British Third Rate ship of the line 'Dragon' (1760)

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Dragon
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.12.1757	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	28.3.1758	BWAS-1714
Named	1.2.1758	BWAS-1714
Launched	4.3.1760	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	7.3.1760	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Bellona Class (1758)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1756	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Adam HayesBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1748-1785	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.6.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 0"Imperial Feet51.2064
Length of Keel137' 11"Imperial Feet41.7583
Breadth46' 11"Imperial Feet14.025
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166
Draught Forward12' 7"Imperial Feet3.7465
Draught Aft17' 11"Imperial Feet5.1852
Burthen1,614 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.3.1760Broadside 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
31.1.1758550Design Complement
10.178092as a receiving shipBWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.3.1760 - 15.12.1762Captain ADM 6/19/144BWAS-17146.5.1763 - 6.5.1766Captain ADM 6/19/493BWAS-17146.5.1766 - 21.3.1769Captain ADM 6/20/117BWAS-171421.3.1769 - 2.4.1770Captain ADM 6/20/233BWAS-171412.10.1780 - 21.3.1781Commander ADM 6/22/182ADM 6/2223.3.1781 - 6.7.1782Commander ADM 6/22/264BWAS-17149.7.1782 - 21.4.1783Commander ADM 6/22/493BWAS-1714

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
9.12.1780 - 12.12.1782Able SeamanADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
19.4.1760Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £38118.6.0dBWAS-1714
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
30.10.1761Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
10.2.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
24.2.1762As St LuciaBWAS-1714
24.2.1762Capture of Saint Lucia
4.1762Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
11.6.1762Siege of El Morro
11.1762fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
15.12.1762

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1763Recommissioned as guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
4.1769fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3671.17.10dBWAS-1714
21.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.4.1770

Paid off

BWAS-1714
9.1780Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
9.1780Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.1780RecommisisonedBWAS-1714
11.1780Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1065.3.1dBWAS-1714
21.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1.6.1784Sold at Portsmouth for £620BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 29/8 Archive

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