British Fifth Rate frigate 'Adventure' (1709)

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Adventure	2901
Nominal Guns	42	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.3.1707/8	BWAS-1603
Named	14.6.1709	BWAS-1603
Acquired	16.6.1709	B028
Shipyard	Sheerness - Kent	B028
Constructor	Jacob Ackworth (d.1748/49)	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up to Rebuild	11.1724	B028
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Adventure' (1726) (40)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664
Length of Keel97' 7 ½"Imperial Feet29.5783
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen531 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

16.6.1709Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1706190Design Complement

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.6.1709 - 17.11.1709CaptainWilliam Houlding (c.1672-1731) ADM 6/10/69BWAS-160318.11.1709 - 2.1.1714/15CaptainCaleb Wade (d.1732) ADM 6/11/5BWAS-16033.1.1714/15 - 25.7.1715CaptainCaleb Wade (d.1732) ADM 6/12/14ADM 6/1226.7.1715 - 10.1718CaptainThomas Reynolds (d.1719/20) ADM 6/12/47BWAS-160316.1.1719/20 - bef.11.1724CaptainThomas Davers (1689-1746) ADM 6/12/190BWAS-1603

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.6.1709 - 10.10.1709LieutenantWilliam Williamson ADM 6/10/69ADM 6/1011.10.1709 - 14.5.1711LieutenantJohn Denew (d.1738) ADM 6/10/93ADM 6/1015.5.1711 - 26.7.1715LieutenantSamuel Pitman (d.1728) ADM 6/11/137ADM 6/1127.7.1715 - 20.11.1715LieutenantGilbert Bury ADM 6/12/47ADM 6/1221.11.1715 - 30.4.1716First LieutenantHenry Huish (d.1751) ADM 6/12/57ADM 6/121.5.1716 - 16.3.1717/18First LieutenantGilbert Bury ADM 6/12/68ADM 6/121.5.1716 - 10.1718Second LieutenantMark Reynolds ADM 6/12/68ADM 6/1225.3.1718 - 19.5.1718First LieutenantRupert Waring (d.1753) ADM 6/12/204
Commission confirmed 30.5.1720ADM 6/1216.1.1719/20 - bef.11.1724First LieutenantJohn Guy (d.1729/30) ADM 6/12/190ADM 6/1216.1.1719/20 - 3.4.1720Second LieutenantWilliam Clarke ADM 6/12/190ADM 6/124.4.1720 - 8.3.1722/23Second LieutenantFletcher Cooper ADM 6/12/201ADM 6/124.4.1720 - 9.4.1723Third LieutenantWilliam Clarke ADM 6/12/201ADM 6/129.3.1722/23 - bef.11.1724Second LieutenantHarcourt Masters ADM 6/13/78
Commission confirmed 25.9.1724ADM 6/1310.4.1723 - bef.16.12.1723Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsGeorge Dundas (d.1732) ADM 6/13/73
Commission confirmed 3.7.1724ADM 6/1317.12.1723 - bef.11.1724Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Laws ADM 6/13/78
Commission confirmed 25.9.1724ADM 6/13

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
17.2.1715/16 - 7.4.1719Able SeamanHenry German ADM 107/3/121ADM107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1710Took the Privateer Triomphant
19.5.1710Took the Privateer Satyr
1711In Irish waters until 1712BWAS-1603
1714Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1.1715paid offBWAS-1603
3.1714/15Began small repair at Woolwich - London BWAS-1603
7.1715RecommissionedBWAS-1603
8.1715Completed small repair at Woolwich - London at a cost of £1993.1.4dBWAS-1603
1716Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1603
10.1718Sailed Home to pay offBWAS-1603
10.1718Began refitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
1719Recommissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1603
4.1719Completed refitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £6797.5.3dBWAS-1603
12.1721Paid offBWAS-1603
11.1724Docked at Plymouth to be broken up and rebuiltBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM107/3 Archive

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