British Third Rate ship of the line 'Firm' (1702)

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Firm	14210
Nominal Guns	70	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Ferme' (1700) (66)
Captured	12.10.1702	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	14.10.1702	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1661
Designed by	Jacques-Luc Coulomb (1713-1791)	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Honoré Mallet	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Sold	12.11.1713	BWAS-1603
Becomes	Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Leferm' (1713) (70)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck156' 2"Imperial Feet47.5497
Length of Keel129' 0"Imperial Feet39.3192
Breadth43' 4"Imperial Feet13.1403
Depth in Hold17' 11"Imperial Feet5.1852
Burthen1,288 ⁴⁵⁄₉₄Tons 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1702440 BWAS-1603

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.10.1702 - 8.1.1702/3CaptainSalmon Morrice (d.1741) ADM 6/7/62
Commission confirmed 11.11.1702BWAS-16036.7.1703 - 27.10.1703CaptainJohn Maine ADM 6/8/5ADM 6/828.10.1703 - 26.2.1704/5CaptainBaron Wylde (d.1735) ADM 6/8/21BWAS-160325.4.1705 - 2.2.1710/11CaptainRupert Billingsley (d.1720) ADM 6/8/171BWAS-16033.2.1710/11 - 3.8.1711CaptainJohn Bennet (1670-1716/17) ADM 6/11/104BWAS-16034.8.1711 - 6.11.1711CaptainJohn Williams (d.1711)† ADM 6/11/154BWAS-16037.11.1711 - 20.3.1711/12CaptainMatthew Tate (d.1711/12)†BWAS-1603

17 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.7.1703 - 17.4.1706Second LieutenantJames Westcombe ADM 6/8/4ADM 6/812.7.1703 - 26.10.1703Third LieutenantThomas Whitney (d.1741) ADM 6/8/5ADM 6/827.10.1703 - 29.11.1704Second LieutenantThomas Whitney (d.1741) ADM 6/8/19ADM 6/827.10.1703 - 16.5.1705Third LieutenantJohn Toller (d.1747) ADM 6/8/19ADM 6/818.8.1704 - 9.1.1708/9First LieutenantNicholas Randall ADM 6/8/151
Commission confirmed 13.2.1704/5ADM 6/830.11.1704 - 24.9.1708Second LieutenantYard Eastley (d.1737) ADM 6/8/115ADM 6/817.5.1705 - 11.1.1705/6Third LieutenantGeorge Pomeroy ADM 6/8/179ADM 6/825.4.1706 - 27.9.1708Third LieutenantThomas Langstaffe (d.1742) ADM 6/9/63
Commission confirmed 25.4.1707ADM 6/928.9.1708 - 9.1.1708/9Second LieutenantThomas Langstaffe (d.1742) ADM 6/11/6
Commission confirmed 21.11.1709ADM 6/1128.9.1708 - 9.1.1708/9Third LieutenantJoseph Weld ADM 6/11/6
Commission confirmed 19.11.1709ADM 6/1110.1.1708/9 - 17.10.1710First LieutenantThomas Langstaffe (d.1742) ADM 6/11/6
Commission confirmed 21.11.1709ADM 6/1110.1.1708/9 - 29.12.1710Second LieutenantJoseph Weld ADM 6/11/6
Commission confirmed 19.11.1709ADM 6/1130.3.1709 - 16.6.1709Third LieutenantWalter Pope ADM 6/11/260
Commission confirmed 29.5.1713ADM 6/1117.6.1709 - 2.2.1710/11Third LieutenantThomas Gardner ADM 6/11/12
Commission confirmed 7.12.1709ADM 6/113.2.1710/11 - 9.9.1712First LieutenantJohn Smith ADM 6/11/104ADM 6/113.2.1710/11 - bef.9.9.1712Second LieutenantJasper Poynter (c.1656-?) ADM 6/11/106ADM 6/113.2.1710/11 - bef.9.9.1712Third LieutenantJohn Morris ADM 6/11/104ADM 6/11

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.8.1705 - 28.10.1706Volunteer-per-orderEdward Mathews ADM 107/2/267RNLPC29.10.1706 - 10.9.1709MidshipmanEdward Mathews ADM 107/2/267RNLPC

Service History

DateEventSource
14.10.1702Commissioned for the voyage to EnglandBWAS-1603
8.1.1702/3Paid offADM 51
29.1.1702/3RegisteredBWAS-1603
26.3.1703Established as a Third RateBWAS-1603
1704RecommissionedBWAS-1603
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1705In the Channel and Bay of BiscayBWAS-1603
1706Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1708In the ChannelBWAS-1603
5.1708Sailed to LisbonBWAS-1603
1709In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1711fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1603
9.9.1712Paid offADM 51
12.11.1713Sold to Russia for £625BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

ADM 51 Archive

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Firm
Ferme
Nominal Guns	70	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Ferme' (1700) (66)
Captured	12.10.1702	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	14.10.1702	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1661
Designed by	Jacques-Luc Coulomb (1713-1791)	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Honoré Mallet	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Sold	12.11.1713	BWAS-1603
Becomes	Russian Third Rate ship of the line 'Leferm' (1713) (70)