British Fifth Rate ship 'Penzance' (1747)

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Penzance	5753
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.1.1745/46	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1746	BWAS-1714
Launched	7.11.1747	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.12.1747	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chichester - Sussex	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 44-Gunner (1745)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	and Vernon ChittyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	13.5.1766	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 9"Imperial Feet40.8499
Length of Keel109' 4"Imperial Feet33.2345
Breadth37' 7 ½"Imperial Feet11.2903
Depth in Hold15' 10 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847
Burthen823 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.11.1747Broadside Weight = 282 Imperial Pound ( 127.887 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1745280Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.12.1747 - 18.12.1748Captain ADM 6/17/291BWAS-171418.2.1751/52 - 23.1.1753Commodore ADM 6/18/25BWAS-171423.1.1753 - 11.2.1755Captain ADM 6/18/56BWAS-171411.2.1755 - 12.2.1756Captain ADM 6/18/135BWAS-171418.11.1757 - 13.1.1758Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/453ADM 6/1819.1.1758 - 31.8.1758Captain ADM 6/18/474BWAS-171431.8.1758 - 2.7.1760Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/535BWAS-17145.11.1761 - 26.3.1762CaptainBWAS-171426.3.1762 - 1.12.1762Captain ADM 6/19/453
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 6.12.1762BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.12.1747 - 18.12.1748First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/293ADM 6/177.12.1747 - 23.5.1748Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/293ADM 6/177.12.1747 - 3.5.1748Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/293ADM 6/175.3.1751/52 - 13.2.1755Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/18/27ADM 6/18

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
22.8.1752 - 28.8.1754Midshipman ADM 107/5/50ADM 107/5

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
2.7.1752 - 21.8.1752Captain's Servant ADM 107/5/50ADM 107/529.8.1754 - 21.5.1755Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/5/50ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
7.11.1747building at Chichester - Sussex at a cost of £8343.10.0dBWAS-1714
7.11.1747Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1748Sailed to North AmericaBWAS-1714
15.4.1748Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3784.7.0dBWAS-1714
18.12.1748Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 106
28.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
1753On the Newfoundland stationBWAS-1714
20.6.1755Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
12.2.1756Paid offADM 51
9.1757Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1.1758Completed fitting at a cost of £3074.12.1dBWAS-1714
10.4.1758Sailed with a Baltic convoyBWAS-1714
11.3.1760Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1761In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.6.1761Occupation of Dominica
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
24.2.1762At St LuciaBWAS-1714
24.2.1762Capture of Saint Lucia
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
1.12.1762Paid offADM 51
13.5.1766Sold at Plymouth for £500BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 106 Document

ADM 51 Archive

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