British Third Rate ship of the line 'Exeter' (1763)

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Exeter

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Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.1.1761BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down28.1.1761BWAS-1714
Launched26.7.1763BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1.1775BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham - Kent BWAS-1714
Designed by William BatelyBWAS-1714
Constructor William MartinBWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Burnt12.2.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck158' 9"Imperial Feet48.1623 
Length of Keel129' 9"Imperial Feet39.3271 
Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112 
Depth in Hold19' 1"Imperial Feet5.794 
Burthen1,340 911⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1.1775Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1763500EstablishmentBWAS-1714

9 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.1.1775 - 9.6.1778Captain Mathew Moore (d.1787) ADM 6/21/67BWAS-17149.6.1778 - 25.1.1779Captain John Neale Pleydell Nott (c.1732-1781) ADM 6/21/422BWAS-171425.1.1779 - 25.1.1780Captain Richard King (1730-1806) ADM 6/21/504BWAS-171425.1.1780 - 2.1.1782Captain Henry Ball (1754-1792) ADM 6/22/199
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 18.11.1780ADM 6/222.1.1782 - 12.1.1782Captain William Stevens (c.1736-1782) ADM 6/22/473
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 28.5.1782ADM 6/2212.1.1782 - 17.2.1782Captain Henry Reynolds (d.1782)† ADM 6/22/490
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 4.7.1782BWAS-17141.3.1782 - 1.5.1782Captain Charles Hughes ADM 6/23/259
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 31.12.1784BWAS-17141.5.1782 - 12.10.1782Captain Robert Montagu ADM 6/23/252
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 24.11.1784BWAS-171412.10.1782 - 12.2.1784Captain John Samuel Smith ADM 6/23/232
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 20.7.1784BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.1782 - 8.1782Commodore Richard King (1730-1806)BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
4.4.1781 - 12.2.1784Boatswain William CunninghamADM 29-1

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
25.1.1780 - 30.4.1782Captain's Clerk Richard King (1774-1834)NAO

Service History


DateEventSource
26.7.1763LaunchedB066
26.7.1763Completed at Chatham - Kent at a cost of £20576.13.10dBWAS-1714
8.10.1763Broke from her moorings in the Medway and ran ashoreBWAS-1714
11.1763Began repairs at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
19.11.1763Inspected at Chatham DockyardNNF-1715
3.1764Repairs completedB066
3.1764Completed repairs at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4740.10.2dBWAS-1714
7.1773Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1774Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.1774Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £11648.14.10dBWAS-1714
1.1775Commissioned for the first timeB066
4.1775Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3469.12.9dBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
11.1778Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1778Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3359.18.4dBWAS-1714
7.3.1779Sailed with Edward Hughes (1720-1794) squadron for the East IndiesNNF-1715
17.2.1782Battle of Sadras
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
1783coppering at Bombay Dockyard - Bombay BWAS-1714
20.6.17832nd Battle of Cuddalore
12.2.1784Burnt at the Cape of Good Hope "being in a very defective state"B066

 
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