British Sixth Rate ship 'Kennington' (1736)

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Kennington	4987
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.2.1734/35	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	23.4.1735	BWAS-1714
Launched	30.6.1736	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	1.6.1737	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 20-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Designed by	The Surveyors	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Richard Stacey	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	16.9.1749	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Length of Keel87' 0"Imperial Feet26.5176
Breadth30' 5 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen429 ²⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.6.1736Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733140Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1737 - 31.7.1740Captain Nicholas Robinson (d.1753) ADM 6/15/69BWAS-17141.8.1740 - 1.6.1743Captain Edward Peyton (d.1748) Transfered ADM 6/16/262
Confirmed 23.1.1743/44BWAS-171416.5.1743 - 18.8.1744Captain James Young (1717-1789)BWAS-171423.1.1745/46 - 20.11.1746Captain Cotton Dent (d.1761) Transfered ADM 6/17/47B051

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1737 - 8.12.1737Lieutenant Ashby Utting (d.1745/46) Transfered ADM 6/15/69ADM 6/159.12.1737 - 29.9.1739Lieutenant Francis Wakeman (d.1741) ADM 6/15/87ADM 6/151.10.1742 - 7.3.1743/44Lieutenant Henry Christian ADM 6/17/11
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Confirmed 21.10.1745ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1736building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2060.0.1dBWAS-1714
30.6.1736Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.7.1737Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3186.10.8dBWAS-1714
1740In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1742Sailed to Jamaica then to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1743In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
22.1.1746

Paid off

ADM 51
18.8.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
16.9.1749Break up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

ADM 6/15 Archive

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ADM 51 Archive

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