British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1757)

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Pembroke
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	8.11.1752	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1.1753	BWAS-1714
Named	22.11.1752	BWAS-1714
Launched	2.6.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	23.3.1757	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Joseph AllinBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1718-1746	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas BucknallBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1728-1772	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	8.1793	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck156' 0"Imperial Feet47.5488
Length of Keel128' 7"Imperial Feet39.0208
Breadth42' 3 ½"Imperial Feet12.8143
Depth in Hold18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,222 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.6.1757Broadside 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

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.3.1757 - 14.5.1759Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/372BWAS-171415.5.1759 - 20.2.1764Captain ADM 6/19/270
Issued by
Confirmed 27.1.1760BWAS-171414.3.1769 - 7.8.1771Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/231BWAS-17147.8.1771 - 6.3.1772Captain ADM 6/20/437
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 3.4.1772ADM 6/2030.5.1776 - 18.11.1776LieutenantBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
14.3.1769 - 6.3.1772Commodore ADM 6/86/273BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1761 - 20.2.1764Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/289ADM 6/19

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.1757 - 10.1759MasterWCV

27 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1759Able Seamanref:12571759Able Seamanref:12571759Able Seamanref:12571759Able Seamanref:12571759Able Seamanref:12571759Able Seamanref:12571759Able Seamanref:12571759Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Able Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Ordinary Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Ordinary Seamanref:12571759 - 1760Ordinary Seamanref:1257

Service History

DateEventSource
18.6.1757Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £24734.10.4dBWAS-1714
23.2.1758Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
1759At QuebecBWAS-1714
1760In North AmericaBWAS-1714
30.3.1761Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1762At the blockade of Cap FrancoisBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
1763In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
20.2.1764

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.1766Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
4.1.1767SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.1768Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £17614.8.9dBWAS-1714
3.1769RecommissionedBWAS-1714
15.7.1769Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
6.3.1772

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1772SurveyedBWAS-1714
1776Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
3.1776Refitted as a Other Vessels Hulk
3.1776Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1776Recommissioned as a hospital ship at HalifaxBWAS-1714
7.1776Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
18.11.1776

Paid off

ADM 51
8.1793Broken up at HalifaxBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

WCVJohn Robson, Web Site

ref:1257Howard Millar Chapin, Book

ADM 51 Archive

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