British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Mary' (1704)

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Mary -> 1728 Princess Mary	5306
Nominal Guns	60
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.3.1702/3
Acquired	12.5.1704
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham
Constructor	Robert Shortis (d.1705)
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1.1737

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel122' 3"Imperial Feet37.1891
Breadth37' 6"Imperial Feet11.2994
Depth in Hold14' 8"Imperial Feet4.318
Burthen914 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 375 Imperial Pound ( 170.0625 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1704 - 12.9.1714CaptainEdward Hopson (1671-1728) ADM 6/8/78BWAS-160311.3.1718/19 - 20.8.1721CaptainEdward Vernon (1684-1757) ADM 6/12/158BWAS-1603

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1705Vice-Admiral of the BlueSir George Byng (1663/64-1732/33)BWAS-1603

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1704 - 4.12.1705First LieutenantThomas Egerton ADM 6/8/78ADM 6/819.5.1704 - 5.12.1705Third LieutenantChristopher Parker (c.1682-1765) ADM 6/8/78ADM 6/85.12.1705 - 29.7.1708First LieutenantChristopher Parker (c.1682-1765) ADM 6/8/206ADM 6/85.12.1705 - 12.9.1714Second LieutenantThomas Kiemar (d.1737) ADM 6/8/206ADM 6/829.7.1708 - 12.9.1714First LieutenantWilliam Fearnly ADM 6/9/177ADM 6/911.3.1718/19 - 20.8.1721First LieutenantLuke Richardson (d.1739) ADM 6/12/158ADM 6/1211.3.1718/19 - 20.8.1721Second LieutenantWilliam Swale (d.1736) ADM 6/12/158ADM 6/1230.7.1720 - 20.8.1721Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJohn Forrester (d.1737) ADM 6/13/17
Commission confirmed 21.8.1721ADM 6/13

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
12.11.1730 - 12.3.1730/31Ordinary SeamanGeorge Charles Durell (c.1714-1754) ADM 107/3/307ADM107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1705In the SoundingsBWAS-1603
6.10.1705Took the Privateer Le Bienvenu
1706In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1707Sailed with a Lisbon convoy and later to the SoundingsBWAS-1603
1708In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1711In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1713Ordered homeBWAS-1603
12.9.1714

Paid off

BWAS-1603
4.1717Began large repair at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1603
2.1718Completed large repair at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £10584.9.10dBWAS-1603
1719fitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £4468.10.3dBWAS-1603
3.1718/19Recommissioned and Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1603
20.8.1721

Returned home and paid off

BWAS-1603
26.7.1728Renamed Princess MaryBWAS-1603
11.1736Docked at Portsmouth to be inspected for defectsBWAS-1603
1.1737Break up was completedBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/8 Archive

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ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM107/3 Archive

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