British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Kingston' (1740)

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Kingston	5006
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.8.1736	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	28.2.1736/37	BWAS-1714
Launched	8.10.1740	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.9.1740	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 60-Gunner	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
Sold	14.1.1762	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Privateer ship 'Lord Clive' (1762) (60)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel116' 7"Imperial Feet35.3679
Breadth41' 5"Imperial Feet12.6238
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Burthen1,067 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.10.1740Broadside 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733400Design Complement

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 4.2.1740/41CaptainThomas Trefusis (1687-1754) ADM 6/15/337ADM 6/155.2.1740/41 - 10.1741CaptainRichard Norris ADM 6/15/378BWAS-171415.5.1743 - 2.4.1745CaptainJohn Lovett (d.1758) ADM 6/17/272
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 6.10.1747BWAS-17142.4.1745 - 26.2.1746/47CaptainRobert Hughes (c.1716-1774) ADM 6/17/197
Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 5.2.1746/47ADM 6/1722.2.1755 - 20.8.1756CaptainWilliam Parry (c.1699-1779) ADM 6/18/140BWAS-171420.8.1756 - 1.2.1757CaptainJohn Vaughan (c.1715-1789) ADM 6/18/302BWAS-17141.2.1757 - 4.3.1761CaptainWilliam Parry (c.1699-1779) ADM 6/18/350BWAS-1714

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.2.1740/41 - 20.2.1740/41Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsSolomon Thorpe ADM 6/15/376ADM 6/1521.2.1740/41 - 20.8.1741First LieutenantBosville Williams (c.1692-bef.1757) ADM 6/15/389ADM 6/1521.2.1740/41 - 9.2.1744/45Second LieutenantSolomon Thorpe ADM 6/15/389ADM 6/1515.5.1743 - 9.7.1745First LieutenantJames Cooke (d.bef.1752) ADM 6/17/182
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Commission confirmed 17.12.1746ADM 6/178.10.1744 - 10.2.1744/45Second LieutenantThomas Neilson (d.1761) ADM 6/17/197
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 2.5.1747ADM 6/1710.2.1744/45 - 11.4.1746First LieutenantThomas Neilson (d.1761) ADM 6/17/197
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 2.5.1747ADM 6/1710.2.1744/45 - 6.2.1745/46Second LieutenantWilliam Williams Jun. (d.bef.1752) ADM 6/17/1
Commission confirmed 19.9.1745ADM 6/1714.2.1744/45 - 26.7.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Cooper (d.1753) ADM 6/17/150
Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 6.9.1746ADM 6/171.7.1745 - 26.7.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsFrederick Booth (d.1751) ADM 6/16/503ADM 6/1627.7.1745 - 10.4.1746Second LieutenantJames Cooper (d.1753) ADM 6/17/150
Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 6.9.1746ADM 6/1727.7.1745 - 24.7.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJohn Green (d.1750) ADM 6/17/179
Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 8.12.1746ADM 6/1711.4.1746 - 25.7.1746Second LieutenantThomas Neilson (d.1761) ADM 6/17/197
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 5.2.1746/47ADM 6/1725.7.1746 - 26.2.1746/47First LieutenantThomas Neilson (d.1761) ADM 6/17/197
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 5.2.1746/47ADM 6/1725.7.1746 - 14.10.1746Second LieutenantJohn Green (d.1750) ADM 6/17/179
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 8.12.1746ADM 6/1725.7.1746 - 26.2.1746/47Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Innes (c.1726-1779) ADM 6/17/184
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 26.12.1746ADM 6/17

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1758MidshipmanThe Hon. William Cornwallis (1744-1819)ref:676

Service History

DateEventSource
24.2.1740/41Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £20347.19.7dBWAS-1714
12.4.1741Took the Privateer Nuestra Señora del Rosario
1742Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
13.6.1742Attack on five Spanish Galleys at St TropezBWAS-1714
11.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1745In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.1745Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1746At LouisbourgBWAS-1714
8.1746In the St Lawrence and home by the end of the yearBWAS-1714
26.2.1746/47Paid offADM 51
29.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1750Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.10.1750SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1751Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £11652.5.11dBWAS-1714
2.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
6.4.1760Took the Privateer Le Chauve Souris off the Isle of WightBG
25.4.1760Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
19.1.1761SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.3.1761

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1.1762Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
14.1.1762Sold to private adventurers for £1,800BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ref:676 Web Site

ADM 51 Archive

BGOfficialWeb Site

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