British Sixth Rate ship 'Dolphin' (1751)

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Dolphin	3939
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.9.1747	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	3.8.1748	BWAS-1714
Named	6.12.1748	BWAS-1714
Launched	1.5.1751	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.6.1752
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 24-Gunner
Constructor	Earlsman Sparrow	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1.1777	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck113' 0"Imperial Feet34.4424
Length of Keel93' 4"Imperial Feet28.3803
Breadth32' 1"Imperial Feet9.7663
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen511 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.5.1751Broadside 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
1745160Design Complement

15 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.6.1752 - 21.8.1754CaptainRichard Howe (1725/26-1799) ADM 6/18/36ODNB21.8.1754 - 6.6.1756CaptainCarr Scrope (d.1762) ADM 6/18/108BWAS-17146.6.1756 - 8.6.1756CaptainBenjamin Marlow (d.1795) ADM 6/18/350BWAS-171420.8.1756 - 1.2.1757CaptainMathew Moore (d.1787) ADM 6/18/302ADM 6/181.2.1757 - 5.8.1761CaptainBenjamin Marlow (d.1795) ADM 6/18/350ADM 6/185.8.1761 - 1763CaptainRobert Keeler (d.c.1811) ADM 6/19/338BWAS-171426.3.1764 - 28.4.1765CaptainJohn Byron (1723-1786) ADM 6/20/18BWAS-171428.4.1765 - 19.6.1766CaptainPatrick Mouat (c.1712-1790) ADM 6/20/124
Issued by John Byron (1723-1786), East Indies
Commission confirmed 12.6.1766BWAS-171419.6.1766 - 6.1768CaptainSamuel Wallis (1728-1795) ADM 6/20/124BWAS-171410.4.1770 - 23.3.1771CaptainDigby Dent (1739-1817) ADM 6/20/275B05123.3.1771 - 10.2.1772CaptainHenry Lloyd (d.1792) ADM 6/20/348
Issued by John Lindsay (1737-1788)
Commission confirmed 10.4.1772BWAS-171410.2.1772 - 2.6.1772CaptainJames Shirley (d.1777) ADM 6/20/512
Issued by Sir Robert Harland (1^st Baronet of Sproughton) (c.1715-1783)
Commission confirmed 26.8.1773ADM 6/202.6.1772 - 7.7.1774CaptainGideon Johnstone (d.1788) ADM 6/21/92
Issued by Sir Robert Harland (1^st Baronet of Sproughton) (c.1715-1783), East Indies
Commission confirmed 19.5.1775BWAS-171412.7.1774 - 22.2.1776CaptainJohn Clark (c.1712-1789) ADM 6/21/258
Issued by Sir Robert Harland (1^st Baronet of Sproughton) (c.1715-1783), East Indies
Commission confirmed 8.2.1777BWAS-171422.2.1776 - 9.1776CaptainJames Pigot (d.1822) ADM 6/21/211
Issued by Sir Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies
Commission confirmed 5.9.1776BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.7.1766 - 6.1768Second LieutenantTobias Furneaux (1735-1781) ADM 6/20/128ref:676

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1764 - 1766MidshipmanCharles Clerke (1743-1779)ODNB7.1764 - 5.1768Master's MateJohn Gore (1729-1790)ODNB15.3.1776 - 16.9.1776MidshipmanHoratio Nelson (1758-1805)NAO

Service History

DateEventSource
3.8.1748Began building at Rotherhithe BWAS-1714
1.5.1751Completed building at Rotherhithe at a cost of £8545.0.6dBWAS-1714
1.5.1751Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
29.7.1752Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £3327.12.2dBWAS-1714
10.1752Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
1757In home watersBWAS-1714
1757Took the Privateer Le Marquis de Barrail (12)
19.9.1757Took the Privateer Snow La Marquise de Cavalaire (12) off the coast of Scotland
23.11.1757Action of 23 November 1757
26.5.1758Action of 26 May 1758
1.8.1762Took the Privateer La Dunkerquoise (4)
12.1762Took the Merchantman Pinnace Le Duc d'Aiguillon (12)
1763Paid offBWAS-1714
1763Took the Privateer Le Mars (10)
1.3.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
1764RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1764Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
6.1764Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £7975.14.0dBWAS-1714
3.7.1764Sailed for the PacificBWAS-1714
6.1766Paid off and recommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1766Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
7.1766Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £5946.13.8dBWAS-1714
21.8.1766Sailed for the PacificBWAS-1714
1.12.1767Arrived in BataviaW054
9.12.1767Sailed from BataviaW054
6.1768Paid offBWAS-1714
25.7.1768SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.1769Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
12.12.1769SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1770RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1770Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £6938.18.4dBWAS-1714
5.8.1770Sailed for the East InidesBWAS-1714
9.1776Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1776SurveyedBWAS-1714
22.1.1777Breaking up completed at WoolwichBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ODNBOxford University PressWeb Site

ADM 6/18 Archive

B051John CharnockDigital Book

ADM 6/20 Archive

ref:676 Web Site

NAOVariousWeb Site

W054Ron and Alexander van MaanenWeb Site

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Posted by Roger Hutchins on Saturday 4th of August 2018 14:11

Non-comm officers 1766-68 for Captain Samuel Wallis's circumnavigation of the globe, and discovery of Tahiti which thereby became the destination for Captain Cook, included Francis Pender (1747-1820) commissioned Lieutenant 2 June 1772 who went on to be Captain of Queen (98) at Trafalgar, and later Vice-Admiral.

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