British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Roebuck' (1743)

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Roebuck	6229
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.12.1742	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	12.1742	BWAS-1714
Launched	21.12.1743	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	29.12.1743	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Northam - Devon	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 44-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Constructor	George Rowcliffe	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	3.7.1764	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 0"Imperial Feet38.4048
Length of Keel102' 3"Imperial Feet31.1277
Breadth36' 2"Imperial Feet10.9813
Depth in Hold15' 6"Imperial Feet4.6025
Burthen711 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.12.1743Broadside Weight = 282 Imperial Pound ( 127.887 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1741250Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.12.1743 - 30.4.1745Captain Thomas Sturton (d.1754) ADM 6/16/254BWAS-17141.5.1745 - 8.11.1745CaptainThe Hon. William Farmer (c.1722-1758) ADM 6/17/174
Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 20.11.1746ADM 6/1729.11.1745 - 27.10.1748Captain John Weller (c.1717-1772) ADM 6/17/120BWAS-17144.6.1755 - 5.11.1756Captain Matthew Whitwell (c.1720-1789) ADM 6/18/171BWAS-17145.11.1756 - 1.11.1757Captain John Hollwall (c.1723-1775) ADM 6/18/319BWAS-17141.11.1757 - 7.8.1759Captain Thomas Lynn (d.1781) ADM 6/18/450BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
14.1.1743/44 - 24.8.1745First Lieutenant John Wynne (d.1754) ADM 6/16/259ADM 6/16

Service History

DateEventSource
21.12.1743building at Northam - Devon at a cost of £7050.0.0dBWAS-1714
15.2.1743/44Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4251.18.5dBWAS-1714
4.1744Sailed to Lisbon with a convoyBWAS-1714
1745In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1746In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1747In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
27.10.1748Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 106
30.11.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
4.1750Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
4.1755Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3128.19.9dBWAS-1714
6.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1755fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5060.5.5dBWAS-1714
12.1756In JamaicaBWAS-1714
1.1759At MartiniqueBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
2.1759At GuadeloupeBWAS-1714
8.1759Paid offBWAS-1714
30.6.1762Hired out to "Antigallian Private Ship of War"BWAS-1714
28.1.1764Surveyed on return from hireBWAS-1714
3.7.1764Sold at Portsmouth for £560BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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Posted by Robert Boon on Sunday 30th of October 2016 05:12

ADM 354/173/207

Philip Stephens. William Sherrat, principal owner and manager of the Royal Antigallican, late private ship of war, which was previously the Roebuck and now lying at Portsmouth, has written that she was lent to the petitioners and others under certain conditions to cruize against the enemy for which he gave a bond and security. The prospect of Peace prevented her being entirely completed for the sea and they had the expense of maintaining Officers and seamen. Asks for his bond to be delivered up for cancellation and the ship to be docked and furnished with the stores ordered by the Admiralty to bring her round to the Thames and that a bill of sale is made to the Petitioner to reimburse him the charges. Are sending a report of her condition and opine it is not worth repairing her and she should be sold rather than being taken to pieces. Ask for approval for the payment of Mr. Sherratt's expenses.

1764 Feb 8

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