British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dunkirk' (1754)

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Dunkirk

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Nominal Guns60BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered10.4.1750BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1.4.1746BWAS-1714
Named22.11.1748BWAS-1714
Launched22.7.1754BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassDunkirk Class (1750)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Joseph AllinBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1700-1705
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Edward AllinBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1750-1767
BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up8.3.1792BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck153' 2"Imperial Feet46.6354 
Length of Keel127' 0"Imperial Feet38.7096 
Breadth42' 9 ½"Imperial Feet12.8143 
Depth in Hold18' 9"Imperial Feet5.515 
Burthen1,236 93⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


22.7.1754Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1745420Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
20.1.1755 - 13.6.1757Captain
Richard HoweBritish
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
TransferedODNB13.6.1757 - 11.4.1763Captain
Robert DigbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1805
ADM 6/18/409BWAS-171421.2.1769 - 21.11.1770Captain
Walter StirlingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1785
ADM 6/20/228BWAS-171421.11.1770 - 6.3.1772Captain
Stair DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1783
ADM 6/20/440
Issued by
George MackenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1779
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 21.4.1772BWAS-171413.7.1778 - 8.5.1779Captain
John ChapmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1784
ADM 6/21/434ADM 6/218.5.1779 - 28.4.1783Captain
John MilliganBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1783
ADM 6/21/553BWAS-1714

4 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
21.2.1769 - 26.5.1770Commodore
Arthur ForrestBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1744
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/233BWAS-17141.8.1770 - 6.3.1772Commodore
George MackenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1779
ADM 6/20/285BWAS-17147.1779 - 11.1779Rear-Admiral of the Red
Francis William DrakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1787
BWAS-17141782 - 28.4.1783Vice-Admiral of the Red
Lord Molyneaux Shuldham (Baron Shuldham)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1793
BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.11.1756 - 23.2.1757Third Lieutenant
Benjamin HulkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1757
ADM 6/18/326ADM 6/1823.2.1757 - 8.6.1757Third Lieutenant
John WillsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1782
Transfered ADM 6/18/351ADM 6/1817.3.1760 - 6.5.1760Second Lieutenant
Thomas MoriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1778
ADM 6/19/146ADM 6/196.5.1760 - 24.10.1761First Lieutenant
Thomas MoriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1778
Transfered ADM 6/19/164ADM 6/19

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1759 - 12.1760Midshipman
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
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1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
1758 - 26.4.1758Able Seaman
Caleb NibloroBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1758
ADM 36/4801/55ADM 36

Service History


DateEventSource
12.7.1750Re-orderedBWAS-1714
5.8.1754Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £20379.4.8dBWAS-1714
1.1755Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
2.1755Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6056.12.1dBWAS-1714
22.4.1755Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.6.1755Action of 6-8 June 1755
8.6.1755Took the Ship of the Line
L'Alcide (64) 1743-1755
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line

8.6.1755Took the Ship of the Line
Le Lys (64) 1746-1755
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
E-WIKI
11.1756In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1714
28.5.1757Took the Ship
La Saxonne (16) 1757-1757
French 16 Gun
Privateer Ship

9.6.1757Took the Ship
Le Comte de Gramont (36) 1750-1757
French 36 Gun
Privateer Ship
off Bordeaux
8.1757Took the Sloop
Le Merlin (10) 1757-1757
French 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop

9.1757Rochefort expeditionBWAS-1714
5.9.1757Raid on Rochefort
11.1757Took the Privateer
Le Prince de Soubise (14) 1757-1757
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Bordeaux
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
11.11.1758Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1714
29.12.1758Present at the capture of GoreeBWAS-1714
29.12.1758Capture of Goree
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
25.5.1760Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
11.4.1763

Returned home and paid off

ADM 33
1.1.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1768Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
2.1769RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1769Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £18854.15.1dBWAS-1714
6.6.1769Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.3.1772

Paid off

ADM 33
5.1772SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.1778Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1778RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1778Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5734.9.2dBWAS-1714
6.1779Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1779Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2121.10.7dBWAS-1714
12.1779Arrived in Plymouth for harbour serviceBWAS-1714
1782Flagship and receiving ship in PlymouthBWAS-1714
28.4.1783

Paid off

ADM 34
2.1784fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1785Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1785Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
28.10.1785Deleted from the listBWAS-1714
1.4.1791Recovered but not re-registered on the listBWAS-1714
8.3.1792Sold at Plymouth for £500BWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
27.4.1755-4.11.1755Fleet for North America
The Hon. Edward BoscawenBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Administrator
Marine
Service 1726-1759
 
16.10.1758-1.3.1759Expedition against Île de Gorée
Augustus KeppelBritish
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1743-1783
 

Notes on Ship


Original orderBWAS-1714
The Dunkirk was originally ordered on 20th April 1745 to the 1745 establishment draught, but not proceeded upon. A new order was given in 1750 to a lengthened draught.
 
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