British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Anglesea' (1694)

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Anglesea	492
Nominal Guns	50	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.2.1691/92	BWAS-1603
Launched	17.4.1694	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Plymouth - Devon	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Jacob FlintBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	6.1719	B028
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship 'Anglesea' (1725) (40) 1725-1742 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1
Length of Keel106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Breadth33' 2"Imperial Feet10.0753
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen620 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
aft.17.4.1694 - 4.5.1695CaptainBWAS-16035.5.1695 - 15.1.1698/99Captain ADM 6/3/54ADM 6/316.1.1698/99 - 25.8.1701Captain ADM 6/5/38BWAS-160319.5.1702 - 23.9.1702Captain Transfered ADM 6/7/36BWAS-160324.9.1702 - 23.10.1703Captain† ADM 6/7/55BWAS-160320.10.1703 - 24.4.1710Captain ADM 6/8/96
Confirmed 27.9.1704BWAS-160325.5.1710 - 28.2.1711/12Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/11/47BWAS-160324.6.1712 - 13.12.1714Captain ADM 6/11/213BWAS-160314.12.1714 - 29.2.1715/16Captain Transfered ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/12

24 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.2.1694/95 - 11.2.1694/95Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/3/33ADM 6/314.2.1694/95 - 12.11.1699First Lieutenant ADM 6/3/36ADM 6/314.5.1698 - 24.11.1700Second Lieutenant ADM 6/5/20ADM 6/525.11.1700 - 25.8.1701Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/113
Confirmed 5.9.1701ADM 6/621.5.1702 - 18.9.1702First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/36ADM 6/728.5.1702 - 11.1.1702/3Second Lieutenant ADM 6/7/38ADM 6/719.9.1702 - 23.11.1703First Lieutenant ADM 6/7/54ADM 6/712.1.1702/3 - 23.11.1703Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/96
Confirmed 29.9.1704ADM 6/824.11.1703 - 17.3.1706/7First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/96
Confirmed 29.9.1704ADM 6/810.1.1703/4 - 31.5.1704Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/228
Confirmed 2.2.1705/6ADM 6/810.6.1704 - 15.8.1706Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/97
Confirmed 29.9.1704ADM 6/817.3.1706/7 - 10.3.1708/9First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/133
Confirmed 3.2.1707/8ADM 6/917.3.1706/7 - 9.3.1707/8Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/133ADM 6/910.3.1707/8 - 9.3.1708/9Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/144ADM 6/910.3.1708/9 - 24.5.1710Second Lieutenant ADM 6/10/41ADM 6/1011.3.1708/9 - 24.5.1710First Lieutenant ADM 6/10/41ADM 6/1025.5.1710 - 23.6.1712First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/47ADM 6/1125.5.1710 - 18.2.1710/11Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/47ADM 6/1119.2.1710/11 - 11.12.1714Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/219
Confirmed 6.8.1712ADM 6/1128.2.1711/12 - 9.3.1711/12Second Lieutenant† ADM 6/11/218
Confirmed 3.8.1712ADM 6/1124.6.1712 - 13.12.1714First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/214ADM 6/1114.12.1714 - 28.4.1716First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1214.12.1714 - 4.10.1715Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1221.2.1714/15 - 28.4.1716Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/68
Confirmed 28.4.1716ADM 6/12

11 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.12.1694 - 27.9.1698Boatswain ADM 6/5/30ADM/A26.12.1694 - 9.9.1697Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/4/116ADM/A1697 - 1.2.1696/97Purser Transfered ADM 6/4/68ADM/A2.2.1696/97 - 1697PurserADM/A26.3.1697 - 1697Chaplain ADM 6/4/85ADM 6/41698 - 16.1.1697/98Gunner ADM 6/4/138ADM 6/417.1.1697/98 - 1698Gunner ADM 6/4/138ADM 6/45.7.1698 - 1698Chaplain ADM 6/5/23ADM 6/528.9.1698 - 1698Boatswain ADM 6/5/30ADM 6/526.1.1713/14 - 3.3.1714/15Midshipman Extra Transfered ADM 6/11/282ADM 6/111719 - 1.5.1719Surgeon ADM 6/12/166ADM 6/12

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
15.3.1694/95 - 1695Volunteer ADM 6/3/40ADM 6/313.5.1696 - 16.4.1697Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/3/157ADM 6/316.12.1696 - 1696Volunteer ADM 6/4/54ADM 6/412.7.1697 - 14.1.1697/98Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/4/109ADM 6/49.4.1698 - 1698Volunteer ADM 6/5/16ADM 6/525.4.1705 - 3.7.1707Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/2/264ADM 107/24.7.1707 - 19.3.1707/8Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/2/264ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Commissioned for Channel cruisingBWAS-1603
28.9.1694Took the Privateer in the Channel
30.9.1694

Arrived at Plymouth bringing in a privateer of 26 guns

ADM 106
15.10.1694Took the Privateer in the Channel
19.10.1694

Plymouth . The Anglesea has brought in a privateer of 38 guns named the St. Louis of Bordeaux. The privateer previously took the Pembroke.

ADM 106
19.4.1696Took the Privateer
8.6.1696Took the Privateer
13.8.1696Took the Privateer
1698Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1603
25.8.1701Paid offADM 51
1703Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1704In home watersBWAS-1603
1705In home watersBWAS-1603
1708In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1709In the North SeaBWAS-1603
29.11.1709Paid offADM 33
1710Sailed for Guinea nad then to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
7.8.1711Capture of the San Joaquín
16.11.1711Took the Privateer
1712In home watersBWAS-1603
31.3.1712Took the Frigate
1713Sailed to the "South Seas" on company serviceBWAS-1603
1715At CartagenaBWAS-1603
18.4.1716

Paid off

ADM 51
1.1719Docked at Chatahm for a Great Repairt which became a rebuildBWAS-1603
6.1719Refitted as a 40 gun Fifth Rate

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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