British Sixth Rate ship 'Rose' (1712)

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Rose
Nominal Guns	42	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	29.9.1711	BWAS-1714
Launched	25.4.1712	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.4.1712	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Gibraltar Group (1710)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Benjamin RosewellBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1741	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up to Rebuild	19.12.1722	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512
Length of Keel76' 9"Imperial Feet23.2029
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen276Tons BM

Armament

25.4.1712Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

1714Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1710115Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.4.1712 - 16.6.1713Commander ADM 6/11/205BWAS-171417.6.1713 - 13.12.1714Captain ADM 6/11/263BWAS-171414.12.1714 - 14.10.1717Captain and Master ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1215.1.1717/18 - 10.11.1721Captain ADM 6/12/109BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1712 - 13.12.1714Lieutenant ADM 6/11/206ADM 6/1114.12.1714 - 6.1.1714/15Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/127.1.1714/15 - 14.10.1717Lieutenant ADM 6/12/16ADM 6/12

Service History

DateEventSource
1714Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Ship
9.1716Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.1716Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1302.12.9dBWAS-1714
1718Commissioned for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1722Surveyed at DeptfordBWAS-1714
19.12.1722Broken up at Woolwich to be rebuiltBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/12 Archive

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Monday 16th of May 2022 06:45	Cy	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 15th of May 2022 21:56	Albert Parker	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 15th of May 2022 19:22	Cy	Jan HalfhoornDutch Naval Sailor Service 1665
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Sunday 15th of May 2022 08:05	Cy	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

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