British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Hazardous' (1703)

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Hazardous	4668
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Hasardeux' (1699) (50)
Captured	6.11.1703	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1704	B028
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Pierre-Blaise Coulomb (1699-1753)	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	19.11.1706	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck128' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.5744 (136′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.4005 (37′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen725Ton

Armament

1704Broadside Weight = 360 Imperial Pound ( 163.26 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1704320 BWAS-1603
1.12.1704240 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.2.1703/4 - 7.4.1704Captain Jonathan Spann (c.1661-1712) Transfered ADM 6/8/58ADM 6/88.4.1704 - 19.2.1705/6Captain Barrows Harris (d.1725/26): on board from 6.5.1704 TransferedBWAS-16032.2.1705/6 - 12.11.1706Captain Richard Browne (d.1706)†: on board from 19.2.1705/6 ADM 6/8/227BWAS-1603

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1704 - 19.11.1706First Lieutenant John Tildsely ADM 6/8/73ADM 6/819.4.1704 - 10.7.1705Second Lieutenant Thomas Hedges ADM 6/8/73ADM 6/811.7.1705 - 19.11.1706Second Lieutenant John Masts ADM 6/8/186ADM 6/8

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
15.1.1705/6 - 19.11.1706Midshipman Ordinary William Baker (d.bef.1727) ADM 107/2/253ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
8.12.1703RegisteredBWAS-1603
1704Sailed to Virginia with convoysBWAS-1603
27.3.1704EstablishedBWAS-1603
8.5.1705Put to see from Portsmouth as part of a convoy escort with the Association (90) , Lennox (70) and Monmouth (64) BWAS-1603
19.11.1706Wrecked on a sandbank near Selsey BillBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 107/2 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian Shepherd on Friday 12th of April 2019 09:11

Hazardous was taken into Plymouth docks on 18 Mar 1704, was refitted and was taken into service on 27 Mar with Capt Barrows Harris commanding. She came out of dock on 29 Apr 1704.
See comments for le Hasardeux regarding this ship's history.

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Hazardous
Hazardous Prize
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Hasardeux' (1699) (50)
Captured	6.11.1703	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1704	B028
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Pierre-Blaise Coulomb (1699-1753)	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	19.11.1706	BWAS-1603