British Third Rate ship of the line 'Mars' (1759)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Added
Jean-Charles de BombellesFrench
Marine
Update
Le Danube (34) 1761-1785
French 34 Gun
5th Rate Flûte
Update
Chevalier François-Joseph-Hippolyte Bidé de MaurvilleFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1782
Update
La Terpsichore (60) 1828-1839
French 60 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
Update
La Terpsichore (44) 1812-1814
French 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Update
La Terpsichore (30) 1763-1784
French 30 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Update
La Terpsichore (28) 1758-1760
French 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
Update
Le Comte de Menou (14) 1771-1780
French 14 Gun
Unrated Flûte
1775 Renamed "Courtier"
Update
La Sirène (10) 1770-1776
French 10 Gun
Unrated Corvette
Update
L'Atalante (32) 1741-1760
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
See more...

Recent Comments

Jeremiah BealeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1810
Robert Giffard LeaverBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1795
Success (32) 1781-1801
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1781)
Morgiana (16) 1800-1811
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1800)
Morgiana (16) 1800-1811
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1800)
Le Dix Août (12) 1798-1798
French 12 Gun
Privateer Brig
(1798)
Powerful (74) 1783-1812
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1783)
Peter StuyvesantCourland
Naval Sailor
John FawlerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1724-1747
L'Industrie 1703-1703
French Privateer Pinnace
(1703)
See more...

Mars
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.10.1755	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.5.1756	BWAS-1714
Named	13.4.1756	BWAS-1714
Launched	15.3.1759	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	16.3.1759	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Dublin Class (1755)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1756	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William PownallBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	17.8.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck165' 6"Imperial Feet50.2943
Length of Keel134' 4"Imperial Feet40.8462
Breadth46' 8"Imperial Feet14.0547
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166
Burthen1,566 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1759Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.8.1755550Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.3.1759 - 11.11.1761Captain ADM 6/19/45BWAS-171411.11.1761 - 25.8.1762Captain ADM 6/19/362BWAS-171425.8.1762 - 25.10.1763Captain ADM 6/19/433BWAS-171419.1.1775 - 5.2.1778Captain ADM 6/21/67BWAS-171417.7.1778 - 11.1778Lieutenant ADM 6/21/435BWAS-171427.11.1780 - 1782LieutenantBWAS-17141782 - 4.1783LieutenantBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
25.8.1762 - 25.10.1763Commodore ADM 6/19/432BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
23.3.1759 - 10.7.1761First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/48ODNB

Service History

DateEventSource
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
8.5.1760Took the Privateer
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
13.8.1761Took the Privateer
13.8.1761Took the Privateer
11.9.1762Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
17.9.1762Took the Privateer
25.10.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.1765Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1765Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4506.5.9dBWAS-1714
13.7.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1772Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1.1775Recommissioned as a guardship at ChathamBWAS-1714
7.1775Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £33916.0.2dBWAS-1714
2.1777fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3194.12.7dBWAS-1714
5.2.1778

Laid up at Portsmouth

BWAS-1714
7.1778Commissioned as a prison shipBWAS-1714
7.1778Refitted as an unarmed Unrated Prison ShipBWAS-1714
11.1778Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1780fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1781Recommissioned as a Hospital ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1781Refitted as an unarmed Unrated Hospital ShipBWAS-1714
4.1783Paid off at ChathamBWAS-1714
17.8.1784Sold at Chatham for £650BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Thursday 2nd of December 2021 22:01	Alan Beale	Jeremiah BealeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1810
Wednesday 1st of December 2021 22:08	John Nicklin	Robert Giffard LeaverBritish Naval Sailor Service 1784-1795
Saturday 27th of November 2021 19:15	Tim Oakley	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Success' (1781) (32) 1781-1801 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Thursday 25th of November 2021 18:03	Tim Oakley	British sloop 'Morgiana' (1800) (16) 1800-1811 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Thursday 25th of November 2021 16:12	Tim Oakley	British sloop 'Morgiana' (1800) (16) 1800-1811 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop

GDPR Statement