British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prudent' (1768)

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Prudent	343
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.12.1761	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1765	BWAS-1714
Named	18.4.1763	BWAS-1714
Launched	28.9.1768	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	20.10.1770
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Europa Class
Designed by	William Bately	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William Gray (d.1775)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	11.3.1814	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Length of Keel130' 10"Imperial Feet39.624
Breadth44' 4"Imperial Feet13.4366
Depth in Hold19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8025
Burthen1,367 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1770Broadside 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

1794Broadside Weight = 678 Imperial Pound ( 307.473 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1.1762500Design Complement

9 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1770 - 30.11.1771CaptainAlexander Schomberg (c.1726-1804) ADM 6/20/303BWAS-171430.11.1771 - 7.7.1774CaptainJohn Clark (c.1712-1789) ADM 6/20/416BWAS-17147.7.1774 - 26.5.1775CaptainGideon Johnstone (1739-1788) ADM 6/21/100
Issued by Sir Robert Harland (1^st Baronet of Sproughton) (c.1715-1783)
Commission confirmed 30.6.1775ADM 6/217.6.1779 - 24.9.1781CaptainThomas Burnett (1724-1783) ADM 6/21/564BWAS-171424.9.1781 - 9.8.1783CaptainAndrew Barkley (c.1737-1790) ADM 107/23/142
Issued by Thomas Graves (1725-1802), North America
Commission confirmed 24.9.1783BWAS-17148.1794 - 1797LieutenantWilliam Maynard GrumlyBWAS-17146.1797 - 1798LieutenantJohn SimpsonBWAS-17141798 - 1800CaptainCharles Henry Lane (d.1807)BWAS-17149.1801 - 11.1801LieutenantWilliam SargentBWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
21.10.1798 - 20.9.1800MasterPeter Peterson (d.1815)ADM29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1772 - 26.5.1775MidshipmanPeter Aplin (1753-1817)ref:676

Service History

DateEventSource
1770Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
14.12.1770Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £27554.13.5dBWAS-1714
14.12.1770Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £4117.15.1dBWAS-1714
2.1772Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
4.1772Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5763.6.8dBWAS-1714
16.4.1772Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
26.5.1775

Paid off

BWAS-1714
3.1779Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
6.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1779Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £8535.1.4dBWAS-1714
9.1779Off the coast of ScotlandBWAS-1714
1.1780Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
3.1780Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £4293.1.1dBWAS-1714
13.5.1780Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
13.7.1780Arrived in North AmericaBWAS-1714
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
23.7.1781Took the Privateer La Boulogne (16)
20.12.1781Arrived in the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
15.2.1783Action of 15th February 1783
9.8.1783Paid offADM 51
12.1783Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1784Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
7.1794fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
8.1794Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
19.9.1800

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1802Refitted as a Unrated Powder Magazine

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM29-1 Document

ref:676 Web Site

ADM 51 Archive

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