British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Woolwich' (1741)

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Woolwich

581
Nominal Guns50B028
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered10.6.1736B028
Keel Laid Down8.1738B028
Launched6.4.1741B028
First Commissioned25.3.1741B028
How acquiredPurpose builtB028
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford B028
Ship Class1733 Establishment 50-GunnerB028
Constructor Richard StaceyB028
CategoryFourth RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Broken Up6.1747B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 0"Imperial Feet40.8432 
Length of Keel109' 10 ⅞"Imperial Feet33.2454 
Breadth38' 6"Imperial Feet11.6015 
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177 
Burthen866 44⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


6.4.1741Broadside 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
1733300Design Complement

5 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
25.3.1741 - 19.8.1742Captain Charles Wyndham (d.1747) ADM 6/16/403BWAS-171420.8.1742 - 30.12.1742Captain George Pocock (1705/6-1792) ADM 6/16/89ADM 125.1.1742/43 - 3.9.1744Captain Edward Herbert (d.1752) ADM 6/16/139BWAS-17144.9.1744 - 4.1.1745/46Captain Thomas Philpott ADM 6/17/129
Issued by Charles Knowles (1704-1777), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Commission confirmed 16.7.1746ADM 6/174.1.1745/46 - 20.4.1747Captain Joseph Lingen (d.1752) ADM 6/17/219
Issued by Isaac Townsend (1684-1765), North America
Commission confirmed 18.4.1747ADM 6/17

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
27.3.1741 - 15.6.1741First LieutenantThe Hon. John Bermingham (c.1718-1746) ADM 6/15/404ADM 6/1527.3.1741 - 6.9.1742Second Lieutenant Thomas Fincher (c.1717-1749) ADM 6/16/404ADM 6/1513.4.1741 - 6.9.1742Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms John Selden ADM 6/16/409ADM 6/157.9.1742 - 25.11.1742Second Lieutenant John Selden ADM 6/16/96ADM 6/1621.2.1742/43 - 6.3.1742/43Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Henry Prettie (1708-1768) ADM 6/16/151ADM 6/167.7.1745 - 20.4.1747Second Lieutenant John Clapp (d.1760) ADM 6/17/195
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 31.1.1746/47ADM 6/17

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1740/41Commissioned for AfricaBWAS-1714
15.5.1741Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £18543.4.3dBWAS-1714
1743Returned homeBWAS-1714
1744Sailed to BarbadosBWAS-1714
1746Convoy escort home from the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
10.8.1746Action of 10th Aug. 1746
20.4.1747Paid off at Chatham Dockyard ADM 106
6.5.1747Ordered to be broken up by the AdmiraltyBWAS-1714
6.1747Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

 
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