British Fifth Rate ship 'Mary Galley' (1744)

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Mary Galley	5303
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.4.1743	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	18.5.1743	BWAS-1714
Launched	16.6.1744	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	17.7.1744	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 44-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry Bird	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sunk as Breakwater	20.4.1764	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet38.4239
Length of Keel102' 6"Imperial Feet31.1658
Breadth36' 3"Imperial Feet10.9855
Depth in Hold15' 5 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847
Burthen716 ⁴²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

16.6.1744Broadside Weight = 282 Imperial Pound ( 127.887 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1741250Design Complement

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.7.1744 - 26.8.1744CaptainWilliam Dandridge (d.1747) ADM 6/16/340ADM 6/1627.8.1744 - 24.12.1748CaptainRobert Swanton (d.1765) ADM 6/16/356BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.7.1744 - 30.8.1744First LieutenantJohn Green (d.1745) ADM 6/16/335ADM 6/1620.7.1744 - 6.3.1745/46Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Langdon (d.1746) ADM 6/16/344ADM 6/167.3.1745/46 - 3.4.1746Second LieutenantWilliam Langdon (d.1746) ADM 6/17/71ADM 6/177.3.1745/46 - 3.4.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsRoger Edwards (d.1749) ADM 6/17/71ADM 6/174.4.1746 - 24.12.1748Second LieutenantRoger Edwards (d.1749) ADM 6/17/84ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
16.6.1744building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £7531.10.0dBWAS-1714
13.9.1744fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5666.8.10dBWAS-1714
1746On the West coast of AfricaBWAS-1714
3.1745/46Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
4.1746Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £984.5.7dBWAS-1714
1747In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1748In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
24.12.1748Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth ADM 106
1.1749Surveyed but not repairedBWAS-1714
29.2.1764Ordered to be sunk as a breakwater at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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