British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Norwich' (1718)

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Norwich -> 1744 Enterprise

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Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.2.1716/17BWAS-1714
Launched20.5.1718BWAS-1714
First Commissioned16.5.1719BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
Ship Class1706 Establishment 50-gunner Later GroupBWAS-1714
Constructor Benjamin Rosewell (d.1742)BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up8.1771BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624 
Length of Keel108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184 
Breadth35' 0"Imperial Feet10.668 
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672 
Burthen703 68⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


20.5.1718Broadside 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

6.1744Broadside Weight = 222 Imperial Pound ( 100.677 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1716280Design Complement
6.1744250As a 44-gun Fifth RateBWAS-1714

10 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.5.1719 - 26.8.1720Captain John Fletcher (c.1681-1750) ADM 6/12/169BWAS-171428.7.1738 - 26.12.1740Captain Richard Herbert (d.1740)† ADM 6/15/134BWAS-171430.12.1740 - 1.7.1741Captain William Knight (d.1744) ADM 6/15/415
Commission confirmed 9.5.1741BWAS-17147.9.1741 - 15.4.1743Captain Thomas Gregory (d.1747/48) ADM 6/15/451BWAS-171416.4.1743 - 30.9.1743Captain Henry Stewart (d.1746) ADM 6/16/209
Commission confirmed 16.8.1743ADM 6/1630.5.1744 - 13.12.1748Captain Charles Holmes (1711-1761) ADM 6/16/313BWAS-171410.11.1756 - 17.3.1758Captain John Donkley (c.1713-1758)† ADM 6/18/321ADM 6/187.4.1758 - 13.1.1762Captain Alexander Innes (c.1713-1786) ADM 6/18/500BWAS-171413.1.1762 - 26.1.1764Captain John Houlton (c.1728-1791) ADM 6/19/380BWAS-171410.1.1771 - 8.7.1771Captain William Williams (c.1735-1778) ADM 6/20/333ADM 6/20

14 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.5.1719 - 26.8.1720First Lieutenant Joshua Paine (c.1681-1748) ADM 6/12/169ADM 6/1216.5.1719 - 25.1.1725/26Second Lieutenant Silvester Kennedy (d.1756) ADM 6/12/169ADM 6/1228.7.1738 - 8.6.1739First Lieutenant James Master (d.bef.1746/47) ADM 6/15/134ADM 6/1528.7.1738 - 5.12.1739Second Lieutenant Peter Toms (d.1763) ADM 6/16/134ADM 6/1528.7.1738 - 6.6.1739Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Moses Peadle (d.1744) ADM 6/15/134ADM 6/157.6.1739 - 4.2.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Moses Peadle (d.1744) ADM 6/15/180ADM 6/159.6.1739 - 18.2.1740/41First Lieutenant John Draper (d.1743) ADM 6/15/181ADM 6/155.2.1739/40 - 19.12.1740Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms John Best (d.1743) ADM 6/16/188
Commission confirmed 14.6.1743ADM 6/167.9.1741 - 4.2.1742/43Second Lieutenant Joseph Roberts ADM 6/15/451ADM 6/157.9.1741 - 4.2.1742/43Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms John Hughes (c.1721-?) ADM 6/15/451ADM 6/155.2.1741/42 - 30.9.1743First Lieutenant Joseph Roberts ADM 6/16/210
Commission confirmed 16.8.1743ADM 6/165.2.1742/43 - 16.4.1743Second Lieutenant John Hughes (c.1721-?) ADM 6/16/206
Commission confirmed 8.8.1743ADM 6/161.6.1744 - bef.29.4.1746First Lieutenant Peregrine Bradshaw (d.1746) ADM 6/16/313ADM 6/1622.8.1746 - 29.1.1747/48Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms William Stewart ADM 6/17/425
Issued by Thomas Davers (1689-1746)
Commission confirmed 23.12.1748ADM 6/17

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
6.12.1741 - 9.3.1742/43Midshipman John Young (c.1718-?) ADM 107/4/26ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
20.5.1718Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8059.0.7dBWAS-1714
5.1719Commissioned for the Spanish and Lisbon stationsBWAS-1714
8.1720Returned home and paid offBWAS-1714
1.1730Began small repair at UnknownBWAS-1714
4.1730Completed small repair at a cost of £722.7.1dBWAS-1714
23.7.1739Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
11.1739At Porto BelloBWAS-1714
21.11.1739Attack on Puerto Bello
23.3.1739/40Attack on Chagres
1.1741Sailed for home with a convoyBWAS-1714
30.4.1741

Paid off

BWAS-1714
18.2.1742/43Attack on La Guaira
15.4.1743Attack on Porto Cabello
30.9.1743Paid offADM 51
10.1743Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
23.5.1744Renamed EnterpriseBWAS-1714
7.1744Refitted as a 44 gun Fifth Rate Ship
7.1744Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6925.14.2dBWAS-1714
1745Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1747Still in JamaicaBWAS-1714
1748Paid offBWAS-1714
26.11.1748Surveyed, but no repair reportedBWAS-1714
10.9.1755SurveyedBWAS-1714
16.9.1755Repairs ordered, but no record of them existsBWAS-1714
11.1756RecommissionedBWAS-1714
30.6.1757Sailed for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
22.7.1758Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1761Returned homeBWAS-1714
24.1.1762Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
24.2.1762Capture of Saint Lucia
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
1.1764Paid offBWAS-1714
25.8.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
17.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
17.4.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1771Break up completed at SheernessBWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
25.7.1739-1741British Fleet in the West indies Edward Vernon (1684-1757) 
 
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