British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Salisbury' (1707)

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Salisbury	533
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.4.1706	BWAS-1603
Launched	3.7.1707	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 54-Gunner	B028
Constructor	Benjamin Rosewell (d.1742)	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	25.5.1716	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Salisbury' (1717) (50)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624
Length of Keel108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Breadth35' 0"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen703 ⁶³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.7.1707Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1706280Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.6.1707 - 12.6.1713CaptainSir Francis Hosier (d.1727) Transfered ADM 6/9/76BWAS-160313.6.1713 - 19.10.1714Captain Richard Thomas Girlington (d.1743) ADM 6/11/262BWAS-1603

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.1.1707/8 - 17.3.1708/9First Lieutenant John Blanchard ADM 6/9/123ADM 6/918.3.1708/9 - 4.12.1712First Lieutenant Peter Anderson (c.1671-1738) ADM 6/10/46ADM 6/104.5.1709 - 11.1.1709/10Second Lieutenant George Spaight Transfered ADM 6/10/58ADM 6/1012.1.1709/10 - 8.4.1711Second Lieutenant Charles Passenger ADM 6/11/18ADM 6/119.4.1711 - 14.4.1711Second Lieutenant John Harper Transfered ADM 6/11/127ADM 6/1115.4.1711 - 17.10.1711Second Lieutenant William Mabbot ADM 6/11/130
Confirmed 18.4.1711ADM 6/1118.10.1711 - 4.12.1712Second Lieutenant Thomas Trefusis (1687-1754) ADM 6/11/263
Confirmed 16.6.1713ADM 6/115.12.1712 - 26.7.1715First Lieutenant Thomas Trefusis (1687-1754) Transfered ADM 6/11/263
Confirmed 16.6.1713ADM 6/1122.1.1712/13 - 11.8.1714Second Lieutenant Henry Fowkes (d.1729) Transfered ADM 6/11/264
Confirmed 16.6.1713ADM 6/1112.8.1714 - 9.12.1714Second Lieutenant John Stanley (d.1740) ADM 6/11/295ADM 6/11

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
19.4.1708 - 29.8.1710Volunteer-per-order William Sanderson Transfered ADM 107/3/7ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1708In the Channel and North SeaBWAS-1603
10.2.1709/10Took the Privateer L'Heureux
1711Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1603
17.6.1711At CartagenaBWAS-1603
7.8.1711Capture of the San Joaquín
1.1713At SheernessBWAS-1603
12.1714Paid offBWAS-1603
25.5.1716Docked at Deptford to be broken up for rebuildingBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

ADM 6/9 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 107/3 Archive

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