British bomb vessel 'Basilisk' (1740)

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Basilisk	3245
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.3.1739/40	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	3.4.1740	BWAS-1714
Launched	30.8.1740	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Limehouse - London	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Basilisk Class
Constructor	Thomas Snelgrove	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel
Sold	14.8.1750	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 5"Imperial Feet27.8638
Length of Keel75' 3 ½"Imperial Feet22.8727
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold10' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen270 ⁶⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1740Broadside Weight = 23.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.6576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

8.1741Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
174060Design Complement

10 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.8.1740 - 23.11.1740CommanderSir William Hewett (4^th Baronet of Headley Hall) (d.1749) ADM 6/15/326ADM 6/1524.11.1740 - 8.1742CommanderJohn Peddie (d.1742)† ADM 6/15/360BWAS-17142.5.1743 - 23.6.1743CommanderEdward Falkingham (d.1783) ADM 6/16/497BWAS-171423.6.1743 - 29.7.1744CommanderPolycarpus Taylor (d.1780) ADM 6/17/469
Issued by Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Commission confirmed 9.6.1749BWAS-171426.3.1745 - 25.3.1746CommanderO'Brien Dudley (d.1759) ADM 6/17/228BWAS-171420.10.1746 - 1.3.1748/49CommanderWilliam Preston (c.1717-1756) ADM 6/17/165BWAS-17141.3.1748/49 - 8.6.1749CommanderWilliam Mantell (c.1714-1765) ADM 6/17/537
Issued by The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 22.11.1750ADM 6/178.6.1749 - 1.9.1749CommanderHenry Speke (c.1718-1760) ADM 6/17/520
Issued by The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 10.5.1750ADM 6/171.9.1749 - 16.1.1749/50CommanderAndrew Cockburne (c.1709-1768) ADM 6/18/4
Issued by The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 23.5.1751ADM 6/1816.1.1749/50 - 8.5.1750CommanderJames Gilchrist (d.1777) ADM 6/17/520
Issued by The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 11.5.1750ADM 6/17

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.11.1740 - 29.7.1744LieutenantJohn Saunders ADM 6/15/358ADM 6/15

Service History

DateEventSource
3.4.1740Began building at Limehouse - London BWAS-1714
30.8.1740Completed building at Limehouse - London at a cost of £5197.9.10dBWAS-1714
30.8.1740Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
30.10.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1741Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.1741Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £276.7.3dBWAS-1714
1742Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
3.1745/46Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
25.3.1746Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth ADM 106
6.1746Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1086.17.0dBWAS-1714
8.1747Began refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
9.1747Completed refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2302.16.5dBWAS-1714
11.1747Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
8.5.1750

Paid off

ADM 51
25.6.1750Surveyed on return form the East IndiesBWAS-1714
12.7.1750Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
14.8.1750Sold at Woolwich for £512BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 106 Document

ADM 51 Archive

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