British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dreadnought' (1742)

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Dreadnought	3987
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.12.1740	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	7.1.1740/41	BWAS-1714
Launched	23.6.1742	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 60 Gunner - modified
Constructor	Richard Wells	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	17.8.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 1"Imperial Feet43.8918
Length of Keel118' 7 ⅛"Imperial Feet35.9696
Breadth41' 7 ½"Imperial Feet12.5095
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Draught Aft18' 2"Imperial Feet5.4928
Burthen1,092 ⁹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.6.1742Broadside Weight = 462 Imperial Pound ( 209.517 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1745Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1742420EstablishmentBWAS-1714

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.6.1742 - 12.2.1744/45CaptainThe Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) ADM 6/16/66BWAS-171412.2.1744/45 - 8.9.1748CaptainThomas Broderick (1704-1769) ADM 6/16/440BWAS-17141.7.1755 - 2.12.1755CaptainJohn Wickham (d.1763) ADM 6/18/177ADM 6/182.12.1755 - 16.1.1761CaptainMaurice Suckling (d.1778) ADM 6/17/217BWAS-171422.2.1762 - 14.7.1763CaptainMathew Moore (d.1787) ADM 6/19/388BWAS-171414.7.1763 - 12.1766CaptainThomas Lee (d.1770) ADM 6/19/519BWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1755 - 7.1757Rear-Admiral of the WhiteThe Hon. George Townshend (1716-1769)ODNB7.1763 - 1767Rear-Admiral of the RedSir William Burnaby (1710-1776)BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.6.1742 - 10.2.1743/44Second LieutenantCharles Upton (d.1749) ADM 6/16/67ADM 6/1611.2.1743/44 - 6.8.1744First LieutenantCharles Upton (d.1749) ADM 6/16/271ADM 6/1611.2.1743/44 - 3.8.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJohn Young ADM 6/16/271ADM 6/164.8.1744 - 6.11.1744Second LieutenantAugustus Keppel (1725-1786) ADM 6/16/350ADM 6/1618.2.1744/45 - 3.1.1745/46Second LieutenantWilliam Woodburn ADM 6/16/443ADM 6/1623.2.1744/45 - 8.9.1748First LieutenantJames Burcher (c.1716-1747) ADM 6/16/448ADM 6/16

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1744 - 22.8.1744BoatswainMichael Tisdall (d.1751/52) ADM 6/16/355ADM 6/16

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1742Commissioned to cruise to the AzoresBWAS-1714
23.6.1742Completed at Deptford at a cost of £15886.10.0dBWAS-1714
23.6.1742Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
7.9.1742Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £6418.5.3dBWAS-1714
1744In Norris' fleet in the ChannelBWAS-1714
4.4.1744Took the Sixth Rate Frigate La Médée (26) off Cape Clear
5.1744Lisbon convoyBWAS-1714
1745In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1745Refitted as a 60 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line
27.2.1746/47Took the Privateer Brig Généreux (12) off Cape Clear
4.4.1747Took the Privateer Mars (36) off Cape Clear
7.4.1747Took the Privateer L'Elisabeth off Cape Clear
4.5.1747Took the Privateer Guillaume off Cape Clear
12.6.1747Took the Privateer Le Roi David off Cape Clear
6.5.1748Took the Privateer César off Cape Clear
19.5.1748Took the Privateer L'Amazone off Cape Clear
8.9.1748Paid off at Chatham Dockyard ADM 106
29.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1751Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1753Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £15755.13.8dBWAS-1714
23.1.1753Re-surveyedBWAS-1714
7.1755Recommissioned and fitted as a flagshipBWAS-1714
8.1.1756Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
21.10.1757Forrest's Action
2.9.1758Dreadnought v Le Palmier
1760On the Jamiaca stationBWAS-1714
13.10.1760SurveyedBWAS-1714
1761Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1761Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
2.1762RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1762Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £20273.6.4dBWAS-1714
15.10.1763Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
12.1766Paid offBWAS-1714
1782used as a prison ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1782Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
17.8.1784Sold at Portsmouth for £350BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/18 Archive

ODNBOxford University PressWeb Site

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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