British Sixth Rate frigate 'Lyme' (1720)

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Lyme	5195
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Lyme' (1695) (32)
Ordered	4.11.1718	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1720	BWAS-1714
Launched	8.11.1720	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	30.5.1721	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth - Devon	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner	B028
Constructor	Richard Stacey	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	1.1739	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Length of Keel87' 3"Imperial Feet26.5285
Breadth28' 5 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold9' 2"Imperial Feet2.794
Burthen375 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.11.1720Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1719140Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.5.1721 - 16.7.1727CaptainThe Hon. Vere Beauclerk (1699-1781) ADM 6/13/12BWAS-17145.10.1727 - 5.9.1731Captain Thomas Marwood (d.1731)† ADM 6/13/170BWAS-17146.9.1731 - 6.6.1732Captain Charles Crauford (d.1745) ADM 6/14/109
Confirmed 29.5.1732BWAS-171412.6.1732 - 7.5.1734Captain Francis Dansays (d.1754) Transfered ADM 6/14/110BWAS-17147.5.1734 - 6.9.1737Captain Charles Fanshawe (d.1757) Transfered ADM 6/15/186BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.10.1727 - 6.6.1732Lieutenant Charles Mason (d.1747) ADM 6/14/1700ADM 6/1312.6.1732 - 6.9.1737Lieutenant Simon Lyon (d.1741) Transfered ADM 6/15/110ADM 6/14

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1721 - 6.1726Able Seaman Charles Knowles (1704-1777) Discharged ADM 107/2/182ODNB

Service History

DateEventSource
8.11.1720building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4725.12.7dBWAS-1714
8.11.1720Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.7.1721Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £350.6.5dBWAS-1714
16.7.1727Paid offADM 51
8.1727Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1727Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3275.8.9dBWAS-1714
1730Returned homeBWAS-1714
6.1730Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
9.1730Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1541.9.10dBWAS-1714
1731Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.6.1732Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 106
7.1732Commissioned for IrelandBWAS-1714
1735In the North SeaBWAS-1714
1736In home watersBWAS-1714
30.9.1737Paid offADM 51
1.1739Break up completed at DeptfordBWAS-1714

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