British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Weymouth' (1736)

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Weymouth
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.1.1732/33	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	9.1733	BWAS-1714
Acquired	31.3.1736	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	12.6.1739	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 60-Gunner (1733)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Peirson LockBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1716-1755	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	16.2.1744/45	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel116' 10"Imperial Feet35.3568
Breadth41' 5"Imperial Feet12.6238
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Burthen1,065 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

31.3.1736Broadside Weight = 435 Imperial Pound ( 197.2725 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733400Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.6.1739 - 14.2.1739/40Captain ADM 6/15/184BWAS-171415.2.1739/40 - 16.9.1740Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/248BWAS-171416.9.1740 - 8.5.1742Captain ADM 6/16/331ODNB26.5.1744 - 15.10.1744Captain ADM 6/16/311BWAS-171416.10.1744 - 16.2.1744/45Captain ADM 6/16/363ADM 6/16

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.6.1739 - 3.3.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/15/184ADM 6/154.3.1739/40 - 13.3.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/256ADM 6/1514.3.1739/40 - 19.2.1740/41Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/261ADM 6/1514.3.1739/40 - 24.2.1741/42Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/261ADM 6/1520.2.1740/41 - 24.2.1741/42Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/12
Confirmed 10.2.1741/42ADM 6/1625.2.1741/42 - 8.5.1742First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/24ADM 6/1525.2.1741/42 - 8.5.1742Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/23ADM 6/1530.6.1744 - 16.2.1744/45First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/331ADM 6/169.7.1744 - 16.2.1744/45Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/336ADM 6/16

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1.12.1739 - 25.10.1740Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/556ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
24.7.1739Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £14963.11.8dBWAS-1714
7.1740Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
7.1.1741Action of January 7 1741
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
8.5.1742Paid offADM 51
18.11.1744Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
16.2.1744/45Wrecked on a reef near Sandy Island in St John's Roads, AntgiuaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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