British Fifth Rate frigate 'Faversham' (1712)

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Faversham	4225
Nominal Guns	42	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.6.1711	BWAS-1603
Named	22.7.1712	BWAS-1603
Acquired	22.7.1712	B028
First Commissioned	11.7.1712
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard	B028
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 42-Gunner
Constructor	John Phillips (d.1720)	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up to Rebuild	12.1730	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664
Length of Keel97' 6"Imperial Feet29.5874
Breadth32' 2"Imperial Feet9.779
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen536 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.7.1712Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1706190Design Complement

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.7.1712 - 14.11.1714CaptainWilliam Cawley (d.1740) ADM 6/11/216BWAS-160315.11.1714 - 21.3.1715/16CaptainMungo Herdman (d.1727/28) ADM 6/12/62
Commission confirmed 16.2.1715/16BWAS-160324.12.1720 - 1.8.1723CaptainCharles Browne (c.1678-1753) ADM 6/12/226BWAS-160329.8.1727 - 31.1.1728/29CaptainJohn Goodall (d.1728/29)† ADM 6/13/156BWAS-16031.2.1728/29 - 9.9.1729CaptainWilliam Smith (c.1674-1756)BWAS-1603

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.7.1712 - 4.11.1712LieutenantCharles Arundel (d.1723) ADM 6/11/216ADM 6/115.11.1712 - 13.11.1714LieutenantAlexander Geddes (d.1750/51) ADM 6/14/229ADM 6/1127.11.1714 - 23.12.1720LieutenantAlexander Bowers ADM 6/12/62
Commission confirmed 17.2.1715/16ADM 6/1224.12.1720 - 12.2.1722/23First LieutenantWilliam Douglas (d.1741) ADM 6/12/226ADM 6/1224.12.1720 - 24.1.1725/26Second LieutenantWilliam Boteler ADM 6/12/226ADM 6/1224.12.1720 - 9.11.1722Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Kirkham ADM 6/12/227ADM 6/1210.11.1722 - 25.1.1725/26Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJohn Wingate (d.1760) ADM 6/13/45ADM 6/137.9.1727 - 9.9.1729First LieutenantJames Hodsoll (d.1754) ADM 6/14/156ADM 6/1311.11.1727 - 5.2.1728/29Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsGeorge Prowse ADM 6/14/174ADM 6/13

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
28.1.1712/13 - 1713Midshipman ExtraRobert Little ADM 6/11/242ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1712Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1713Off SaleeBWAS-1603
21.3.1716

Paid off

BWAS-1603
4.1716Began large repair at Woolwich BWAS-1603
9.1716Completed large repair at Woolwich at a cost of £5904.9.9dBWAS-1603
12.1720RecommissionedBWAS-1603
1721Fitted for Barbados early in the yearBWAS-1603
1.8.1723

Paid off

BWAS-1603
1728Commissioned for GuinieaBWAS-1603
1729At JamaicaBWAS-1603
9.9.1729

Sailed home to pay off

BWAS-1603
8.6.1730Entered dock at Portsmouth to break upBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

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