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

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Nonsuch	583
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	29.12.1741	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	28.12.1741	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 50-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Quallett	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	11.1766	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck133' 3"Imperial Feet40.5407
Length of Keel107' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet32.6168
Breadth38' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet11.6015
Depth in Hold15' 10"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen852 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.12.1741Broadside 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

1743Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733300Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.12.1741 - 18.8.1744Captain Edmund Strange (d.1756) ADM 6/15/491BWAS-171418.8.1744 - 20.11.1746Captain James Hodsoll (d.1754) Transfered ADM 6/17/368
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Confirmed 12.7.1748BWAS-171420.11.1746 - 16.8.1748Captain Cotton Dent (d.1761) ADM 6/17/460
Issued by Henry Medley (d.1747), The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 5.5.1749BWAS-171416.8.1748 - 29.10.1748Captain William Martin (c.1724-1766) ADM 6/17/421
Issued by The Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)
Confirmed 9.12.1748ADM 6/17

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.8.1740 - 20.8.1741First Lieutenant Robert Wilson (d.1749) Transfered ADM 6/15/413
Confirmed 27.4.1741ADM 6/1520.12.1740 - 7.9.1741Third Lieutenant James Brown (d.1742) Transfered ADM 6/15/413
Confirmed 27.4.1741ADM 6/1528.12.1741 - 21.11.1744First Lieutenant Hugh Forbes (c.1709-1750) ADM 6/15/491ADM 6/153.4.1742 - 16.9.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms James Hamilton (c.1719-1747) ADM 6/16/38ADM 6/1624.4.1747 - 28.6.1747Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms William Ernle (c.1720-?) ADM 3/17/363
Issued by Henry Medley (d.1747), The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 13.6.1748ADM 6/173.9.1747 - 15.11.1748Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Joshua Scott ADM 6/17/418
Issued by The Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)
Confirmed 3.12.1748ADM 6/177.11.1760 - 1760Third Lieutenant Henry Scott ADM 6/20/75
Issued by Lord Alexander Colville (7^th Viscount Colville of Culross) (1717-1770), North America
Confirmed 15.5.1765ADM 6/20

Service History

DateEventSource
29.12.1741Completed at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £10449.5.0dBWAS-1714
29.12.1741Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1742In the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714
11.3.1741/42Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5393.16.7dBWAS-1714
1743In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1744In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1745In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1746In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1747In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1748In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
15.11.1748Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 106
6.1.1748/49

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
15.11.1755Reported as unfit for seaBWAS-1714
4.11.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.4.1766SurveyedBWAS-1714
23.9.1766The Admiralty ordered her broken upBWAS-1714
11.1766Breaking up completed at plymouth for £238.4.53/4dBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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