British Fifth Rate ship 'Dover' (1740)

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Dover	3963
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	7.1.1739/40	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	1.1741
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 44-Gunner
Constructor	Thomas Bronsden	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	6.10.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 5"Imperial Feet37.8005
Length of Keel101' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet30.7943
Breadth35' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet10.6744
Depth in Hold14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Depth in Hold14' 5 ½"Imperial Feet4.2799
Burthen693 ⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1.1739/40Broadside Weight = 222 Imperial Pound ( 100.677 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733250Design Complement

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1.1740/41 - 27.1.1742/43CaptainGeorge Burrish (d.1770) ADM 6/16/368BWAS-171428.1.1742/43 - 27.9.1744CaptainFrederick Rogers (c.1716-1775) ADM 6/16/140BWAS-171424.1.1746/47 - 5.12.1747CaptainWashington Shirley (1722-1778) ADM 6/17/193BWAS-17145.12.1747 - 17.8.1748CaptainCharles Knowler (d.1789) ADM 6/17/291BWAS-171428.10.1755 - 23.4.1757CaptainChristopher Hill (c.1716-1778) ADM 6/18/204BWAS-171423.4.1757 - 18.10.1758CaptainJohn Bladen Tinker (c.1725-1767) ADM 6/18/389BWAS-171417.10.1758 - 27.10.1759CaptainJohn Albert Bentinck (1737-1775) ADM 6/18/548BWAS-171411.4.1760 - 21.7.1760CaptainBasil Keith (c.1734-1777) ADM 6/19/157BWAS-171421.7.1760 - 29.3.1762CaptainPhilip Tufton Perceval (1740/41-1795) ADM 6/19/182BWAS-171429.3.1762 - 29.6.1762CaptainChaloner Ogle (d.1814) ADM 6/19/487
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792)
Commission confirmed 22.4.1763BWAS-17142.7.1762 - 26.2.1763CaptainLancelot Holmes (c.1729-1785) ADM 6/19/487
Issued by George Pocock (1705/6-1792), East Indies
Commission confirmed 22.4.1763BWAS-1714

12 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.1.1740/41 - 4.2.1740/41Second LieutenantGeorge Vachell (d.1748) ADM 6/15/371ADM 6/155.2.1740/41 - 6.11.1744First LieutenantGeorge Vachell (d.1748) ADM 6/15/378ADM 6/155.2.1740/41 - 20.2.1740/41Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Griffiths ADM 6/15/378ADM 6/1521.2.1740/41 - 27.1.1742/43Second LieutenantWilliam Griffiths ADM 6/16/388ADM 6/1521.2.1740/41 - 27.1.1742/43Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsCornelius Smelt (c.1719-1755) ADM 6/16/388ADM 6/1511.5.1744 - 6.11.1744Second LieutenantAlexander Blyth (d.c.1753) ADM 6/16/307ADM 6/164.6.1744 - 6.11.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJohn Daniel (d.1746)ADM3547.11.1744 - 14.7.1747First LieutenantAlexander Blyth (d.c.1753) ADM 6/16/381ADM 6/167.11.1744 - bef.21.4.1746Second LieutenantJohn Daniel (d.1746) ADM 6/16/381ADM 6/1621.4.1746 - 14.1.1746/47Second LieutenantJohn Thane ADM 6/17/188
Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 9.1.1746/47ADM 6/1721.4.1746 - 15.1.1746/47Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Hall (c.1718-1798) ADM 6/17/197
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados
Commission confirmed 2.5.1747ADM 6/1719.1.1746/47 - 17.8.1748First LieutenantJohn Thane ADM 6/17/192ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1.1739/40building at Deptford at a cost of £7119.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1.1739/40Began Completed at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
5.4.1741Completed Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £4403.6.4dBWAS-1714
10.1743In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1744In the North Sea and ChannelBWAS-1714
11.1745Sailed with a convoy to AmericaBWAS-1714
1.1746Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
3.1745/46Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £3382.9.8dBWAS-1714
4.1746At LouisbourgBWAS-1714
14.6.1747Took the Privateer Le Huistre
27.9.1747Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Renommée (30) in the Channel
16.11.1747Took the Privateer Ship Le Jean Frederick (22) and carried in FalmouthBG
17.8.1748

Paid off

ADM 51
12.1749Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
5.1750Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3823.2.5dBWAS-1714
29.7.1755Ordered to be fitted for seaBWAS-1714
10.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1757In home watersBWAS-1714
12.1757Took the Merchantman East Indiaman Le Pondichery (56)
18.4.1761Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
12.1761Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
24.2.1762At St LuciaBWAS-1714
24.2.1762Capture of Saint Lucia
3.1762In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
4.1762Blockade of Cap FrancoisBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
23.2.1763Paid offADM 51
29.3.1763Surveyed and an estimate for a large repair of £6,063 pounds givenBWAS-1714
30.8.1763Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
6.10.1763Sold at Chatham for £500BWAS-1714

Fleets
From	Until	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1746	1746	British Fleet at Louisbourg	Isaac Townsend (1684-1765)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM354 Document

ADM 6/17 Archive

BGOfficialWeb Site

ADM 51 Archive

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