British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Preston' (1742)

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Preston	586
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	8.5.1739	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	12.1739	BWAS-1714
Launched	18.9.1742	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	8.9.1742	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 50-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas Fellowes (d.1753)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Scuttled	23.11.1749	ADM 33

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 1"Imperial Feet40.8439
Length of Keel108' 7"Imperial Feet32.9406
Breadth38' 7"Imperial Feet11.6046
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Burthen859 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.9.1742Broadside 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

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.9.1742 - 5.4.1747CaptainLord George Carnegie (6^th Earl of Northesk) (1716-1792) ADM 6/16/96BWAS-17145.4.1747 - 23.11.1749Captain John Amherst (1718-1778) ADM 6/17/493
Issued by Thomas Griffin (1692-1771), East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 5.9.1749BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.9.1742 - 1745First Lieutenant Henry Clark (c.1719-1745)† ADM 6/16/98ADM 6/1626.2.1744/45 - 19.12.1745First Lieutenant Thomas Woolley Pickering (c.1728-1792) ADM 6/17/160
Confirmed 4.10.1746ADM 6/1724.3.1747/48 - 23.11.1749First LieutenantThe Hon. James Wemyss (1725/26-1786) ADM 6/17/493
Issued by Thomas Griffin (1692-1771), East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 29.8.1749ADM 6/1724.3.1747/48 - 23.11.1749Second Lieutenant Richard King (1730-1806) ADM 6/17/487
Issued by Thomas Griffin (1692-1771), East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 17.8.1749ADM 6/173.8.1748 - 23.11.1749Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Wheeler Hoult (d.1749) ADM 6/17/517
Issued by Thomas Griffin (1692-1771), East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 19.4.1750ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
30.12.1742Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £16939.10.4dBWAS-1714
1743In the ChannelBWAS-1714
4.1744Sailed to Lisbon with a convoyBWAS-1714
30.4.1744Sailed to the East IndiesBWAS-1714
24.1.1744/45In the Straits of BancaBWAS-1714
24.1.1744/45Straits of Banca
25.6.17461st Battle of Negapatam
23.9.1748Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
11.1749Sunk at Trincomalee as being unfit for serviceBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

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