British Sixth Rate ship 'Blandford' (1741)

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Blandford	3326
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.12.1740	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	3.12.1740	BWAS-1714
Launched	2.10.1741	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	1.10.1741
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 20-Gunner
Designed by	Surveyors The	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas West	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	12.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck109' 0"Imperial Feet33.2232
Length of Keel89' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet27.1336
Breadth30' 10 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold10' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen430 ⁴⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.10.1741Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

1745Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733140Design Complement

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1741 - 24.1.1742/43CaptainRobert Young (d.1754) ADM 6/16/463BWAS-171425.1.1742/43 - 7.10.1748CaptainEdward Dodd (d.1763) ADM 6/16/139BWAS-171412.5.1749 - 7.6.1751CaptainEdward Pratten (d.1763) ADM 6/17/463BWAS-17147.6.1751 - 8.6.1754CaptainVincent Pearce (d.1759) ADM 6/18/6BWAS-171430.1.1755 - 3.1757CaptainRichard Watkins (d.1770) ADM 6/18/126BWAS-17143.1757 - 26.12.1758CaptainPenhallow Cuming (c.1715-?)BWAS-171426.12.1758 - 14.1.1759CaptainJohn Lendrick (d.1780) ADM 6/19/15ADM 6/19

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.10.1741 - 12.5.1744LieutenantWilliam Slanning (d.1744)† ADM 6/15/463ADM 6/152.7.1746 - 21.11.1747LieutenantChristopher O'Brien (d.1771) ADM 6/17/122ADM 6/17

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
16.6.1742 - 9.10.1742Able SeamanCharles Claus (c.1720-1749) ADM 107/3/513ADM107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
2.10.1741building at Deptford at a cost of £3717.7.6dBWAS-1714
2.10.1741Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
8.12.1741Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £3067.18.5dBWAS-1714
1745Off LisbonBWAS-1714
28.10.1746Took the Privateer Le Saint-Pierre
24.1.1746/47Took the Privateer Xebec Le Brave (3) off Lisbon
27.2.1747/48Took the Privateer Le Piquenot off Lisbon
7.10.1748

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 106
1750Sailed to Cape VerdeBWAS-1714
1751Off the Irish coastBWAS-1714
8.6.1754Paid offADM 51
1.7.1754SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1754Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1.1755SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1755Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
30.6.1755Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
13.8.1755Taken by the French off Brest
20.9.1755ReleasedBWAS-1714
31.1.1756Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
25.3.1757Took the Privateer Le Triomphant
14.1.1759

Paid off at Plymouth

BWAS-1714
14.10.1759SurveyedBWAS-1714
25.10.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.11.1763Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
20.12.1763Sold at Plymouth for £305BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM107/3 Archive

ADM 106 Document

ADM 51 Archive

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