British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Mary Galley' (1727)

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Mary Galley	5302
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.11.1720	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1721	BWAS-1714
Acquired	29.6.1727	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	18.4.1727	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth - Devon	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1719 Establishment 40-Gunner (1719)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Peirson LockBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1716-1755	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	1.6.1743	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 0"Imperial Feet37.7952
Length of Keel101' 8"Imperial Feet30.988
Breadth33' 2"Imperial Feet10.0753
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen594 ⁵⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.6.1727Broadside Weight = 180 Imperial Pound ( 81.63 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1719190Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.4.1727 - 16.11.1727Captain ADM 6/13/139BWAS-171416.11.1727 - 5.11.1729Captain ADM 6/13/175ADM 6/1316.1.1739/40 - 27.2.1739/40Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/244BWAS-171428.2.1739/40 - 25.3.1741Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/250BWAS-171425.3.1741 - 12.3.1742/43Captain ADM 6/15/403BWAS-1714

13 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.4.1727 - 5.7.1728First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/14/141ADM 6/1327.4.1727 - 10.1.1727/28Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/13/141ADM 6/1327.4.1727 - 15.1.1727/28Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/13/141ADM 6/1316.1.1727/28 - 15.7.1728Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/13/188ADM 6/1318.1.1727/28 - 4.4.1729Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/189ADM 6/135.4.1729 - 5.11.1729Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/40
Confirmed 11.11.1729ADM 6/1422.1.1739/40 - 12.4.1741First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/244ADM 6/1522.1.1739/40 - 12.4.1741Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/244ADM 6/1522.1.1739/40 - 13.4.1741Third Lieutenant ADM 6/15/244ADM 6/1513.4.1741 - 14.5.1741First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/410ADM 6/1513.4.1741 - 25.5.1741Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/410ADM 6/1526.5.1741 - 30.9.1742Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/15/421ADM 6/1516.6.1741 - 12.3.1742/43First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/428ADM 6/15

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
22.1.1740/41 - 19.3.1740/41Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/186ADM 107/44.4.1741 - 8.6.1741Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/67ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
11.3.1726/27Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £9867.10.11dBWAS-1714
1728Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.11.1729

Paid off

ADM 51
1.1730Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1730Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1542.5.2dBWAS-1714
5.1736Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1736Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £404.10.6dBWAS-1714
1.1740Recommissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1742Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1743SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.3.1742/43

Paid off

ADM 51
26.4.1743Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
1.6.1743Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714
28.6.1744Remains sold for £266BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Albert Parker on Wednesday 8th of September 2021 02:11

There are references to Mary Galley as a 20 during her last commission in the Mediterranean. (Richmond, /The Navy in the War of 1739-1748/, 160n; fleet lists in Schomberg, /Naval Chronology/, IV, 196, and Beatson /Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain/, III, 31) Probably her 12-pounders were removed on Admiral Haddock's authority after her arrival on his station, because of structural weakness from old age.

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