British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dragon' (1736)

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Dragon	3971
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.10.1733	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	12.11.1733	BWAS-1714
Launched	11.9.1736	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	15.7.1737
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 60-Gunner
Constructor	John Hayward	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk as Breakwater	14.7.1757	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel166' 7"Imperial Feet50.5995
Breadth41' 6"Imperial Feet12.6492
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Draught Forward11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen1,067 ²³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.9.1736Broadside Weight = 435 Imperial Pound ( 197.2725 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733400Design Complement

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.7.1737 - 8.11.1742CaptainCurtis Barnet (d.1746) ADM 6/16/75BWAS-17149.11.1742 - 17.11.1745CaptainCharles Watson (1714-1757) ADM 6/17/41
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 9.1.1745/46BWAS-171422.2.1745/46 - 8.9.1748CaptainThomas Frankland (1718-1781) ADM 6/17/65BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.7.1737 - 27.4.1740First LieutenantCurtis Barnet (d.1746) ADM 6/15/75ADM 6/1515.7.1737 - 27.4.1740Second LieutenantEdward Dodd (d.1763) ADM 6/15/75ADM 6/1528.4.1740 - 13.7.1740Second LieutenantMoses Peadle (d.1744) ADM 6/15/281ADM 6/155.11.1740 - 24.11.1741Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsRichard Haddock (d.1749) ADM 6/17/109
Commission confirmed 31.5.1746ADM 6/1825.11.1741 - 17.11.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Cleland (d.bef.1749) ADM 6/17/40
Issued by Nicholas Haddock (1686-1746)
Commission confirmed 8.1.1744/45ADM 6/1718.9.1742 - 17.11.1745First LieutenantDavid Aytone (d.1747) ADM 6/17/40
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Commission confirmed 7.1.1745/46ADM 6/1718.9.1742 - 5.3.1743/44Second LieutenantLionel Daniel (d.1752) ADM 6/17/207
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Commission confirmed 16.3.1746/47ADM 6/1729.9.1746 - 8.9.1748First LieutenantThomas Trenwith (d.1798) ADM 6/17/158ADM 6/17

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1.4.1760 - 2.4.1761MidshipmanJohn Colpoys (1742-1821) ADM 107/5/391ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
29.9.1736Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £20561.9.10dBWAS-1714
7.1737Commissioned as a guardship at ChathamBWAS-1714
8.1737fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1738Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1739In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1740In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1741In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
24.7.1741Action of 1741-07-24
1742In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1743In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1744In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
11.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
17.11.1745

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1746Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
11.1746Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £12169.0.2dBWAS-1714
4.1747Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.9.1748

Paid off at Chatham Dockyard

ADM 106
29.11.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
15.11.1755Reported as unfit for serviceBWAS-1714
14.6.1757Ordered to be used as a breakwater at SheernessBWAS-1714
14.7.1757Sailed from Chatham to SheernessBWAS-1714
14.7.1757Sunk as a breakwater at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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