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

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Marlborough	14713
Nominal Guns	80
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	The Royal Navy
Previously	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Marlborough' (1732) (90)
Ordered	1752/12/06
Keel Laid Down	1753/11
Launched	1756/06
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Blackwall
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Foundered	1762/11/29

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

1756/06Broadside 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

Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1756/06 - 1756/07CaptainWittewronge TaylorBWAS-17141756/07 - 1757/01CaptainWilliam HolburneBWAS-17141757/01/19 - 1759/05CaptainRobert FaulknorBWAS-17141759/05 - 1760/09CaptainJohn WellerBWAS-17141760/12 - 1762/03CaptainJohn HollwallBWAS-17141762/05/01 - 1762/11/29CaptainThomas BurnettBWAS-1714

Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1756/11 - 1757/01Rear-Admiral of the RedFrancis HolburneBWAS-17141757/01 - 1760Rear-Admiral of the WhiteThomas CotesBWAS-17141761Rear-Admiral of the BlueGeorge Brydges RodneyBWAS-1714

Petty Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1761/08/27 - 1762/11/29MidshipmanWilliam ForsterLPC

Service History

DateEventSource
1759/06At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1760/08Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1760/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1760/12Refitted as a 68 gun Third Rate
1761/03Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8885.18.5dBWAS-1714
1761/10/18Sailed for the Leeward islandsBWAS-1714
1762/06/06Operations against Havanna
1762/06/11Siege of El Morro
1762/11/29Foundered in the Atlantic on the voyage home, all crew savedBWAS-1714
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Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book
LPC	Lieutenant's Passing Certificate		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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