British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Jersey' (1736)

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Jersey	4942
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.4.1733	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1733	BWAS-1714
Launched	14.6.1736	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	19.8.1737	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 60-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Peirson Lock (d.1755)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Peirson Lock (d.1755)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Abandoned	27.11.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel116' 4"Imperial Feet35.3632
Breadth41' 5"Imperial Feet12.6238
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Draught Forward10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Draught Aft13' 10"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen1,065 ³⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.6.1736Broadside Weight = 435 Imperial Pound ( 197.2725 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

6.1743Broadside 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733400Design Complement

14 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.8.1737 - 14.6.1739CaptainJohn Yeo (1681-1756) ADM 6/15/77BWAS-171414.6.1739 - 26.9.1740CaptainEdmund Williams (d.1751/52) ADM 6/15/186BWAS-171427.9.1740 - 19.11.1741CaptainPeter Lawrence (d.1758) ADM 6/15/338BWAS-171420.11.1741 - 15.7.1742CaptainDigby Dent (1710-1761) ADM 6/16/163
Commission confirmed 29.3.1743ADM 6/1614.3.1742/43 - 29.4.1744CaptainHarry Norris (d.1764) ADM 6/16/155BWAS-171430.4.1744 - 31.5.1748CaptainCharles Hardy (1716-1780) ADM 6/16/303BWAS-171415.10.1755 - 20.8.1756CaptainSir William Burnaby (1710-1776) ADM 6/18/213ODNB3.8.1757 - 20.8.1759CaptainJohn Barker (c.1706-1776) ADM 6/18/425BWAS-171420.8.1759 - 12.5.1763CaptainAndrew Wilkinson (d.1787) ADM 6/19/159
Issued by The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 21.4.1760BWAS-17142.4.1766 - 2.5.1766CaptainRichard Spry (1715-1775) ADM 6/20/113ADM 6/202.5.1766 - 20.12.1769CaptainWilliam Dickson (c.1728-1803) ADM 6/20/117BWAS-171422.11.1775 - 16.5.1778CommanderWilliam Anthony Halstead (1730-1778)† ADM 6/21/138BWAS-171418.5.1778 - 29.4.1782CommanderDavid Laird (1739-1815) ADM 6/22/199
Issued by Lord Richard Howe (4^th Viscount Howe) (1725/26-1799), North America
Commission confirmed 21.11.1780BWAS-171429.4.1782 - 27.11.1783CommanderWalter Gwennap (d.1798) ADM 6/23/150
Issued by Robert Digby (1732-1815), North America
Commission confirmed 8.10.1783BWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.4.1741Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir Chaloner Ogle (1681-1750)BWAS-17142.4.1766 - 20.12.1769CommodoreRichard Spry (1715-1775)BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.8.1737 - 14.3.1737/38Second LieutenantAlexander A'Court (c.1710-1742) ADM 6/15/77ADM 6/1515.3.1737/38 - 12.6.1739Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsAlexander A'Court (c.1710-1742) ADM 6/15/101ADM 6/1519.6.1739 - 15.1.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsRobert Kerr (d.1764) ADM 6/15/189ADM 6/1523.1.1741/42 - 15.7.1742Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsStephen Pollington ADM 6/16/90
Commission confirmed 23.8.1742ADM 6/1622.3.1742/43 - 7.2.1743/44Second LieutenantRobert Sisson (d.1747/48) ADM 6/16/158ADM 6/168.2.1743/44 - 29.4.1744First LieutenantRobert Sisson (d.1747/48) ADM 6/16/271ADM 6/165.5.1744 - 21.2.1744/45Second LieutenantWilliam Mawman (d.bef.1752) ADM 6/16/305ADM 6/168.6.1744 - 16.7.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Gardner (c.1707-1755) ADM 6/16/318ADM 6/16

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1737Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £15310.18.3dBWAS-1714
5.1738Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1739In home watersBWAS-1714
26.10.1740Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
1742Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
7.1742Began great repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
15.7.1742Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 6/18
6.1743Completed great repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £14309.3.7dBWAS-1714
11.1744Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1744Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7178.17.6dBWAS-1714
1745Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
26.7.1745Jersey v St Esprit
1746Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
31.5.1748

Paid off at Chatham Dockyard

ADM 106
29.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.1752Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
26.11.1752SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1753Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £20635.3.9dBWAS-1714
8.9.1757

Sailed for the Mediterranean

BWAS-1714
7.5.1759Attack on French frigates at ToulonBWAS-1714
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay
28.5.1760

Sailed for the Mediterranean

BWAS-1714
12.5.1763

Sailed home and paid off

BWAS-1714
1.11.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.1764Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
8.1764Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5125.5.5dBWAS-1714
5.8.1766Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
20.12.1769

Paid off

BWAS-1714
14.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1771Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.1771Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Hospital Ship
3.1771Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1818.18.3dBWAS-1714
10.1775Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.1776Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8064.13.1dBWAS-1714
6.5.1776Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
12.1780Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/16 Archive

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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