British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Severn' (1747)

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Severn	609
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.3.1745/46	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1746	BWAS-1714
Named	11.4.1747	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.7.1747	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	9.7.1747	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	King's Yard - Harwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 50-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Barnard (1705-1784)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	2.1.1759	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel117' 8 ½"Imperial Feet35.6743
Breadth41' 2"Imperial Feet12.5476
Depth in Hold17' 8 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen1,061 ⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.7.1747Broadside 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
1745350Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.7.1747 - 10.6.1749Captain Thomas Noel (c.1718-1756) ADM 6/17/242BWAS-17149.1.1751/52 - 26.2.1756Captain Henry Dennis (d.1757) Transfered ADM 6/18/21BWAS-171431.8.1756 - 8.4.1757Captain James Gambier (1723-1789) Transfered ADM 6/18/305
Issued by Thomas Coates (1712-1767), Jamaica - Greater Antilles ADM 6/18

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1.1751/52 - 4.6.1755Commodore Thomas Coates (1712-1767)BWAS-17144.6.1755 - 1756Rear-Admiral of the White Thomas Coates (1712-1767)BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.7.1747 - 31.7.1748Second Lieutenant John Brookes (c.1721-1791) Transfered ADM 6/17/242ADM 6/1911.7.1747 - 31.7.1749Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Thomas Willis (c.1725-1766) ADM 6/17/243ADM 6/1921.1.1751/52 - 29.10.1752Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms William Yonge (c.1724-?) ADM 6/18/22ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1747Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
21.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.6.1749Paid offADM 51
11.1751Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1752RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1752Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7012.13.4dBWAS-1714
5.1752Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1756Ordered homeBWAS-1714
27.8.1756Paid offADM 51
21.11.1758SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1.1759Sold at Chatham for £74BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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