British Third Rate ship of the line 'Cumberland' (1739)

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Cumberland

5666
Nominal Guns80BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered4.9.1733BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down14.1.1733/34BWAS-1714
Launched11.7.1739BWAS-1714
First Commissioned30.8.1739BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Constructor John HaywardBWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Razeed10.1748BWAS-1714
BecomesBritish Third Rate ship of the line 'Cumberland' (1748) (66)

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck158' 0"Imperial Feet48.1584 
Length of Keel127' 8"Imperial Feet38.7171 
Breadth45' 5"Imperial Feet13.7414 
Depth in Hold18' 7"Imperial Feet5.5086 
Burthen1,400 67⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1740Broadside Weight = 770 Imperial Pound ( 349.195 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

11.1748Broadside Weight = 713 Imperial Pound ( 323.3455 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1740600EstablishmentBWAS-1714
11.1748140As a Guard ShipBWAS-1714
1754540Establishment of a 66-gun shipBWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
30.8.1739 - 7.5.1741Captain James Stewart (c.1678-1757) Transfered ADM 6/16/216BWAS-17148.6.1741 - 14.10.1742Captain Harry Norris (d.1764) ADM 6/16/316
Confirmed 2.6.1744BWAS-171415.10.1742 - 10.11.1743Captain Peter Lawrence (d.1758) Transfered ADM 6/16/296
Confirmed 18.4.1744BWAS-171411.11.1743 - 13.9.1745Captain William Burnaby (1710-1776) ADM 6/16/517
Confirmed 23.7.1745BWAS-171414.9.1745 - 17.9.1745Captain John Pitman (d.1751/52) ADM 6/16/544ADM 6/16

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.1740/41 - 3.1744/45Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir Chaloner Ogle (1681-1750) Transfered ADM 107/3/141BWAS-1714

17 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
30.8.1739 - 9.4.1740First Lieutenant James Smith (d.1740) ADM 6/15/216ADM 6/1530.8.1739 - 29.11.1739Third Lieutenant Richard Bullivant (d.1740) ADM 6/15/216ADM 6/1514.9.1739 - 29.11.1739Second Lieutenant Rowland Cotton (d.1739) ADM 6/15/221ADM 6/1530.11.1739 - 18.12.1739Second Lieutenant Richard Bullivant (d.1740) ADM 6/15/237ADM 6/1530.11.1739 - 5.8.1740Third Lieutenant John Brown (c.1707-1755) ADM 6/15/237ADM 6/1519.12.1739 - 3.3.1739/40Second Lieutenant Patrick O'Hara (c.1710-1774) Transfered ADM 6/15/241ADM 6/1510.4.1740 - 5.10.1740First Lieutenant Crosby Westfield: on board from 19.4.1740 ADM 6/15/274ADM 6/156.8.1740 - 7.6.1741Third Lieutenant James Roots (c.1708-?) Discharged ADM 6/15/319ADM 6/1527.9.1740 - 4.6.1741First Lieutenant Edmund Beavor (c.1702-1745): on board from 7.10.1740 Discharged ADM 6/15/337ADM 6/158.6.1741 - 6.7.1742Lieutenant Richard Jasper (d.1761) Transferedref:55421.1.1741/42 - 3.5.1742Lieutenant Samuel Spencer (c.1717-1795) Transfered ADM 6/16/5ADM 6/1619.7.1743 - 20.12.1743First Lieutenant Samuel Graves (1713-1787) ADM 6/17/432
Confirmed 17.1.1748/49ADM 6/1728.12.1743 - 17.4.1744Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms Samuel Faulknor (c.1719-1759) ADM 6/17/140
Issued by Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681-1750), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 12.8.1746ADM 6/1718.4.1744 - 11.5.1744Third Lieutenant Samuel Faulknor (c.1719-1759) ADM 6/17/140
Issued by Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681-1750), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 12.8.1746ADM 6/1712.5.1744 - 30.3.1745Second Lieutenant Samuel Faulknor (c.1719-1759) ADM 6/17/140
Issued by Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681-1750), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 12.8.1746ADM 6/1712.5.1744 - 14.6.1744Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms Thomas Walsh ADM 6/16/541
Confirmed 6.9.1745ADM 6/1631.3.1745 - 2.9.1745First Lieutenant Samuel Faulknor (c.1719-1759) ADM 6/17/140
Issued by Sir Chaloner Ogle (1681-1750), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 12.8.1746ADM 6/17

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
23.9.1739 - 16.5.1740Midshipman Thomas Riggs (c.1715-1754) Transfered ADM 6/86/100ADM 6/86

Service History


DateEventSource
2.12.1739Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £30944.0.1dBWAS-1714
26.10.1740Sailed for the West Indies with Ogle. Disabled in a Gale but repaired at Lisbon.BWAS-1714
3.1740/41At Porto BelloBWAS-1714
7.1741Start of the operations around SantiagoBWAS-1714
10.1741End of the operations around SantiagoBWAS-1714
7.1745Left Jamaica for home and to pay offBWAS-1714
17.9.1745

Paid off

ADM 51
6.1746Started repair and reduction to a 2 1/2 deck 66-gun third rateBWAS-1714
6.1746Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
10.1748Refitted as a 66 gun Third RateBWAS-1714
10.1748Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £27351.17.3dBWAS-1714


Notes on Ship



Cost of rebuild was £30,966.0.1d including fitting
 
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