British Third Rate ship of the line 'Marlborough' (1756)

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Marlborough	14713
Nominal Guns	80
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Marlborough' (1732) (90)
Ordered	6.12.1752
Keel Laid Down	11.1753
Launched	6.1756
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Foundered	29.11.1762

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck164' 0"Imperial Feet49.9872
Length of Keel132' 5"Imperial Feet40.2376
Breadth47' 2"Imperial Feet14.3329
Depth in Hold18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,566 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.024

Armament

6.1756Broadside Weight = 770 Imperial Pound ( 349.195 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

1760Broadside Weight = 731 Imperial Pound ( 331.5085 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.6.1756 - 10.2.1757Captain William Holburne (c.1711-1760): on board from 5.7.1756 ADM 6/18/286BWAS-171419.1.1757 - 6.6.1758Captain Robert Faulknor (1721-1769) ADM 6/18/346BWAS-17146.6.1758 - 30.9.1760Captain John Weller (c.1717-1772) ADM 6/19/205
Issued by Thomas Coates (1712-1767), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Commission confirmed 30.10.1760BWAS-171421.4.1761 - 27.4.1762Captain John Hollwall (c.1723-1775) ADM 6/19/311BWAS-171427.4.1762 - 1.5.1762Captain Molyneaux Shuldham (1717-1798) ADM 6/19/404ADM 6/191.5.1762 - 29.11.1762Captain Thomas Burnett (1724-1783) ADM 6/19/472
Issued by George Pocock (1705/6-1792), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 17.3.1763BWAS-1714

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1756 - 1.1757Rear-Admiral of the Red Francis Holburne (1704-1771) ADM 107/3/53BWAS-17141.1757 - 1760Rear-Admiral of the White Thomas Coates (1712-1767)BWAS-171410.9.1761 - 1761Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792)BWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
27.8.1761 - 29.11.1762Midshipman William ForsterLPC

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1759At JamaicaBWAS-1714
8.1760Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
30.9.1760

Paid off

BWAS-1714
12.1760Refitted as a 68 gun Third Rate
3.1761Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £8885.18.5dBWAS-1714
18.10.1761Sailed for the Leeward islandsBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
11.6.1762Siege of El Morro
29.11.1762Foundered in the Atlantic on the voyage home, all crew savedBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/19 Archive

LPC Document

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 24th of January 2017 20:39

1 Jun 1762 Stirling Castle, Dragon, Marlborough and Cambridge sent by Ad Pocock to bombard the fortifications of Morro, Havana but their fire was ineffective and all vessels were badly damaged. NB not listed as being at the invasion of Cuba

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