British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Jupiter' (1778)

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Jupiter	626
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.7.1776	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	7.1776	BWAS-1714
Launched	13.5.1778	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	29.4.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Randall (1755-1802)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	10.12.1808	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck146' 1 ½"Imperial Feet44.5135
Length of Keel119' 8"Imperial Feet36.2819
Breadth40' 10"Imperial Feet12.192
Depth in Hold17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Draught Forward10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Draught Aft16' 3"Imperial Feet4.8895
Burthen1,061 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1778Broadside 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
4.1778350EstablishmentBWAS-1714

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.4.1778 - 17.7.1778Captain Charles Middleton (1726-1813) ADM 6/21/398ADM 6/2117.7.1778 - 20.9.1780CaptainLord Francis Reynolds (1739-1808) Transfered ADM 6/21/435BWAS-171420.9.1780 - 28.7.1783Captain Thomas Pasley (1734-1808) ADM 6/22/173BWAS-171416.8.1786 - 10.2.1787Captain Thomas Hickes (1731-1801) ADM 6/23/350ADM 6/2310.2.1787 - 24.6.1790Captain William Parker (1740/41-1802) ADM 6/23/378ADM 6/2322.11.1790Captain Jeremiah Beale (d.1817) ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/247.1794 - 1.1795Captain Richard FisherBWAS-17141.1795 - 2.1796Captain William LechmereBWAS-17142.1796 - 11.1798Captain George LosackBWAS-171411.1798 - 10.7.1801Commodore George LosackBWAS-171412.2.1807 - 10.12.1808Captain Henry Edward Reginald Baker (d.1820)BWAS-1714

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1795 - 2.1796Commodore John Willett Payne (1752-1803)BWAS-17145.1795 - 16.2.1796Vice-Admiral of the Blue George Vandeput (d.1800) TransferedTNC1801Vice-Admiral of the RedSir Roger Curtis (Baronet ) (1746-1816)BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1778 - 25.7.1778Third Lieutenant Richard Hussey Bickerton (1759-1832) ADM 6/21/405ref:61625.7.1778 - 20.3.1779First Lieutenant Richard Hussey Bickerton (1759-1832) ADM 6/21/438ref:6165.5.1790 - 1790Third Lieutenant Richard Henry Alexander Bennet ADM 6/24/61
Issued by Sir John Laforey (1^st Baronet Laforey) (1729-1796), Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 19.8.1790ADM 6/248.12.1794 - 5.4.1795LieutenantThe Hon. Courtnay Boyle (1770-1844)ref:6161801Lieutenant William Cressyref:99720.3.1807 - 10.12.1808Lieutenant Robert Yule (d.1849)NBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1801Master J Aikmanref:9971801Surgeon Matthew Motherwellref:9971801Purser Thomas Galpine (d.1806)ref:997

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1786 - 1788Midshipman Edward Walpole Browne (1767-1846)NBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1801Lieutenant of Marines J W Beaumontref:997

Service History

DateEventSource
13.5.1778building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £15801.2.10dBWAS-1714
13.5.1778Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
26.7.1778Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8511.5.4dBWAS-1714
20.10.1778Action of 1778-10-20
27.3.1779Sailed for the Mediterranean with a convoyBWAS-1714
1.4.1779Took the Corvette Le Jean Bart (20) BG
9.1779Sailed to the relief of GuernseyBWAS-1714
10.1779In the North SeaBWAS-1714
2.10.1779Took the Cutter Le Mutin (14)
2.10.1779Took the Cutter Le Pilote (14) in the North Sea
13.3.1781Sailed as escort to an outbound East-India convoyBWAS-1714
16.4.1781Battle of Porto Praya
21.7.1781Attack in Saldanha Bay
11.1781Sailed homeBWAS-1714
8.3.1782Took the Brigantine Le Boullogne (16)
18.5.1782Sailed to the West Indies carrying Admiral Hugh Pigot (1722-1792)BWAS-1714
6.8.1782Took the Brigantine Schuylkill (16)
6.8.1782Took the Schooner Count de Grasse (14) in ballast and drove on shore to the Westward of the Havannah than burnt by her Crew.BG
28.7.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1784Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
11.1784Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £9669.2.7dBWAS-1714
8.1786RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.4.1787Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
24.6.1790

Paid off

ADM 51
2.1792Began large repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
7.1794RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1794Completed large repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £32877.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.4.1796Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
17.8.1796Capture of Dutch at Saldanha BayBWAS-1714
25.4.1799Took the East Indiaman Chance Île de France EICS
10.10.1799Jupiter vs Preneuse
10.7.1803

Paid off into ordinary

ADM 51
9.1805Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
9.1805Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1805Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.1807Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Ship
1.1807Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1807RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1807Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
18.4.1807Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
10.12.1808Wrecked in Vigo BayBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1801-1802	British ships on the Cape of Good Hope Station, 1801	Sir Roger Curtis (Baronet ) (1746-1816)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

ref:997H. H. Smith, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

ADM 51 Archive

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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