British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1719)

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Britannia	6085
Nominal Guns	100
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1682) (100)
Ordered	5.6.1716
Keel Laid Down	7.1716
Acquired	3.10.1719
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Hayward
Category	First Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	16.1.1749/50

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck174' 6"Imperial Feet53.0373
Length of Keel141' 6 ½"Imperial Feet42.9895
Breadth50' 2"Imperial Feet15.2908
Depth in Hold19' 10"Imperial Feet5.7912
Burthen1,894 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1734Broadside Weight = 1140 Imperial Pound ( 516.99 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 42-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1734780EstablishmentBWAS-1714

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.2.1733/34 - 25.5.1736Second CaptainThomas Whitney (d.1741) ADM 6/14/165BWAS-171427.3.1734 - 3.5.1734CaptainNicholas Haddock (1686-1746) ADM 6/14/179ADM 6/1426.5.1736 - 8.5.1737Second CaptainSamuel Faulknor (d.1744) ADM 6/15/62
Commission confirmed 2.5.1737ADM 6/15

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1733/34 - 25.5.1736Admiral of the FleetSir John Norris (1670-1749) ADM 6/14/165BWAS-1714

20 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.2.1733/34 - 25.7.1734Second LieutenantSamuel Faulknor (d.1744) ADM 6/14/165ADM 6/1421.2.1733/34 - 26.7.1734Fourth LieutenantWilliam Chambers (d.1753) ADM 6/14/165ADM 6/1421.2.1733/34 - 25.7.1734Fifth LieutenantGriffith Dearing (d.1741) ADM 6/14/165ADM 6/1426.7.1734 - 17.4.1735First LieutenantSamuel Faulknor (d.1744) ADM 6/14/192ADM 6/1426.7.1734 - 5.5.1735Third LieutenantWilliam Chambers (d.1753) ADM 6/14/192ADM 6/1426.7.1734 - 4.5.1735Fourth LieutenantGriffith Dearing (d.1741) ADM 6/14/192ADM 6/1426.7.1734 - 4.5.1735Sixth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsRichard Norris ADM 6/14/192ADM 6/145.5.1735 - 26.5.1736First LieutenantWilliam Chambers (d.1753) ADM 6/14/211ADM 6/145.5.1735 - 4.10.1736Second LieutenantGriffith Dearing (d.1741) ADM 6/15/211ADM 6/145.5.1735 - 4.10.1736Third LieutenantJohn Forbes (1714-1796) ADM 6/12/211ADM 6/145.5.1735 - 3.8.1736Fourth LieutenantRichard Norris ADM 6/15/211ADM 6/145.5.1735 - 4.10.1736Fifth LieutenantJohn Nevison (d.1739) ADM 6/15/211ADM 6/147.5.1735 - 16.10.1735Sixth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsRichard Hughes (1708-1779) ADM 6/15/211ADM 6/1417.10.1735 - 2.3.1735/36Sixth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsLord Augustus Fitzroy (1716-1741) ADM 6/15/16
Commission confirmed 13.4.1736ADM 6/154.8.1736 - 4.10.1736Sixth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsLord George Graham (1715-1746/47) ADM 6/15/65
Commission confirmed 11.5.1737ADM 6/155.10.1736 - 11.3.1736/37Fifth LieutenantLord George Graham (1715-1746/47) ADM 6/15/65
Commission confirmed 11.5.1737ADM 6/155.10.1736 - 11.3.1736/37Sixth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsEdward Guy (d.1741) ADM 6/15/68
Commission confirmed 17.5.1737ADM 6/1512.3.1736/37 - 9.5.1737Fourth LieutenantLord George Graham (1715-1746/47) ADM 6/15/65
Commission confirmed 11.5.1737ADM 6/1512.3.1736/37 - 9.5.1737Fifth LieutenantEdward Guy (d.1741) ADM 6/15/68
Commission confirmed 17.5.1737ADM 6/1512.3.1736/37 - 9.5.1737Sixth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJohn Strutt ADM 6/15/66
Commission confirmed 12.5.1737ADM 6/15

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1723 - 9.12.1723BoatswainWilliam Brewer (d.bef.1739) ADM 6/14/62ADM 6/131734 - 30.9.1734MasterGeorge Rosbee ADM 6/14/195ADM 6/1421.2.1733/34 - 1734ChaplainThomas Hudson ADM 6/14/165ADM 6/141738 - 5.1.1738/39MasterPiercy Brett (d.1752) ADM 6/15/157ADM 6/151753 - 13.3.1753CarpenterJames Moringe (d.1765) ADM 6/18/62ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
31.10.1719

Completed at a cost of £29,393.10.1d including fitting

BWAS-1714
9.1730Started small repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
10.1730Completed small repair at a cost of £868.15.3dBWAS-1714
9.1733Started fitting for service as a flagshipBWAS-1714
4.1734Completed fitting as a flagship at a cost of £11,870.19.10dBWAS-1714
1735To the TagusBWAS-1714
1736Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
2.1745Began fitting as a Hospital ShipBWAS-1714
7.1745Completed fitting as a Hospital Ship at a cost of £4,574.3.5dBWAS-1714
7.1745Commissioned as a hospital shipBWAS-1714
7.1745

Completed fitting as a Hospital Ship at a cost of £4,574.3.5d

BWAS-1714
10.6.1748

Paid off at Chatham Dockyard

ADM 106
14.9.1749

Ordered to be broken up for £631.10.11d

BWAS-1714
16.1.1749/50

Break up completed in 33 days

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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