British Third Rate ship of the line 'Montagu' (1675)

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Montagu	5191
Nominal Guns	62	B032
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Montagu' (1654) (52)
Ordered	20.11.1672	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1675	B028
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
Constructor	Phineus Pett (1628-1678)	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	B032
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1698	B028
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Montagu' (1698) (60)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB032
Length of Keel117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616
Breadth36' 6"Imperial Feet10.9982
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Draught Aft17' 4"Imperial Feet5.1961
Burthen829Tons BM
Burthen829 ¹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616
Breadth36' 6"Imperial Feet10.9982
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572

Armament

1677Broadside Weight = 432 Imperial Pound ( 195.9123 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 British Saker
Roundhouse2 British 3-Pounder

1685Broadside Weight = 429 Imperial Pound ( 194.5515 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20 British 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck4 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 British Demi-Culverin Cutts

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1677355 BWAS-1603
1689280Establishment for War at homeB032
1689352Establishment for War abroadB032

12 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.4.1677 - 60.30.1678CaptainSir John Holmes (d.1679)BWAS-160312.5.1678 - 15.10.1678CaptainRichard Trevanion (1627-1714)B0513.5.1683 - 11.6.1684CaptainHenry Killigrew (1652-1712)BWAS-16031685 - 27.9.1685CaptainJohn Ashby (d.1693)B05130.8.1688 - 27.11.1688CaptainLord John Berkeley (3^rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton) (1663-1696/97)BWAS-160327.11.1688 - 5.1689CaptainAnthony Hastings (d.1692)BWAS-16035.1689 - 9.10.1690CaptainThomas Leighton (d.1690)†BWAS-160310.10.1690 - 2.1.1690/91CaptainJohn Laton (d.1690/91)†TRN21.1691 - 1693CaptainSimon Fowkes (d.1702)BWAS-16031694CaptainWilliam Bridges (d.1694/95)BWAS-160316.1.1694/95 - 1695CaptainEdward Littleton (d.1695/96) ADM 6/3/10ADM 6/313.12.1695 - 30.8.1696CaptainBasil Beaumont (1669-1703) ADM 6/3/100BWAS-1603

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1694Vice-AdmiralThomas Hopson (1643-1717)BWAS-160313.4.1696 - 21.4.1696Vice-Admiral of the RedSir Cloudisley Shovell (1650-1707)B051

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1690LieutenantJohn Perry (1670-1733/34)ref:105911.2.1694/95 - 11.9.1695LieutenantCharles Christian ADM 6/3/33ADM 6/311.2.1694/95 - 13.12.1695Second LieutenantBenjamin Barnett (c.1669-1703) ADM 6/3/34ADM 6/315.4.1695 - 13.12.1695First LieutenantJohn Luffe ADM 6/3/45ADM 6/313.12.1695 - 30.8.1696First LieutenantJohn Jephcott ADM 6/3/100ADM 6/313.12.1695 - 17.4.1696Second LieutenantRobert Standley ADM 6/3/100ADM 6/313.12.1695 - 30.8.1696Third LieutenantRobert Coleman ADM 6/3/100ADM 6/317.4.1696 - 30.8.1696Second LieutenantJonas Hanway (d.1737) ADM 6/3/146ADM 6/3

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
30.1.1691/92 - 10.6.1692MidshipmanThomas Leventhorp (c.1663-?) ADM 107/1/56ADM 107/111.6.1692 - 17.1.1693/94Master's MateThomas Leventhorp (c.1663-?) ADM 107/1/56ADM 107/14.2.1695/96 - 30.8.1696Volunteer-per-orderJohn Teleman ADM 6/3/125ADM 6/3

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
11.9.1689 - 28.11.1689Ordinary SeamanPhilip Simpkins (c.1668-?) ADM 107/1/69ADM 107/113.3.1690/91 - 23.6.1691Captain's ClerkRichard Culliford (d.1738) ADM 107/1/10ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1677In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1678In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1683Sailed for TangierBWAS-1603
1685Refitted as a 58 gun Third Rate
1691Two or three cruisers under Captain Simon Fowkes (d.1702) of the Montagu, 60, picked up nine large privateers, besides several small craft, off the Irish coastBWAS-1603
2.1.1690/91Action against a French privateerBWAS-1603
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
1694Off DunkirkBWAS-1603
6.1694Captured a large 28-gun ship, laden with cornTRN2
3.1694/95In March a small squadron under Captain Edward Littleton (d.1695/96), of the Montagu, 60, captured, or contributed to the capture of, the greater part of a fleet of about thirty sail of French merchantmen in the ChannelBWAS-1603
13.4.1696Bombarded CalaisB051
30.8.1696Paid offADM 51

Notes on Ship

Death of Captain LatonTRN2
On January 2nd 1690, Captain John Layton, of the Montague 60, was killed near Ushant in a petty encounter with a French twenty-four-gun privateer, which, after losing between forty and fifty men, was taken and carried into Plymouth

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