British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Moor' (1710)

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Moor	5457
Nominal Guns	54
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Maure' (1688) (50)
Captured	13.12.1710
First Commissioned	8.5.1711
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1661
Designed by	Blaise Pangalo	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk as Breakwater	7.3.1715/16

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck135' 4"Imperial Feet41.1509
Length of Keel116' 2"Imperial Feet35.36
Breadth36' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet10.9919
Burthen811 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.12.1710Broadside 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
1710320 BWAS-1603

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1711 - 3.11.1711CaptainMichael Sansom (d.1711)† ADM 6/11/133BWAS-16035.11.1711 - 14.11.1714CaptainThomas Gordon (c.1658-1740/41) ADM 6/11/174BWAS-160315.11.1714 - 7.12.1715CaptainWilliam Cawley (d.1740) ADM 6/12/42
Commission confirmed 10.5.1715ADM 6/12

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1711 - 20.11.1714First LieutenantJohn Pye ADM 6/11/133ADM 6/1121.11.1714 - 7.12.1715First LieutenantJohn Vincent ADM 6/12/41
Commission confirmed 2.5.1715ADM 6/1221.11.1714 - 7.12.1715Second LieutenantRichard Smith ADM 6/12/41
Commission confirmed 2.5.1715ADM 6/12

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
18.9.1712 - 1712Midshipman ExtraWilliam Cleland (d.1744) ADM 6/11/224ADM 6/1111.2.1713/14 - 20.11.1714Midshipman ExtraRobert Milne (d.bef.1734) ADM 6/11/284ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
8.5.1711Commissioned fot the Downs squadronBWAS-1603
1712In home watersBWAS-1603
14.3.1711/12Took the Privateer Le Saint François
1713Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1715Returned home and then on to the BalticBWAS-1603
7.3.1715/16Sunk as a breakwater at PlymouthBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
18.5.1715-29.11.1716	British Baltic Fleet 1715	Sir John Norris (1670-1749)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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