British Sixth Rate ship 'Blandford' (1711)

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Blandford	3325
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1710/11	BWAS-1714
Launched	29.10.1711	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Gibraltar Group	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Foundered	28.3.1719	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512
Length of Keel76' 9"Imperial Feet23.2029
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen275 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.10.1711Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1710115Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.10.1711 - 16.6.1713CommanderMungo Herdman (d.1727/28) ADM 6/11/170BWAS-171417.6.1713 - 14.11.1714CaptainMungo Herdman (d.1727/28) ADM 6/11/263BWAS-171415.11.1714 - 1.6.1715CaptainAlexander Geddes (d.1750/51) ADM 6/14/172
Commission confirmed 6.3.1733/34BWAS-17142.6.1715 - 24.7.1715Captain and MasterEdward Whitworth (d.1721) ADM 6/12/43ADM 6/1225.7.1715 - 11.4.1717Captain and MasterCharles Boyle (d.1720) ADM 6/12/47BWAS-171412.4.1717 - 28.3.1719CaptainErasmus Phillips (d.1719)† ADM 6/12/97BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.10.1711 - 20.7.1714LieutenantJames Hutchinson (d.1733) ADM 6/11/171ADM 6/1127.7.1715 - 3.11.1716LieutenantWilliam Bridge (d.1744) ADM 6/12/47ADM 6/124.11.1716 - 2.5.1717LieutenantDandy Kidd (d.1740/41) ADM 6/12/82
Commission confirmed 6.12.1716ADM 6/123.5.1717 - 22.8.1717LieutenantCaesar Blount (d.1749) ADM 6/12/98ADM 6/1220.9.1717 - 16.1.1717/18LieutenantEdmund Williams (d.1751/52) ADM 6/12/103ADM 6/1217.1.1717/18 - 28.3.1719LieutenantThomas Mallon (d.1719)† ADM 6/12/110ADM 6/12

Service History

DateEventSource
21.12.1711RegisteredBWAS-1714
1713Sailed to the BalticBWAS-1714
1714Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1715In the BalticBWAS-1714
1716In the BalticBWAS-1714
3.1715/16Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1716Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1173.19.11dBWAS-1714
1717In the Channel and the North SeaBWAS-1714
23.3.1718/19Foundered with all hands in the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

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