British ship 'Rose' (1740)

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Rose	6257
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.10.1739	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	31.10.1739	BWAS-1714
Launched	14.8.1740	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	15.7.1740	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Designed by	The Surveyors	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry Bird	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	29.7.1755	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Length of Keel87' 6 ½"Imperial Feet26.5303
Breadth31' 0 ½"Imperial Feet9.4615
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen448 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.8.1740Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

3.1745/46Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733140Design Complement

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.7.1740 - 14.1.1745/46CaptainThomas Frankland (1718-1781) ADM 6/15/309BWAS-171415.1.1745/46 - 10.8.1746CaptainJohn Montagu (1719-1795) ADM 6/17/43BWAS-171411.8.1746 - 23.11.1747CaptainO'Brien Dudley (d.1759) ADM 6/17/139BWAS-171423.11.1747 - 18.8.1748CaptainThomas Howard Hutchenson (c.1714-1758) ADM 6/17/285BWAS-171424.3.1748/49 - 25.6.1752CaptainWilliam Clement Bladwell (1703-1783) ADM 6/17/451BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.7.1740 - 28.12.1742LieutenantJohn Bray (d.bef.1752) ADM 6/16/310ADM 6/1510.10.1745 - 19.1.1745/46LieutenantJohn Paine ADM 6/17/8ADM 6/1720.1.1745/46 - 1.8.1746LieutenantRichard Kyrby (d.1770) ADM 6/17/45ADM 6/172.8.1746 - 18.8.1748LieutenantCharles Stuart ADM 6/17/137ADM 6/1722.10.1751 - 25.6.1752LieutenantVincent Williams (d.bef.1752) ADM 6/18/40
Issued by Francis Holburne (1704-1771)
Commission confirmed 1.7.1752ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
14.8.1740building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £3879.0.0dBWAS-1714
14.8.1740Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
27.8.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3052.5.0dBWAS-1714
1741Sailed to the BahamasBWAS-1714
4.6.1742Action of 4th June 1742
4.6.1742Took the Privateer San Juan Bautista (10)
1.12.1744Rose vs Concepcion
1.12.1744Took the Frigate Concepcion (24) off Havanna
1745Ordered homeBWAS-1714
11.1745Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1.1746RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1745/46Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Ship
3.1745/46Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4027.5.11dBWAS-1714
12.1747Began middling repair at Buxton's Yard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1748Completed middling repair at Buxton's Yard - Deptford at a cost of £3625.18.11dBWAS-1714
18.8.1748

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 106
3.1748/49RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1749Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1750In North ArmericaBWAS-1714
1751In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
25.6.1752Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 6/18
14.9.1752SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.6.1755SurveyedBWAS-1714
18.6.1755Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
29.7.1755Sold at Deptford for £480BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 106 Document

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian Stephens on Monday 5th of May 2014 21:21

The Gentleman's magazine. v. 13 (1743).
The Rose, man of war, Capt. Thomas Frankland, arrived at Providence about 4 hours before the Flag of Truce, and generously made Don Pedro a present of 14 Spanish slaves which had been legally condemned at Carolina, on behalf of the English prisoners at the Havannah that they might be kindly used and furnished of what is necessary at their coming away.

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