British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Rochester' (1749)

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Rochester
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.3.1746/47	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	24.9.1747	BWAS-1714
Named	1.7.1749	BWAS-1714
Launched	3.8.1749	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	11.3.1755	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 50-Gunner - modified (1742)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John HollandBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1726-1752	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John HollandBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1726-1752	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	3.4.1770	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Imperial Feet44.5008
Length of Keel120' 6"Imperial Feet36.5836
Breadth40' 0"Imperial Feet12.192
Depth in Hold16' 10"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen1,021 26,94Imperial Feet1.1938

Armament

3.8.1749Broadside 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
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1742350Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.3.1755 - 5.3.1760Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/145BWAS-17145.3.1760 - 1.5.1762Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/143BWAS-17141.5.1762 - 8.6.1762Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/538
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 14.9.1763ADM 6/196.11.1762 - 18.1.1763Captain ADM 6/19/449BWAS-171418.1.1763 - 2.4.1764Captain ADM 6/20/29BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
14.9.1749Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £20622.15.4dBWAS-1714
7.1756In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1714
9.4.1757Took the Privateer
13.4.1757Took the Privateer
30.4.1757Took the Privateer
30.4.1757Took the Privateer
12.6.1757Took the Privateer
15.10.1757Took the Corvette
11.5.1758Took the Snow and carried in Plymouth the 18/05/1758BG
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
29.6.1758Took the Frigate in the Channel
9.4.1759Took the Privateer BG
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
3.4.1760Took the Schooner off PlymouthBG
25.4.1760Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1761Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1762To North America and then homeBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
18.8.1762Took the Frigate in the Channel
25.11.1762Took the Privateer
28.11.1762Took the Privateer
1763In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
6.1764Paid offBWAS-1714
22.8.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
15.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.4.1770Sold for £630BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/19 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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