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

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Dorsetshire	284
Nominal Guns	68	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.1.1754	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	22.6.1754	BWAS-1714
Named	19.6.1756	BWAS-1714
Launched	13.12.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.1.1758	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Burford Class	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Edward Allin (d.1795)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	3.1775	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck162' 0"Imperial Feet49.3776
Length of Keel134' 4 ⅝"Imperial Feet40.8591
Breadth44' 10"Imperial Feet13.4112
Depth in Hold19' 8"Imperial Feet5.8138
Burthen1,436 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.12.1757Broadside 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

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1758 - 21.2.1760CaptainPeter Denis (c.1713-1778) ADM 6/18/478BWAS-171421.2.1760 - 7.5.1763CaptainJohn Campbell (1719-1790) ADM 6/19/137ADM 6/1912.12.1763 - 12.12.1766CaptainRobert Hughes (c.1716-1774) ADM 6/19/554BWAS-171412.12.1766 - 16.9.1767CaptainJohn Hollwall (c.1723-1775) ADM 6/20/151BWAS-171416.9.1767 - 4.10.1769CaptainRobert Alexander Lambert (1732-1801) ADM 6/20/180BWAS-17144.10.1769 - 29.5.1771CaptainMichael Clements (1735-1797) ADM 6/20/256BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.3.1762 - 26.7.1762Fourth LieutenantGeorge Robertson (c.1739-1791) ADM 6/19/490
Issued by Charles Saunders (1713-1775)
Commission confirmed 3.5.1763ADM 6/1926.7.1762 - 7.5.1763Second LieutenantGeorge Robertson (c.1739-1791) ADM 6/19/490
Issued by Charles Saunders (1713-1775)
Commission confirmed 3.5.1763ADM 6/19

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
14.9.1758 - 4.5.1759Midshipman OrdinaryGeorge Stainforth (c.1741-1810) ADM 107/5/352ADM 107/51759 - 2.1760MidshipmanJohn Williamson (d.1798)ref:6765.5.1759 - 25.3.1760MidshipmanGeorge Stainforth (c.1741-1810) ADM 107/5/352ADM 107/5

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
12.2.1758 - 13.9.1758Captain's ServantGeorge Stainforth (c.1741-1810) ADM 107/5/352ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
1758Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
29.4.1758Action of 29 April 1758
29.5.1758Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Raisonnable (64)
12.6.1758Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £21693.19.2dBWAS-1714
12.6.1758Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6728.9.3dBWAS-1714
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
13.4.1760Sailed for LouisburgBWAS-1714
8.7.1760Action in Chaleur Bay
11.11.1761Took the Privateer Henri (12)
30.11.1761Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.5.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
12.1763Recommissioned as a guardship at Portsmouth, remained as such until 1771BWAS-1714
12.12.1763Refitted as a Third Rate Guardship BWAS-1714
1764Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
20.1.1764Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5908.19.6dBWAS-1714
11.1768fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3733.1.3dBWAS-1714
29.5.1771

Paid off

BWAS-1714
18.7.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
22.3.1775Broken up at Chatham for £427.1.1dBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

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