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

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Dragon

3971
Nominal Guns60BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered19.10.1733BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down12.11.1733BWAS-1714
Launched11.9.1736BWAS-1714
First Commissioned15.7.1737BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship Class1733 Establishment 60-Gunner (1733)BWAS-1714
Constructor
John HaywardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1701-1742
BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sunk as Breakwater14.7.1757BWAS-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 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
15.7.1737 - 8.11.1742Captain
Curtis BarnetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1710-1756
ADM 6/16/75BWAS-17149.11.1742 - 17.11.1745Captain
Charles WatsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1758
ADM 6/17/41
Issued by
Thomas MathewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1749
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 9.1.1745/46BWAS-171422.2.1745/46 - 8.9.1748Captain
Thomas FranklandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1775
ADM 6/17/65BWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
15.7.1737 - 27.4.1740Second Lieutenant
Edward DoddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1749
ADM 6/15/75ADM 6/1528.4.1740 - 13.7.1740Second Lieutenant
Moses PeadleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1744
Transfered ADM 6/15/281ADM 6/155.11.1740 - 24.11.1741Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Richard HaddockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
Transfered ADM 6/17/109
Confirmed 31.5.1746ADM 6/1825.11.1741 - 17.11.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
William ClelandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1748
ADM 6/17/40
Issued by
Nicholas HaddockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1744

Confirmed 8.1.1744/45ADM 6/1718.9.1742 - 17.11.1745First Lieutenant
David AytoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1746
ADM 6/17/40
Issued by
Thomas MathewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1749

Confirmed 7.1.1745/46ADM 6/1718.9.1742 - 5.3.1743/44Second Lieutenant
Lionel DanielBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1752
Transfered ADM 6/17/207
Issued by
Thomas MathewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1749

Confirmed 16.3.1746/47ADM 6/1729.9.1746 - 8.9.1748First Lieutenant
Thomas TrenwithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1796
ADM 6/17/158ADM 6/17

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1.4.1760 - 2.4.1761Midshipman
John ColpoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1809
Transfered ADM 107/5/391ADM 107/5

Service History


DateEventSource
29.9.1736Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £20561.9.10dBWAS-1714
7.1737Commissioned as a guardship at ChathamBWAS-1714
8.1737fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 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
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
17.11.1745

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1746Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
11.1746Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 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

 
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