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

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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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.1.1700/1 - 24.2.1703/4CaptainJames Moody (d.1724) ADM 6/6/53BWAS-160325.2.1703/4 - 17.3.1708/9CaptainJoseph Soanes (d.1737) ADM 6/8/58BWAS-160318.3.1708/9 - 30.4.1711CaptainRobert Watkins (d.1732) ADM 6/10/46BWAS-16033.4.1712 - 5.7.1715CaptainCharles Fotherby (d.1720) ADM 6/11/202BWAS-16036.7.1715 - 21.9.1715CaptainCharles Fotherby (d.1720) ADM 6/12/45ADM 6/1221.7.1724 - 14.9.1724CaptainArthur Delgarno (d.1731) ADM 6/13/74ADM 6/1312.1.1727/28 - 28.2.1727/28CaptainEdward Brookes (d.1738) ADM 6/13/188ADM 6/1324.11.1731 - 12.3.1734/35CommanderCharles Knowles (1704-1777) ADM 6/15/92BWAS-1603

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.1.1700/1 - 6.4.1704First LieutenantRobert Masterton ADM 6/6/53ADM 6/629.1.1700/1 - 13.5.1701Second LieutenantJohn Trotter (c.1674-1747) ADM 6/6/53ADM 6/614.5.1701 - 27.10.1703Second LieutenantJohn Jennings (d.1705) ADM 6/6/95ADM 6/628.10.1703 - 22.10.1706Second LieutenantHenry Mitchell (d.bef.1727) ADM 6/8/22ADM 6/87.4.1704 - 17.4.1706First LieutenantWilliam Owen (d.1722) ADM 6/8/71ADM 6/818.4.1706 - 22.10.1706First LieutenantJames Westcombe ADM 6/8/251ADM 6/823.10.1706 - 3.4.1712First LieutenantHenry Mitchell (d.bef.1727) ADM 6/9/19ADM 6/923.10.1706 - 16.3.1706/7Second LieutenantRobert Prosser (d.1738) ADM 6/9/19ADM 6/917.3.1706/7 - 3.4.1712Second LieutenantAndrew Ley ADM 6/9/57ADM 6/93.4.1712 - 21.9.1715First LieutenantDaniel Berryman ADM 6/11/202ADM 6/113.4.1712 - 21.9.1715Second LieutenantWilliam Kinsey (d.1744) ADM 6/11/202ADM 6/1121.7.1724 - 14.9.1724First LieutenantJohn Wood ADM 6/13/74ADM 6/1321.7.1724 - 14.9.1724Second LieutenantHugh Martin (d.1725) ADM 6/13/74ADM 6/1321.7.1724 - 14.9.1724Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsPhilip Vincent (d.1746) ADM 6/13/74ADM 6/1320.1.1727/28 - 27.3.1728LieutenantJohn Elliot (d.bef.1734) ADM 6/13/190ADM 6/13

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
24.2.1727/28 - 1728MasterJames Patterson ADM 6/13/195ADM 6/13

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
14.9.1724 - 14.11.1724MidshipmanJohn Jennings (d.bef.1733) ADM 107/3/187ADM107/3

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

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