British Third Rate ship of the line 'Monmouth' (1667)

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Monmouth	137
Nominal Guns	64	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.10.1664	BWAS-1603
Launched	3.1666/67	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1.3.1666/67
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard	B028
Constructor	Phineus Pett (1628-1678)	B065
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up to Rebuild	1699	B028
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Monmouth' (1700) (64)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel118' 9"Imperial Feet35.9791
Breadth36' 10"Imperial Feet10.9728
Depth in Hold15' 6"Imperial Feet4.6025
Burthen856Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB032
Length of Keel118' 9"Imperial Feet35.9791
Breadth37' 0"Imperial Feet11.2776
Depth in Hold15' 6"Imperial Feet4.6025
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen856Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck148' 5"Imperial Feet45.113
Length of Keel118' 9"Imperial Feet35.9791
Breadth36' 10"Imperial Feet10.9728
Depth in Hold15' 6"Imperial Feet4.6025
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen856 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1667Broadside Weight = 667 Imperial Pound ( 302.4845 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck22 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck28 British Culverin
Gun Deck14 British Demi-Culverin

1677Broadside Weight = 497.5 Imperial Pound ( 225.6166 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 British Saker
Roundhouse2 British 3-Pounder

1685Broadside Weight = 605 Imperial Pound ( 274.3675 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck26 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 3-Pounder

1694Broadside Weight = 306 Imperial Pound ( 138.771 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1667320 BWAS-1603
1677400 BWAS-1603
1689320Establishment for war at homeB032
1689400Establishment for war abroadB032

13 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1666/67 - 2.10.1667CaptainRobert Clarke (d.1669)BWAS-160318.10.1667 - 30.4.1669CaptainSir Thomas Allin (1612-1685)BWAS-160313.2.1671/72 - 16.7.1672CaptainRichard Beach (d.1692)BWAS-160318.7.1672 - 9.11.1672CaptainJohn Kempthorne (1651-1692)BWAS-160317.12.1672 - 25.10.1673CaptainRobert RobinsonB0517.1.1677/78 - 28.3.1678CaptainJohn Wetwang (d.1684)B05112.4.1678 - 25.7.1679CaptainSir Richard RoothB0511689 - 1690CaptainRichard DickensonBWAS-16031690 - 9.1690CaptainNehemiah Bourne (d.1691)BWAS-16039.1690 - 1692CaptainThomas Raines (d.1702)BWAS-16031692 - 1693CaptainSir Robert Robinson (d.1718/19)BWAS-16031693 - 1694CaptainPeter Pickard (d.1701/2)TRN223.12.1695 - 31.12.1697CaptainJohn Knapp ADM 6/3/105BWAS-1603

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1667LieutenantJohn KirkeB0511672LieutenantJohn Robinson (d.1690)B0511672 - 1673Second LieutenantSamuel WentworthB0511673First LieutenantSamuel WentworthB05126.12.1695 - 4.1.1696/97First LieutenantFrancis Jurin ADM 6/3/107ADM 6/326.12.1695 - 1696Second LieutenantHenry Fowlis (d.1704) ADM 6/3/107ADM 6/37.1.1696/97 - 27.10.1697First LieutenantHenry Fowlis (d.1704) ADM 6/4/59ADM 6/4

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.4.1684 - 23.4.1685Able SeamanJohn Scott (c.1648-?) ADM 107/1/35ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1667Completed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £7398.0.0dBWAS-1603
6.1667Completing at Chatham during the Dutch Raid on the MedwayBWAS-1603
1668In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1678In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1679In the ChannelBWAS-1603
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
17.6.1693Battle of Lagos
10.5.1694Present at the destruction of shipping in Betheaum BayBWAS-1603
1696In the ChannelBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B065Brian LaveryBook

B032E. H. H. ArchibaldBook

B051John CharnockDigital Book

TRN2William Laid ClowesDigital Book

B051John CharnockDigital Book

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Previous comments on this page

Posted by Frank Fox on Tuesday 25th of September 2018 16:22

If the will meant the yacht, it would have said "her Majestie's yacht Monmouth", so it meant the 3rd-rate. The Monmouth's muster books are in ADM 39, volumes 1979-1987 covering 1667-1686. Sir Rich. Haddock's genealogy in the Camden Miscellany Vol. 8, don't show a Thomas.

Posted by Cy on Thursday 20th of September 2018 14:56

At the National Archives in Kew, ADM 36 series

Posted by Colorado Ocean on Thursday 20th of September 2018 13:52

Where can the ship muster books be found?

Posted by Cy on Thursday 20th of September 2018 07:34

To find out which ship you would need to look at the ships muster books, if they still exist.
As to being a relative, who knows.

Posted by Colorado Ocean on Thursday 20th of September 2018 00:54

How may I determine whether Thomas Haddock, mariner aboard "her Majestie's ship Monmouth", who wrote his will on 6 Feb 1689-90 was on this ship or the other Monmouth, which was a yacht? His wife's name was Alice, no additional relatives mentioned.
Also, was Thomas related to Admiral Sir Richard Haddock?

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