British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Winchester' (1717)

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Winchester

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Winchester Hulk
Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered8.3.1715/16BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down10.7.1716BWAS-1714
Launched12.11.1717BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
Ship Class1706 Establishment 50-gunner Later Group (1716)BWAS-1714
Constructor
John PhillipsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up5.7.1781BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck131' 4"Imperial Feet39.9321 
Length of Keel108' 7"Imperial Feet32.9406 
Breadth35' 1"Imperial Feet10.6731 
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672 
Burthen710 34⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


12.11.1717Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1716280Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1.1717/18 - 2.11.1718Captain
James CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1709-1718
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/12/109BWAS-17145.11.1718 - 16.4.1723Captain
James StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1751
ADM 6/12/143BWAS-171425.1.1725/26 - 25.7.1728Captain
James LuckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1736
ADM 6/13/96BWAS-171426.7.1728 - 9.10.1729Captain
James LuckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1736
ADM 6/13/212ADM 6/1330.8.1739 - 12.9.1742Captain
James LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1761
Transfered ADM 6/15/216BWAS-171413.9.1742 - 4.3.1742/43Captain
William DilkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1745
ADM 6/16/154
Confirmed 3.3.1742/43ADM 6/16

15 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
10.1.1717/18 - 15.1.1717/18First Lieutenant
James RycaultBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1703-1758
Transfered ADM 6/12/109ADM 6/1210.1.1717/18 - 14.1.1717/18Second Lieutenant
Richard SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1736
ADM 6/12/109ADM 6/1215.1.1717/18 - 16.4.1723First Lieutenant
Richard SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1736
ADM 6/12/109ADM 6/1215.1.1717/18 - 16.4.1723Second Lieutenant
Edward WellsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1716-1728
ADM 6/12/109ADM 6/126.9.1720 - 16.4.1723Third Lieutenant
John Arnold LangleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1710-1737
ADM 6/12/213ADM 6/1225.1.1725/26 - 26.7.1728Third Lieutenant
Thomas HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1748
Transfered ADM 6/13/97ADM 6/1331.1.1725/26 - 9.10.1729First Lieutenant
James SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1708-1729
ADM 6/15/101ADM 6/131.2.1725/26 - 26.7.1728Second Lieutenant
Thomas LimeburnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1709-1750
Transfered ADM 6/13/101ADM 6/139.2.1728/29 - 9.10.1729Second Lieutenant
Robert PettBritish
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1720-1748
ADM 6/15/11ADM 6/149.2.1728/29 - 9.10.1729Third Lieutenant
William DrakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1744
ADM 6/15/11ADM 6/1430.8.1739 - 17.9.1739First Lieutenant
Robert ClaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1708-1739
ADM 6/15/217ADM 6/1530.8.1739 - 13.8.1741Second Lieutenant
Thomas BuryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1747
ADM 6/15/217ADM 6/1531.8.1739 - 3.3.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
George LangdonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1741
Transfered ADM 6/15/218ADM 6/1518.9.1739 - 26.9.1740First Lieutenant
Thomas PhilpottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1746
ADM 6/15/222ADM 6/1514.8.1741 - 4.3.1742/43Second Lieutenant
Benjamin AlmesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1744
ADM 6/15/443ADM 6/15

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1717Carpenter
John SandersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1717
ref:161813.1.1717/18 - 30.4.1722Purser
John SergentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1722
NMM-IGR1771 - 1.7.1771Boatswain
Robert ElliotBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1771
Transfered ADM 6/20/388ADM 6/20

6 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
7.10.1718 - 20.11.1719Midshipman
Henry GermanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1716-1722
Transfered ADM 107/3/121ADM 107/328.12.1718 - 16.4.1723Midshipman
Robert ErskineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1714-1762
ADM 107/3/152ADM 107/319.3.1720/21 - 16.4.1723Midshipman
Thomas FortBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1715-1736
ADM 107/3/129ADM 107/326.3.1723 - 3.8.1724Volunteer-per-order
John DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1784
ADM 107/3/196ADM 107/34.8.1724 - 29.5.1725Midshipman Ordinary
John DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1784
Transfered ADM 107/3/196ADM 107/318.3.1730/31 - 17.1.1731/32Midshipman
Thomas WinterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1742
Transfered ADM 107/3/310ADM 107/3

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
8.3.1730/31 - 17.3.1730/31Able Seaman
Thomas WinterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1742
ADM 107/3/310ADM 107/317.9.1741 - 19.10.1741Able Seaman
John HickesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1763
Transfered ADM 107/4/67ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
1718Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1714
5.3.1717/18Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
16.9.1719Attack on Ribadeo
1720Carrying stores to PortsmouthBWAS-1714
16.4.1723

Paid off

ADM 51
5.1723Began refitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1.1725Completed refitting at a cost of £4515.4.3dBWAS-1714
2.1726Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1727Off the Spanish coastBWAS-1714
11.1728Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
9.10.1729

Paid off

ADM 51
7.1730small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £739.5.5dBWAS-1714
30.8.1739Recommissioned for Home watersBWAS-1714
10.1739In the Western approachesBWAS-1714
1741Convoy to VirginiaBWAS-1714
1742To the Mediterranean then home to pay offBWAS-1714
3.1742/43SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.3.1742/43Paid offADM 51
6.1744Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
2.6.1744Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels HulkBWAS-1714
2.1745Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5184.18.0dBWAS-1714
16.3.1744/45Arrived at Harwich and laid up at SheernessBWAS-1714
20.9.1748Ordered to be transported to ChathamBWAS-1714
8.6.1781Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
5.7.1781Break up completedBWAS-1714


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Naval Sailor
Service 1689-1740
 
24.12.1726-9.4.1728British Squadron for the relief of Gibraltar
Sir Charles WagerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1734
 
 
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