British Sixth Rate ship 'Deal Castle' (1756)

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Deal Castle

3832
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.10.1754BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down9.1.1755BWAS-1714
Named26.11.1754BWAS-1714
Launched20.1.1756BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSquirrel Class
ConstructorAdam Hayes (d.1785)BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Foundered11.10.1780BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck107' 3"Imperial Feet32.6245 
Length of Keel88' 6 ½"Imperial Feet26.8351 
Breadth29' 2"Imperial Feet8.8448 
Depth in Hold9' 2"Imperial Feet2.794 
Burthen400 61⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


20.1.1756Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1754160Design Complement

10 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
28.1.1756 - 23.8.1756CaptainEdward Hughes (1720-1794)BWAS-171423.8.1756 - 10.1758CaptainHenry Angel (c.1714-1777)BWAS-171418.10.1758 - 1763CaptainGeorge Tindall (d.1777)BWAS-17145.1763 - 7.1766CaptainDigby Dent (1739-1817)B0513.1768 - 7.1772CaptainMaximilian Jacobs (d.1780)BWAS-171430.7.1772 - 1775CaptainJames Cumming (1738-1808)BWAS-17141776CaptainJames WorthBWAS-17149.1777 - 5.1779CaptainSir William Parker (1740/41-1802)BWAS-171414.5.1779 - 20.4.1780CaptainWilliam Fooks (d.1798)BWAS-171420.4.1780 - 15.10.1780CaptainJames HawkinsBWAS-1714

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1756 - 7.1757MidshipmanJohn Bazely (1741-1809)ref:67624.10.1772 - 23.9.1775MidshipmanCharles Cotton (1753-1812)ref:616

Service History


DateEventSource
9.1.1755Began building at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
20.1.1756Completed building at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £9403.4.10dBWAS-1714
20.1.1756Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
5.3.1756Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
18.7.1760Took the Privateer Le Faucon in the North Sea
10.4.1762Sailed with a troop convoy for SenegalBWAS-1714
1763Paid offBWAS-1714
13.3.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
23.9.1763Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.1766Paid offBWAS-1714
1.10.1766SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1767Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
3.1768RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1768Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6482.7.6dBWAS-1714
7.6.1768Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
7.1772Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1772RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1772Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
11.1772Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £3341.4.4dBWAS-1714
27.4.1773Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1775Ordered homeBWAS-1714
1776Commissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
11.1776Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
9.1777RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1777Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9933.17.6dBWAS-1714
8.12.1777Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
11.10.1780Wrecked in a hurricane on Puerto Rico, losing 3 drownedBWAS-1714


Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume VJohn CharnockDigital Book
ref:676 More than Nelson Web Site
ref:616 Who's Who in Nelson's NavyNicholas TracyBook
 
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Posted by Linda Fair on Friday 16th of February 2018 17:07

I have the last will and testament of an Alexander Keith who was one of my ancestors. It says that he was on the Deal Castle in 1756. Please could you tell me if you have any further details on him?

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