British Third Rate ship of the line 'Lancaster' (1749)

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Lancaster	266
Nominal Guns	66	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Lancaster' (1722) (80)
Ordered	15.2.1742/43	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.2.1743/44	BWAS-1714
Launched	22.4.1749	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.2.1755	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1719 Establishment 80-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	10.8.1773	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck161' 0"Imperial Feet49.0728
Length of Keel130' 10"Imperial Feet39.624
Breadth46' 1"Imperial Feet14.025
Depth in Hold19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8025
Burthen1,477 ⁸⁵⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.023

Armament

4.1755Broadside Weight = 713 Imperial Pound ( 323.3455 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.2.1755 - 18.12.1755CaptainThe Hon. John Hamilton (1713/14-1755)† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/128BWAS-17141.1.1756 - 22.3.1756Captain John Amherst (1718-1778) ADM 6/18/224BWAS-171422.3.1756 - 31.7.1758Captain George Edgcumbe (1720-1795) ADM 6/18/245BWAS-171431.7.1758 - 19.8.1761Captain Robert Man (1721-1783) ADM 6/19/341
Issued by The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761), North America
Confirmed 11.8.1761ADM 6/192.1762 - 22.2.1762Captain Maurice Suckling (1726-1778)BWAS-171422.2.1762 - 13.1.1763Captain James Sayer (1721-1777) ADM 6/19/388BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1749Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £30963.19.7dBWAS-1714
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
28.5.1757Took the Ship La Saxonne (16) off Bordeaux
9.6.1757Took the Ship Le Comte de Gramont (36) off Bordeaux
8.1757Took the Sloop Le Merlin (10)
20.1.1758Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
1761Sailed homeBWAS-1714
8.1761Began Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
19.8.1761Paid offADM 51
5.9.1761SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1762Completed Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £15341.7.1dBWAS-1714
13.1.1763Paid offADM 51
1.2.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.8.1773Break up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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