British Third Rate ship of the line 'America' (1777)

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America	3030
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.6.1771	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	10.1771	BWAS-1714
Acquired	5.8.1777	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.12.1777	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Intrepid Class (1765)	B028
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Adam HayesBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1748-1785	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	1807	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 6"Imperial Feet48.4658
Length of Keel131' 0"Imperial Feet39.9288
Breadth44' 4"Imperial Feet13.4366
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Draught Aft16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Burthen1,369 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.8.1777Broadside Weight = 555 Imperial Pound ( 251.6925 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

5.8.1777Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.07 kg)E-WIKI
Quarterdeck10 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777500Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1777 - 5.4.1779Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/349BWAS-171426.12.1778 - 5.4.1779CaptainBWAS-17145.4.1779 - 5.5.1779Captain ADM 6/21/536ADM 6/215.5.1779 - 30.7.1783Captain ADM 6/21/549BWAS-171430.10.1790 - 1790Captain ADM 6/24/84ADM 6/246.5.1793 - 30.4.1794CaptainBWAS-17141.5.1794 - 19.8.1796CommodoreBWAS-17141796 - 1.1797CaptainBWAS-171410.1797 - 1799CaptainBWAS-17143.1800 - 31.12.1800CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1800Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.1.1778 - 30.7.1783First Lieutenant ADM 6/21/354ADM 10423.1.1778 - 15.4.1778Second Lieutenant ADM 6/21/356ADM 68.12.1779 - 9.1.1780Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/22/62ODNB30.10.1790 - 1790First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/84ADM 6/2430.10.1790 - 6.1.1790Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/84ADM 6/24

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1796 - 1798Midshipman

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
7.5.1793 - 12.2.1795Captain's ServantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
29.3.1778Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £32001.1.6dBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
26.12.1778Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
2.1780Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £7210.17.5dBWAS-1714
17.5.1780Sailed to North AmericaBWAS-1714
13.7.1780Arrived in North AmericaBWAS-1714
11.10.1780Took the Privateer
27.10.1780Took the Privateer
7.11.1780Took the Sloop
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
5.9.1781Battle of the Chesapeake
5.12.1781Arrived in the West IndiesBWAS-1714
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
21.7.1782Sailed to AmericaBWAS-1714
5.9.1782Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
24.10.1782Left New YorkBWAS-1714
1783Home from Jamaica and paid offBWAS-1714
3.1793Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1793Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5409.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.3.1795Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
17.8.1796Present at the surrender of the Dutch in Saldhana BayBWAS-1714
1.1797Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1797Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
10.1797RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1797Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £16050.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1798Took the Ship in the North Sea
1799in the HelderBWAS-1714
30.8.1799GroundedBWAS-1714
11.1799Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1800Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £11706.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1800Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1714
13.12.1800Stranded on Formingas RocksBWAS-1714
1801Salved and converted to a prison Ship at Port Royal, JamaicaBWAS-1714
1801Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
1804Lent ot the Transport BoardBWAS-1714

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 18th of June 2012 06:09

8 Mar 1795 Squadron under Commodore John Blankett in America 64 with Ruby 64, Statley 64 and Echo 16 sloop stops at Falmouth en route for the Red Sea, recommencing journey on the 12 Mar 1795

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