British Third Rate ship of the line 'Burford' (1757)

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Burford	283
Nominal Guns	68	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.1.1754	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	30.10.1754	BWAS-1714
Named	13.6.1754	BWAS-1714
Launched	1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.4.1757	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Burford Class (1753)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John LockBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1740-1762	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	31.3.1785	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck162' 1"Imperial Feet49.378
Length of Keel134' 0"Imperial Feet40.8432
Breadth44' 8 ½"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold19' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet5.8103
Burthen1,424 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1757Broadside 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1753520Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1757 - 4.2.1758Captain ADM 6/18/378BWAS-17144.2.1758 - 6.5.1763Captain ADM 6/18/484BWAS-17146.5.1763 - 6.5.1766Captain ADM 6/19/493BWAS-17146.5.1766 - 3.3.1767Captain ADM 6/20/117BWAS-171416.5.1769 - 28.5.1770Captain ADM 6/20/236BWAS-171431.10.1776 - 4.5.1778Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/225BWAS-171422.5.1778 - 25.1.1779Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/413BWAS-171425.1.1779 - 20.7.1784Captain ADM 6/21/504BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1781 - 15.10.1781Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/235
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 28.7.1784ADM 6/23

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1.2.1780 - 1783Midshipmanref:616

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
5.2.1779 - 1.2.1780Able Seamanref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
15.7.1757Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £38118.8.0dBWAS-1714
5.9.1757Raid on Rochefort
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
12.11.1758Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1.1759At MartiniqueBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
2.1759At GuadeloupeBWAS-1714
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
1761At Belle IsleBWAS-1714
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
1762At Basque RoadsBWAS-1714
1763fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6398.9.5dBWAS-1714
5.1763Commissioned as a guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
4.1764fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.4.1764Sailed for the West Indies with troopsBWAS-1714
1765Guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
3.3.1767SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1768fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
11.1769Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.1770Paid offBWAS-1714
2.1772Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £11317.6.2dBWAS-1714
10.1776RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1778Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.1778RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1778Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £11393.9.7dBWAS-1714
7.3.1779Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
8.12.1780Destruction of shipping at MangaloreBWAS-1714
17.2.1782Battle of Sadras
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
20.6.17832nd Battle of Cuddalore
3.7.1784Arrived at Woolwich from the East IndiesBWAS-1714
31.3.1785Sold at Woolwich for £1,320BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/23 Archive

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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