British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Medway' (1755)

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Medway -> 1802 Arundel	5339
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.3.1751	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	13.6.1751	BWAS-1714
Named	25.4.1741	BWAS-1714
Launched	14.2.1755	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Medway Class	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	3.1811	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck149' 4"Imperial Feet45.4173
Length of Keel123' 0 ½"Imperial Feet37.5031
Breadth42' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet12.8207
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055
Draught Forward10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft16' 3"Imperial Feet4.8895
Burthen1,191 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen1,204 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.2.1755Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1752420Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.1.1755 - 15.11.1756CaptainPeter Denis (c.1713-1778) ADM 6/18/126BWAS-171415.11.1756 - 28.12.1759CaptainCharles Proby (d.1799) ADM 6/18/324BWAS-171428.12.1759 - 23.8.1765CaptainJohn Bladen Tinker (c.1725-1767) ADM 6/19/120BWAS-17144.6.1774 - 5.6.1780CaptainWilliam Affleck (1740-1791) ADM 6/21/33BWAS-17145.6.1780 - 11.1.1782CaptainHarry Harmood (1739-1809) ADM 6/22/189
Issued by Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 30.10.1780ADM 6/2211.1.1782 - 21.4.1783CaptainAlexander Edgar (1736-1817) ADM 6/22/397BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.1774 - 1777Rear-Admiral of the RedRobert Man (1721-1783)BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1.1760 - 23.8.1765Second LieutenantJohn Jackson (c.1726-1778) ADM 6/19/127ref:849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
28.2.1756 - 16.9.1757MasterJames Robertson (c.1730-c.1815) ADM 107/5/136ADM 107/515.9.1758 - 18.12.1758Acting GunnerGeorge Teer (d.1789)IPC31.5.1778 - 5.6.1780Acting MasterRichard BurlaceADM29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.6.1758 - 14.9.1758Gunner's MateGeorge Teer (d.1789)IPC6.1774 - 1777MidshipmanRichard Hussey Bickerton (1759-1832)ref:616

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
3.4.1758 - 10.6.1758Able SeamanGeorge Teer (d.1789)IPC

Service History

DateEventSource
26.3.1755Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £26468.8.4dBWAS-1714
7.1756Sailed to meet East India shipsBWAS-1714
29.10.1756Took the Privateer Le Maréchal de Belleisle
30.5.1757Action of 30 May 1757
30.5.1757Took the East Indiaman Le Duc d'Aquitaine (64) B103
5.7.1757Took the Privateer La Catherine (8)
24.7.1757Took the Privateer Le Surprenant
5.9.1757Raid on Rochefort
16.2.1759Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1760coppering at UnknownBWAS-1714
6.3.1760Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
2.1765Sailed for homeBWAS-1714
23.8.1765

Paid off

BWAS-1714
15.10.1765SurveyedBWAS-1714
27.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1770Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1772Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £22565.8.5dBWAS-1714
21.7.1774Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
26.12.1778Sailed as reinforcement for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
9.1780Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £9165.10.1dBWAS-1714
13.3.1781Sailed to the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
12.4.1781Arrived at GibraltarBWAS-1714
12.12.1781Action of 1781-12-12
12.12.17812nd Battle of Ushant
13.12.1781Took the Privateer La Généreuse
7.5.1782Sailed with convoyBWAS-1714
21.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1783Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1783Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1787Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1787Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1802Renamed ArundelBWAS-1714
3.1811Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

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