British Third Rate ship of the line 'Stirling Castle' (1775)

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Stirling Castle	359
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.10.1768	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	10.1769	BWAS-1714
Launched	28.6.1775	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	17.3.1777	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Worcester Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William Pownall	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	5.10.1780	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 2"Imperial Feet48.4641
Length of Keel130' 9"Imperial Feet39.6316
Breadth44' 6"Imperial Feet13.4493
Depth in Hold19' 2"Imperial Feet5.7968
Burthen1,377 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

28.6.1775Broadside 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1765500Design Complement

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1777 - 29.10.1778CaptainSir Charles Douglas (1^st Baronet Carr) (1726/27-1789) ADM 6/21/267BWAS-171430.10.1778 - 5.10.1780CaptainRobert Carkett (c.1719-1780)† ADM 6/21/467BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1775Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
15.8.1777Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £32150.9.9dBWAS-1714
15.8.1777Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4464.6.4dBWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
26.12.1778Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
21.12.1779Action of 1779-12-21
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
15.5.1780Action of March 15 1780
19.5.1780Action of March 19 1780
5.10.1780Wrecked in a hurricane on Silver Key Reef off San Domingo, only five survivorsBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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