British Fifth Rate frigate 'Fowey' (1709)

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Fowey -> 1744 Queenborough	4351
Nominal Guns	42	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.4.1709	B028
Keel Laid Down	7.12.1709	B028
Named	29.11.1709	B028
Acquired	7.12.1709	B028
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 42-Gunner (1706)	B028
Constructor	Richard StaceyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1742	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	8.1746	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664
Length of Keel97' 0"Imperial Feet29.5656
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen528 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.12.1709Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1706190Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.2.1709/10 - 11.12.1714Captain ADM 6/11/29BWAS-160314.12.1714 - 12.4.1716Captain ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/122.2.1740/41 - 1.7.1741Captain ADM 6/15/376ADM 6/152.7.1741 - 16.7.1741Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/432ADM 6/1517.7.1741 - 1.5.1743Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/437BWAS-16032.5.1743 - 23.6.1743Captain Transfered ADM 6/16/343
Confirmed 20.7.1744BWAS-1603

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1709 - 22.2.1709/10Lieutenant ADM 6/10/98ADM 6/1023.2.1709/10 - 13.12.1714First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/29ADM 6/1123.5.1710 - 4.12.1711Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/47ADM 6/115.12.1711 - 18.9.1712Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/208
Confirmed 7.5.1712ADM 6/1114.12.1714 - 12.4.1716Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/121.3.1715/16 - 12.4.1716First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/63ADM 6/122.2.1740/41 - 26.3.1741Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/376ADM 6/1527.3.1741 - 19.11.1742First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/404ADM 6/155.2.1741/42 - 17.7.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/345ADM 6/165.11.1742 - 17.7.1744Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/344
Confirmed 23.7.1744ADM 6/16

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
17.12.1715 - 25.4.1716Purser's Servant Transfered ADM 107/3/143ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
24.2.1711Took the Frigate on the coast of GuineaBWAS-1603
7.8.1711Capture of the San Joaquín
1712In the ChannelBWAS-1603
31.3.1712Took the Frigate
7.1715Norway convoyBWAS-1603
12.4.1716

Paid off

BWAS-1603
6.1718Began middling repair at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1603
1.1719Completed middling repair at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £5033.16.5dBWAS-1603
9.1740Began small repair at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1603
2.1741Recommissioned for the Bristol Channel and Irish SeaBWAS-1603
4.1741Completed small repair at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £6154.2.7dBWAS-1603
1743At JamaicaBWAS-1603
3.9.1743Admiralty ordered a new ship to be built to replace herBWAS-1603
12.7.1744Ordered laid upBWAS-1603
17.7.1744

Paid off

BWAS-1603
3.11.1744Ordered to be reduced to a 24-gun Sixth RateBWAS-1603
5.11.1744Renamed QueenboroughBWAS-1603
16.1.1744/45Reported as "not fit for conversion"BWAS-1603
8.1746Sold at DeptfordBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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