British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Southampton' (1700)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Southampton -> 1728 Southampton Hulk	513
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Southampton' (1693) (54)
Ordered	29.4.1699	BWAS-1603
Launched	1700	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Southampton - Hampshire	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Samuel Miller	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	1771	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck122' 3"Imperial Feet37.1891
Length of Keel102' 2"Imperial Feet31.115
Breadth34' 2 ½"Imperial Feet10.3759
Depth in Hold13' 2"Imperial Feet3.9793
Burthen635 ⁸⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1700Broadside Weight = 204 Imperial Pound ( 92.514 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1700230 BWAS-1603
24.5.1726280As a Fifth RateBWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.1.1700/1 - 24.2.1703/4Captain James Moody (d.1724) Transfered ADM 6/6/53BWAS-160325.2.1703/4 - 17.3.1708/9Captain Joseph Soanes (d.1737) ADM 6/8/58BWAS-160318.3.1708/9 - 30.4.1711Captain Robert Watkins (d.1732) ADM 6/10/46BWAS-16033.4.1712 - 5.7.1715Captain Charles Fotherby (d.1720) ADM 6/11/202BWAS-16036.7.1715 - 21.9.1715Captain Charles Fotherby (d.1720) ADM 6/12/45ADM 6/1221.7.1724 - 14.9.1724Captain Arthur Delgarno (d.1731) Transfered ADM 6/13/74ADM 6/1312.1.1727/28 - 28.2.1727/28Captain Edward Brookes (c.1676-1738) Transfered ADM 6/13/188ADM 6/1324.11.1731 - 12.3.1734/35Commander Charles Knowles (1704-1777) ADM 6/15/92BWAS-1603

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.1.1700/1 - 6.4.1704First Lieutenant Robert Masterton ADM 6/6/53ADM 6/629.1.1700/1 - 13.5.1701Second Lieutenant John Trotter (c.1674-1747) ADM 6/6/53ADM 6/614.5.1701 - 27.10.1703Second Lieutenant John Jennings (d.1705) ADM 6/6/95ADM 6/628.10.1703 - 22.10.1706Second Lieutenant Henry Mitchell (d.bef.1727) ADM 6/8/22ADM 6/87.4.1704 - 17.4.1706First Lieutenant William Owen (d.1722) ADM 6/8/71ADM 6/818.4.1706 - 22.10.1706First Lieutenant James Westcombe ADM 6/8/251ADM 6/823.10.1706 - 3.4.1712First Lieutenant Henry Mitchell (d.bef.1727) ADM 6/9/19ADM 6/923.10.1706 - 16.3.1706/7Second Lieutenant Robert Prosser (c.1674-1738) Transfered ADM 6/9/19ADM 6/917.3.1706/7 - 3.4.1712Second Lieutenant Andrew Ley ADM 6/9/57ADM 6/93.4.1712 - 21.9.1715First Lieutenant Daniel Berryman (c.1662-?) ADM 6/11/202ADM 6/113.4.1712 - 21.9.1715Second Lieutenant William Kinsey (d.1744) ADM 6/11/202ADM 6/1121.7.1724 - 14.9.1724First Lieutenant John Wood Transfered ADM 6/13/74ADM 6/1321.7.1724 - 14.9.1724Second Lieutenant Hugh Martin (d.1725) Transfered ADM 6/13/74ADM 6/1321.7.1724 - 14.9.1724Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Philip Vincent (d.1746) Transfered ADM 6/13/74ADM 6/1320.1.1727/28 - 27.3.1728Lieutenant John Elliot (d.bef.1734) ADM 6/13/190ADM 6/13

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.2.1727/28 - 1728Master James Patterson ADM 6/13/195ADM 6/13

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
14.9.1724 - 14.11.1724Midshipman John Jennings (d.bef.1733) Transfered ADM 107/3/187ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1701Sailed for VirginiaBWAS-1603
1704Commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
16.5.1705In company with the Lizard (24) arrived in Falmouth as convoy to about 30 sail
19.5.1705In company with the Lizard (24) left Falmouth as convoy to about 30 sail
1711In the North SeaBWAS-1603
7.1711Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1603
1712Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1603
5.1712Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £7026.11.10dBWAS-1603
1713Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1715In the ChannelBWAS-1603
21.9.1715Paid offADM 51
24.5.1716Refitted as a 40 gun Fifth Rate Ship of the Line BWAS-1603
12.1723Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1603
8.1724Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5438.11.1dBWAS-1603
1727Laid upBWAS-1603
1728Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1603
1728Renamed Southampton HulkBWAS-1714
1728Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels Hulk BWAS-1714
27.3.1728Paid offADM 51
5.1728refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1988.16.0dBWAS-1603
12.3.1734/35Paid offADM 51
1771Broken up (or sunk) at JamaicaBWAS-1603

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Sunday 18th of April 2021 05:03	Albert Parker	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Elisabeth' (1722)
Sunday 18th of April 2021 04:45	Albert Parker	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Mars' (1740) (64)
Sunday 18th of April 2021 03:21	Albert Parker	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Deptford' (1732) (60)
Friday 16th of April 2021 22:46	Adam	William Scott
Wednesday 14th of April 2021 09:08	Cy	French First Rate ship of the line 'L'Hercule' (1836) (100)

GDPR Statement