1706/7Third LieutenantThomas Reynolds (d.1719/20) ADM 6/9/30
Commission confirmed 30.11.1706ADM 6/99.1.1706/7 - 2.5.1707Second LieutenantWilliam Miller (d.1749) ADM 6/9/39ADM 6/918.1.1706/7 - 16.3.1706/7Third LieutenantThomas Durell (d.1741) ADM 6/9/42ADM 6/920.3.1706/7 - 2.5.1707Third LieutenantWilliam Layton ADM 6/9/58ADM 6/97.4.1707 - 2.5.1707First LieutenantRobert Seppings ADM 6/9/60ADM 6/9

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
2.6.1705 - 25.1.1706/7Ordinary SeamanRupert Waring (d.1753) ADM 107/3/11ADM107/3

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

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B065Brian LaveryBook

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

ADM107/3 Archive

B051John CharnockDigital Book

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