British Third Rate ship of the line 'Intrepid' (1770)

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Intrepid

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Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered16.11.1765BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1.1767BWAS-1714
Launched4.12.1770BWAS-1714
First Commissioned17.11.1770BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassIntrepid Class (1765)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1793
Constructor
William GrayBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1746-1775
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold1815BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 6"Imperial Feet48.4658 
Length of Keel131' 0"Imperial Feet39.9288 
Breadth44' 5"Imperial Feet13.443 
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912 
Draught Forward10' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Draught Aft16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022 
Burthen1,374 65⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.12.1770Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1793
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
1777500Design Complement

13 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
17.11.1770 - 17.6.1771Captain
Henry MartinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1780
ADM 6/20/315BWAS-171417.6.1771 - 22.4.1775Captain
James CranstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1783
ADM 6/20/381BWAS-171415.1.1779 - 17.4.1780Captain
The Hon. Henry St JohnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1778
† ADM 6/21/498BWAS-171418.4.1780 - 23.7.1780Captain
James FergusonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1793
ADM 6/22/263
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 22.3.1781BWAS-171423.7.1780 - 6.9.1782Captain
Anthony James Pye MolloyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1768-1794
ADM 6/22/351
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 17.10.1781BWAS-171420.2.1793 - 1.12.1796Captain
The Hon. Charles CarpenterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1802
ADM 6/24/211BWAS-17143.1797 - 11.1797Captain
Robert ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1797
BWAS-17143.1798 - 1802Captain
William HargoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1837
BWAS-17148.1805 - 1807Captain
The Hon. Philip WodehouseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1807
BWAS-17141807 - 10.1807Captain
John LaugharneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1816
BWAS-171410.1807 - 12.1808Captain
Richard WorsleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1837
BWAS-171412.1808 - 1809Captain
Warwick LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1810
BWAS-17141809 - 12.12.1809Captain
Christopher John Williams NeshamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1810
BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
21.11.1770 - 22.4.1775First Lieutenant
Edward ReddishBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1779
ADM 6/20/316ADM 6/201.4.1772 - 22.4.1775Third Lieutenant
St Alban RoyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1783
ADM 6/20/437ADM 6/2018.4.1782 - 6.9.1782Third Lieutenant
James CarpenterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1837
ADM 6/22/516
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 17.9.1782ADM 6/222.1793 - 12.1796Lieutenant
Thomas BrowneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1846
NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.3.1793 - 2.12.1796Master
John PikeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1803
ADM 29-14.4.1797 - 21.2.1798Master
Charles ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1799
ADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
9.5.1793 - 14.4.1803Volunteer
William BlightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1855
ref:10595.1797 - 1798Midshipman
William Henry BoyceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1813
NBD18493.3.1798 - 28.4.1798Midshipman
William Westcott DanielBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1814
NAO

Service History


DateEventSource
1771Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
31.1.1771Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £28281.9.9dBWAS-1714
10.1771fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1772fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5547.5.7dBWAS-1714
16.4.1772Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
22.4.1775

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1775fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1778Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1779Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £12550.6.3dBWAS-1714
5.1779Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
12.1779Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5071.2.4dBWAS-1714
30.1.1780Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
15.4.1780Took the Privateer
Providence 1780-1780
American Privateer Unknown

17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
15.5.1780Action of March 15 1780
19.5.1780Action of March 19 1780
14.6.1780Took the Privateer
Retaliation 1780-1780
American Privateer Unknown

13.9.1780Took the Privateer
Tracey 1780-1780
American Privateer Unknown

23.10.1780Took the Schooner
Greyhound (10) 1780-1780
American 10 Gun
Privateer Schooner

3.2.1781At St EustatiusBWAS-1714
29.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal
5.9.1781Battle of the Chesapeake
5.12.1781Arrived in the West IndiesBWAS-1714
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
5.1782Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.9.1782

Paid off

ADM 51
10.1783fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
20.5.1794Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1.1795Took the Privateer
La Perroux 1794-1795
French Privateer Unknown
in the West Indies
1.1795Took the Privateer
Le Républicain Pagest 1794-1795
French Privateer Unknown
in the West Indies
2.1795Took the Privateer
Le Sans Pareil 1794-1795
French Privateer Unknown
in the West Indies
29.2.1796Took the Corvette
La Perçante (20) 1795-1796
French 20 Gun
6th Rate Corvette
off Porto PlataBG
12.1796Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.12.1796

Paid off

ADM 51
3.1797RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1797Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £15239.0.0dBWAS-1714
17.6.1797Sailed with a convoy to the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
3.1798In the East IndiesBWAS-1714
10.1804Began repairs at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
7.1805Completed repairs at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £38215.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1805Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1805Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.1806At NaplesBWAS-1714
30.11.1807Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
24.12.1807Occupation of Madeira
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
2.1809Capture of MartiniqueBWAS-1714
12.12.1809Paid offADM 51
5.1810Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
5.1810fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
26.3.1828Sold to David Beatson for £3,030BWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
12.1807-12.1807Hood's fleet at Madeira
Lord Samuel Hood (1st Viscount Hood of Whitley)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1793
 
12.1807-12.1807Hood's fleet at Madeira
Lord Samuel Hood (1st Viscount Hood of Whitley)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1793
 
 
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