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

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Guernsey	556
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.5.1716	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	7.9.1716	BWAS-1714
Launched	24.10.1717	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	17.1.1717/18	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 50-gunner Later Group	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Hayward	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	3.1736/37	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624
Length of Keel107' 4"Imperial Feet32.6281
Breadth35' 2"Imperial Feet10.6782
Depth in Hold14' 1"Imperial Feet4.2736
Burthen706 ⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.10.1717Broadside 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
17.1.1717/18 - 4.11.1718Captain Charles Hardy (c.1680-1744) Transfered ADM 6/12/110BWAS-17145.11.1718 - 10.7.1719Captain Robert Chadwick (c.1675-1719)† Discharged Dead ADM 6/12/143BWAS-171414.7.1719 - 12.12.1720Captain Covill Mayne (c.1674-1746) Transfered ADM 6/12/175BWAS-171413.12.1720 - 1.11.1721Captain William Houlding (c.1672-1731) ADM 6/12/224BWAS-171415.3.1722/23 - 9.10.1723Captain Francis Percy (c.1676-1740/41) ADM 6/13/31BWAS-171426.7.1728 - 4.1.1729/30Captain John Cockburn (c.1666-c.1731) ADM 6/14/211BWAS-1714

13 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.1.1717/18 - 9.10.1718First Lieutenant Benjamin Fenwick (d.1757) ADM 6/12/110ADM 6/1217.1.1717/18 - 8.10.1718Second Lieutenant Power Wickham (d.c.1737) ADM 6/12/110ADM 6/129.10.1718 - 1.11.1721First Lieutenant William Elford ADM 6/12/146
Confirmed 5.12.1718ADM 6/129.10.1718 - 1.11.1721Second Lieutenant Charles Redman ADM 6/12/144
Confirmed 20.11.1718ADM 6/1215.3.1721/22 - 9.10.1723First Lieutenant Thomas Wilcocks (d.1741) ADM 6/13/31ADM 6/1315.3.1721/22 - 20.7.1722Second LieutenantSir Roger Butler (Baronet ) (d.c.1741) Transfered ADM 6/13/31ADM 6/1315.3.1721/22 - 23.1.1722/23Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsThe Hon. James Hay (d.1722/23)† Discharged Dead ADM 6/13/31ADM 6/1321.7.1722 - 9.10.1723Second Lieutenant James Symonds ADM 6/13/42ADM 6/1323.1.1722/23 - 9.10.1723Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Peter Warren (1703-1752) ADM 6/13/61
Confirmed 10.10.1723ADM 6/1310.10.1723 - 9.10.1723Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Edward Hardy ADM 6/13/61ADM 6/1326.7.1728 - 4.1.1729/30First Lieutenant James Scott ADM 6/14/211ADM 6/1326.7.1728 - 4.1.1729/30Second Lieutenant Henry Allen ADM 6/14/211ADM 6/1319.5.1731 - 17.6.1731Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Peter Burville (d.1743) Transfered ADM 6/14/77ADM 6/14

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.6.1719 - 22.7.1720MidshipmanThe Hon. Fitzroy Henry Lee (1698/99-1751) ADM 107/3/90ADM 107/326.12.1720 - 1.11.1721Volunteer-per-order Richard Pocock (d.c.1735) ADM 107/3/181ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
7.9.1716Began rebuilding at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
24.10.1717Completed rebuilding at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £8501.0.0dBWAS-1714
1718In the BalticBWAS-1714
1719Sailed to TurkeyBWAS-1714
1720Returned homeBWAS-1714
1721In the BalticBWAS-1714
1.11.1721

Paid off

ADM 51
1722Sailed for AfricaBWAS-1714
5.1722fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1723Left Africa for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
20.9.1723

Captain Francis Percy. Account of attack of his crew in the Guernsey's longboat whilst watering and wooding in Cape Monserado [Cape Mesurado] and the capture of the 3rd Lieutenant James Hay along with 27 crew. Requests bills for the surgeon's neccessaries and to the pilot for piloting the Guernsey into and out of Port Royal Jamaica. The Guernsey required cleaning at Jamaica but having lost a great many men on the coast of Guinea and above 100 being very sick and weak deterred him (at the season of the year).

ADM 106
9.10.1723

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1728Recommissioned as guardship at SheernessBWAS-1714
11.1728Guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1729Sea duty with Wager's fleetBWAS-1714
4.1.1729/30Paid off at Chatham Dockyard ADM 106
3.1736/37Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
28.4.1718-10.1718	British Baltic Fleet 1718	Sir John Norris (1670-1749)
13.4.1721-20.10.1721	British Baltic Fleet 1721	Sir John Norris (1670-1749)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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