British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Deptford' (1687)

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Deptford	518
Nominal Guns	50	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.9.1682	BWAS-1603
Launched	6.1687	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1.6.1688	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Constructor	Joseph Lawrence	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1700	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Deptford' (1700) (48)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1
Length of Keel100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth33' 6"Imperial Feet10.1092
Depth in Hold13' 11"Imperial Feet3.9709
Burthen644Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck125Imperial Feet0.0254
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1
Length of Keel103' 0"Imperial Feet31.3944
Breadth33' 6"Imperial Feet10.1092
Depth in Hold13' 11"Imperial Feet3.9709
Draught Aft15' 6"Imperial Feet4.6025
Burthen614 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1688280 BWAS-1603

9 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1688 - 9.1688CaptainWilliam DaviesBWAS-16039.1688 - 9.12.1689CaptainGeorge Rooke (1650-1708/9)ODNB14.5.1690 - 1693CaptainWilliam KerrBWAS-16031693CaptainRichard HintonBWAS-16031694CaptainJohn Bridges (d.1695)BWAS-16031695 - 19.6.1695CaptainDaniel Reeves (d.1702)BWAS-160320.6.1695 - 30.6.1697CaptainPeter Watton (d.1717) ADM 6/3/119ADM 6/31696 - 26.1.1696/97CaptainJohn Worrell (d.1706)BWAS-16033.6.1697 - 5.2.1698/99CaptainJohn Leader (d.1701/2) ADM 6/4/102ADM 6/4

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.11.1694 - 6.6.1697First LieutenantPeter Chamberlain (d.1720) ADM 6/3/112ADM 6/330.12.1695 - 5.2.1698/99Second LieutenantJohn Clarke ADM 6/3/109ADM 6/37.6.1697 - 25.8.1697First LieutenantCharles Poole (d.1738/39) ADM 6/4/104ADM 6/425.8.1697 - 5.2.1698/99First LieutenantMichael Walford ADM 6/4/115ADM 6/4

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
9.7.1688 - 16.3.1692/93Master's MateEdward Dixon (c.1661-?) ADM 107/1/34ADM 107/111.7.1689 - 24.7.1689Volunteer-per-orderWilliam Martin (c.1665-?) ADM 107/1/50ADM 107/129.12.1689 - 2.8.1690CoxswainThomas Hugbon (c.1673-?) ADM 107/1/71ADM 107/112.3.1689/90 - 3.1.1691/92Volunteer-per-orderJohn Aston (c.1668-?) ADM 107/1/55ADM 107/118.9.1690 - 20.2.1693MidshipmanSudbury Duncomb (c.1661-?) ADM 107/1/64ADM 107/14.1.1691/92 - 27.5.1692MidshipmanJohn Aston (c.1668-?) ADM 107/1/55ADM 107/113.1.1692/93 - 19.3.1693/94MidshipmanJames Wilson (c.1672-?) ADM 107/1/65ADM 107/1

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
17.4.1690 - 28.4.1693Able SeamanJames Smith (c.1665-?) ADM 107/1/88ADM 107/118.1.1690/91 - 19.4.1693Able SeamanGeorge Lumley (c.1671-1710) ADM 107/1/58ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1688In Dartmouth's fleetBWAS-1603
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
11.1691In company with Chester (50) took a 22-gun privateerBWAS-1603
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
2.6.1692Battle of La Hogue
31.10.1692Took the Ship Le Fortuné (24) BWAS-1603
11.1692In company with Portsmouth (32) took the privateer La Hyacinthe (12) BWAS-1603
11.1693Took the Ship La Hyacinthe (36) BWAS-1603
1694In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1697Sailed for New EnglandBWAS-1603
1698Arrived HomeBWAS-1603
5.2.1698/99Paid offADM 51
1700Ordered to be sold, but instead rebuilt at WoolwichBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B065Brian LaveryBook

ODNBOxford University PressWeb Site

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Previous comments on this page

Posted by TopNard on Sunday 2nd of October 2016 22:02

50 guns:
Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

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