British Third Rate ship of the line 'Burford' (1722)

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Burford

224
Nominal Guns70
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered12.3.1719/20
Launched19.7.1722
First Commissioned19.4.1726
How acquiredPurpose built
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford
Ship Class1719 Establishment 70-Gunner (1719)
Constructor
Richard StaceyBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1695-1742
CategoryThird Rate
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Broken Up1752

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248 
Length of Keel123' 2"Imperial Feet37.4926 
Breadth41' 10"Imperial Feet12.4968 
Depth in Hold17' 4"Imperial Feet5.1961 
Burthen1,146 48⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


19.7.1722Broadside Weight = 522 Imperial Pound ( 236.727 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1719440Design Complement

12 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1726 - 9.5.1728Captain
The Hon. Charles StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1736
ADM 6/14/111BWAS-17142.4.1729 - 15.12.1729Captain
Sir Chaloner OgleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1749
ADM 6/14/20BWAS-171428.1.1733/34 - 30.4.1737Captain
Philip VanbrughBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1753
ADM 6/14/160BWAS-171428.7.1738 - 9.7.1739Captain
Ellis BrandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1747
ADM 6/15/133BWAS-171410.7.1739 - 13.1.1740/41Captain
Thomas WatsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1744
Transfered ADM 6/15/198BWAS-17142.12.1741 - 2.11.1741Captain
Edmund StrangeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1715-1755
ADM 6/15/486BWAS-171414.1.1741/42 - 2.7.1742Captain
Thomas GriffinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1709-1762
ADM 6/16/33
Confirmed 23.3.1741/42ODNB3.7.1742 - 23.2.1742/43Captain
Franklyn LushingtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1735
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/16/72BWAS-171422.2.1742/43 - 18.4.1743Captain
Edward SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1743
†BWAS-17142.6.1743 - 31.7.1744Captain
Richard WatkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1770
Transfered ADM 6/16/206
Confirmed 8.8.1743BWAS-17141.8.1744 - 19.8.1744Captain
John BentleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
ADM 6/16/456BWAS-171419.8.1744 - 25.11.1748Captain
Edmund StrangeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1715-1755
ADM 6/17/434
Issued by
Thomas MathewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1749
, The Mediterranean Sea ADM 6/17

2 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1726 - 1727Vice-Admiral of the Blue
Edward HopsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1682-1730
ADM 107/1/257BWAS-171424.7.1739 - 1741Vice-Admiral of the Blue
Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1746
BWAS-1714

45 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1726 - 20.5.1728First Lieutenant
Alexander BarclayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1747
ADM 6/15/111ADM 6/1319.4.1726 - 7.10.1727Second Lieutenant
William DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1727
ADM 6/13/111ADM 6/1319.4.1726 - 7.10.1727Third Lieutenant
Roach FaulknorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1727
ADM 6/13/111ADM 6/1319.4.1726 - 27.5.1727Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
The Hon. John ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1757
ADM 6/15/111ODNB20.7.1726 - 6.12.1726Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Thomas LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1740
ADM 6/13/204
Confirmed 14.5.1728ADM 6/1317.5.1727 - 20.5.1728Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
William EllisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1743
ADM 6/13/203
Confirmed 1.5.1728ADM 6/138.10.1727 - 20.5.1728Second Lieutenant
Thomas LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1740
ADM 6/14/204
Confirmed 14.5.1728ADM 6/138.10.1727 - 20.5.1728Third Lieutenant
George PocockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1766
ADM 6/13/204ADM 6/132.4.1729 - 15.12.1729First Lieutenant
Humphrey HaycockeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1734
ADM 6/14/20ADM 6/142.4.1729 - 15.12.1729Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Charles WyndhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1747
ADM 6/14/20ADM 6/1411.4.1729 - 24.7.1729Second Lieutenant
William BoutflowerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1734
Transfered ADM 6/14/22ADM 6/1411.4.1729 - 15.12.1729Third Lieutenant
Edward ChalonerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1740
ADM 6/14/22ADM 6/1425.7.1729 - 15.12.1729Second Lieutenant
Scroop LyonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1735
ADM 6/14/33ADM 6/1428.1.1733/34 - 25.3.1734First Lieutenant
Gilbert WallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1738
ADM 6/14/160ADM 6/1428.1.1733/34 - 30.1.1733/34Second Lieutenant
Francis WithersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1746
ADM 6/14/160ADM 6/1431.1.1733/34 - 22.2.1733/34Third Lieutenant
Francis WithersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1746
Transfered ADM 6/14/162ADM 6/1423.2.1733/34 - 11.3.1733/34Third Lieutenant
Abraham GouldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1743
ADM 6/14/170ADM 6/1413.3.1733/34 - 20.5.1735Third Lieutenant
Edward SpraggeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1745
ADM 6/14/176ADM 6/1413.3.1733/34 - 19.5.1735Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Hugh ForbesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1748
ADM 6/14/175ADM 6/1426.3.1734 - 4.5.1735First Lieutenant
James FellowsBritish
Naval Sailor
ADM 6/14/171ADM 6/145.5.1735 - 19.5.1735First Lieutenant
William DandridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1744
Transfered ADM 6/14/212ADM 6/1420.5.1735 - 30.4.1737First Lieutenant
Abraham GouldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1743
ADM 6/15/212ADM 6/1420.5.1735 - 3.5.1737Second Lieutenant
Edward SpraggeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1745
ADM 6/15/212ADM 6/1420.5.1735 - 3.5.1737Third Lieutenant
Hugh ForbesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1748
ADM 6/15/212ADM 6/1420.5.1735 - 3.5.1737Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
James MackyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1744
ADM 6/15/212ADM 6/1428.7.1738 - 1.7.1739First Lieutenant
William ClarkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1743
Transfered ADM 6/15/133ADM 6/1528.7.1738 - 12.7.1739Second Lieutenant
John StringerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1747
ADM 6/15/133ADM 6/1528.7.1738 - 6.6.1739Third Lieutenant
Richard BullivantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1739
ADM 6/15/133ADM 6/1515.8.1738 - 29.12.1740First Lieutenant
Francis PercivalBritish
Naval Sailor
ADM 6/15/140ADM 6/157.6.1739 - 13.8.1739Third Lieutenant
Richard BullivantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1739
ADM 6/15/180ADM 6/157.6.1739 - 10.2.1739/40Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Henry WardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1757
ADM 6/15/180ADM 6/1513.7.1739 - 10.2.1739/40Second Lieutenant
Charles ColbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1763
ADM 6/15/202ADM 6/1511.2.1739/40 - 27.7.1740First Lieutenant
Daniel HoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1762
ADM 6/16/168
Confirmed 8.4.1743ADM 6/163.7.1742 - 20.11.1743First Lieutenant
Magnus GoddardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1739
ADM 6/16/72ADM 6/163.7.1742 - 20.11.1743Second Lieutenant
William MawmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1746
ADM 6/16/72ADM 6/163.7.1742 - 21.6.1743Third Lieutenant
George HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1745
ADM 6/16/72ADM 6/163.7.1742 - 15.12.1744Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Leighton MoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1745
ADM 6/16/72ADM 6/1621.11.1743 - 2.10.1744First Lieutenant
Richard DavisBritish
Naval Sailor
Transfered ADM 6/16/240ADM 6/1618.9.1744 - 16.12.1745Second Lieutenant
Thomas FraserBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1763
Transfered ADM 6/17/179
Issued by
William RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1763
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 8.12.1746ADM 6/172.8.1745 - 17.12.1745Third Lieutenant
George GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1795
ADM 6/17/400
Issued by
Henry MedleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1747
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.11.17483DECKS17.12.1745 - 3.9.1747Second Lieutenant
George GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1795
ADM 6/17/400
Issued by
Henry MedleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1747
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.11.1748ADM 6/173.9.1747 - 9.12.1747Second Lieutenant
William DumaresqueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1796
Transfered ADM 6/17/403
Issued by
The Hon. John ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1757
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 8.11.1748ADM 6/179.12.1747 - 9.1.1747/48Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
James HarmoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1763
ADM 6/17/401
Issued by
The Hon. John ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1757
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.11.1748ADM 6/179.1.1747/48 - 25.11.1748Third Lieutenant
James HarmoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1763
ADM 6/17/401
Issued by
The Hon. John ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1757
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.11.1748ADM 6/178.7.1748 - 15.11.1748Second Lieutenant
William YongeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1755
Transfered ADM 6/17/400
Issued by
The Hon. John ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1757

Confirmed 4.11.1748ADM 6/17

8 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
19.4.1726 - 20.5.1728Midshipman
John DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1784
ADM 107/3/196ADM 107/330.4.1727 - 20.5.1728Midshipman
Richard KingsleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1741
ADM 107/3/329ADM 107/319.5.1729 - 15.12.1729Midshipman
Peter RobertsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1747
ADM 107/3/299ADM 107/322.5.1735 - 30.4.1737Midshipman
Daniel RainierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1748
ADM 107/3/519ADM 107/35.1.1736/37 - 3.5.1737Midshipman
Edward CrickettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1769
ADM 107/3/362ADM 107/32.1740 - 25.8.1740Midshipman
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
ODNB15.3.1743/44 - 17.1.1744/45Midshipman
John BowerbankBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1763
Transfered ADM 107/4/216ADM 107/413.9.1744 - 12.7.1745Master's Mate
John GreenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1749
ADM 6/8/185ADM 6/86

3 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
7.4.1729 - 30.10.1729Able Seaman
John CouchmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1741
ADM 107/3/315ADM 107/311.5.1729 - 27.11.1729Able Seaman
Alexander GordonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1738
Transfered ADM 107/3/374ADM 107/331.10.1729 - 15.12.1729Ordinary Seaman
John CouchmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1741
ADM 107/3/315ADM 107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
11.1710Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.8.1722Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £13463.13.6dBWAS-1714
1726In the StraitsBWAS-1714
1727In the StraitsBWAS-1714
20.5.1728Paid offADM 33
1729Preparing for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
15.12.1729Paid offADM 33
1735In the TagusBWAS-1714
1736In the TagusBWAS-1714
3.5.1737

Paid off

ADM 33
6.1737Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1738Home watersBWAS-1714
6.1738Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8298.11.4dBWAS-1714
6.12.1738

Guardship at Chatham

BWAS-1714
6.1739fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
23.7.1739

Sailed for Finisterre and the West Indies

BWAS-1714
21.11.1739

Present at Porto Bello

BWAS-1714
21.11.1739Attack on Puerto Bello
3.1739/40Operations against CartagenaBWAS-1714
26.12.1741

Paid off

ADM 33
9.1742Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £17747.10.11dBWAS-1714
18.2.1742/43

Assault on La Guayra, losing 24 killed, 50 wounded and the Captain mortally wounded

BWAS-1714
4.1743At Porto CabelloBWAS-1714
8.1744In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1748Sailed home to pay offBWAS-1714
25.11.1748

Paid off

ADM 33
29.1.1748/49

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
18.9.1752

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
27.9.1752

Ordered to be broken up

BWAS-1714
10.1752Break up completed at Chatham DY for £235.8.0dBWAS-1714


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Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1734
 
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Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1746
 
 
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