British Third Rate ship of the line 'Monmouth' (1742)

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Monmouth

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Nominal Guns70BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Monmouth' (1718) (70) 1718-1742
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered7.9.1739BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down12.1739BWAS-1714
Launched6.9.1742BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
Ship Class1706 Establishment 70-Gunner (1706)BWAS-1714
Constructor
Joseph AllinBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1718-1746
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up28.8.1767BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248 
Length of Keel122' 2"Imperial Feet37.1879 
Breadth43' 5"Imperial Feet13.1487 
Depth in Hold17' 9"Imperial Feet5.2143 
Burthen1,224 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


6.9.1742Broadside Weight = 522 Imperial Pound ( 236.727 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

1755Broadside Weight = 504 Imperial Pound ( 228.564 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1733480Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.9.1742 - 8.11.1743Captain
Charles WyndhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1747
ADM 6/16/95BWAS-17149.11.1743 - 2.9.1748Captain
Henry HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1759
ADM 6/16/238BWAS-17141.12.1748 - 31.5.1752Captain
George EdgcumbeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1782
ADM 6/17/416BWAS-17146.3.1755 - 25.6.1756Captain
Henry HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1759
ADM 6/18/143BWAS-171425.6.1756 - 8.11.1756Captain
Alexander InnesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1786
Transfered ADM 6/18/286B0518.11.1756 - 17.2.1757Captain
Washington ShirleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1778
ADM 6/18/320ADM 6/1817.2.1757 - 28.2.1758Captain
Arthur GardinerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1758
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/358BWAS-171429.3.1758 - 6.3.1760Captain
Augustus John HerveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1778
ADM 6/19/61
Issued by
Henry OsborneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1710-1765

Confirmed 26.4.1759BWAS-171423.6.1760 - 9.1762Captain
John StorrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1725-1780
ADM 6/19/176BWAS-17149.1762 - 21.2.1763Captain
Charles SaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1806
BWAS-1714

11 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
7.9.1742 - 10.11.1743First Lieutenant
Robert KerrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1719-1743
ADM 6/16/95ADM 6/167.9.1742 - 6.6.1744Second Lieutenant
Thomas FincherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1740
Transfered ADM 6/16/95ADM 6/167.9.1742 - 16.9.1744Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
The Hon. William HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1755
ADM 6/16/95ADM 6/1615.6.1744 - 1.9.1746First Lieutenant
George IrelandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1749
ADM 6/16/321ADM 6/1617.9.1744 - 12.5.1746Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John TrehearneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1780
Transfered ADM 6/16/370
Confirmed 11.10.1744ADM 6/1617.5.1746 - 21.8.1751Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
James ChadsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1776
ADM 6/17/105ADM 6/172.9.1746 - 19.1.1746/47First Lieutenant
William ClelandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1748
Transfered ADM 6/17/149ADM 6/1731.5.1748 - 2.9.1748Third Lieutenant
John RawlinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1759
ADM 3/17/359ADM 6/171.12.1748 - 31.5.1752Second Lieutenant
John YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1758
ADM 6/17/416ADM 6/1719.4.1755 - 9.11.1756Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Stephen HammickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1762
ADM 6/18/157ADM 6/189.11.1756 - 6.11.1757Second Lieutenant
Stephen HammickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1762
ADM 6/18/321ADM 6/18

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1751Purser
John LillicrapBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1751-1761
ADM 106/1092/67ADM 6/19

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
4.10.1742 - 5.3.1742/43Midshipman
John WestBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1749
ADM 107/3/540ADM 107/36.3.1742/43 - 11.10.1744Master's Mate
John WestBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1749
ADM 107/3/540ADM 107/3

3 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
10.1.1751/52 - 6.7.1752Able Seaman
Ellis TroughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1781
ADM 107/5/113ADM 107/512.11.1752 - 5.6.1754Able Seaman
Thomas HickesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1801
ADM 107/4/397ADM 107/41762 - 21.2.1763Captain's Servant
William BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1814
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Service History


DateEventSource
31.10.1742Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £26970.2.0dBWAS-1714
9.1743Commissioned for a cruise to the CanariesBWAS-1714
1744In the ChannelBWAS-1714
4.1744Escort to the Lisbon convoyBWAS-1714
26.3.1745Took the Frigate
La Panthère (20) 1744-1745
French 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate (Frégate Légère)

1746In the DownsBWAS-1714
19.1.1747Took the Ship
Le Maurepas (24) 1747-1747
French 24 Gun
Privateer Ship
BG
3.5.17471st Battle of Cape Finisterre
14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre
21.3.1747/48Took the Privateer
Le Rostan (22) 1748-1748
French 22 Gun
Privateer Unknown
near the Lizard then bearing N. E. distance 120 Leagues. losing 9 British seamen and 100 French seamen when the prize sunkBG
2.9.1748Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 106
2.12.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
3.1749/50Paid offBWAS-1714
1751Recommissioned as guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
31.5.1752Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 6/18
20.7.1752SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1755Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1756Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9116.8.10dBWAS-1714
17.1.1757Took the Privateer
Le Henry d'Amou (10) 1756-1757
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown

15.5.1757Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
6.11.1757Paid offADM 51
28.2.1758Battle of Cartagena
28.2.1758Took the Ship of the Line
Le Foudroyant (80) 1750-1758
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
in the Mediterranean
10.1758Returned homeBWAS-1714
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
7.1762fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
21.2.1763Paid offADM 51
3.1767SurveyedBWAS-1714
28.8.1767Break up completed at Chatham for £453.14.6dBWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 9th of May 2012 20:13

Osborns squadron en route to the Mediterranean

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 9th of May 2012 20:00

15 May 1757 Prince 90 Captain Clark Clayton, Ad Henry Osborn at Portsmouth, his Squadron include St George 90 cap Alexander Arthur Hood, Rear-Admiral Charles Saunders, Monmouth 70, Revenge 64, and Monarch 74 also to sail with the them en route for Lisbon are Greyhound and Deal Castle with a convoy and Ludlow Castle sailing to North America

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