British Sixth Rate ship 'Surprise' (1746)

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Surprise	6687
Nominal Guns	24
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.8.1744
Keel Laid Down	9.1745
Launched	27.1.1745/46
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 20-Gunner
Designed by	Jacob Ackworth (d.1748/49)
Constructor	James Wyatt & Co.
Category	Sixth Rate
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	17.7.1770

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck112' 6"Imperial Feet34.1503
Length of Keel91' 10"Imperial Feet27.7368
Breadth32' 3"Imperial Feet9.7917
Depth in Hold11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Burthen508 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.1.1745/46Broadside 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
1741140Design Complement

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.1.1745/46 - 12.6.1746CaptainAbel Smith (1714-1756) ADM 6/17/47ADM 6/1725.6.1746 - 3.2.1748/49CaptainJames Webb (d.1761) ADM 6/17/120BWAS-17142.6.1749 - 5.6.1755CaptainPatrick Baird (1700-1761) ADM 6/17/468BWAS-17145.2.1756 - 17.2.1758CaptainRichard Knight (d.1798) ADM 6/18/233BWAS-171417.2.1758 - 11.12.1759CaptainCharles Antrobus (1725-1769) ADM 6/18/487BWAS-171411.12.1759 - 2.6.1763CaptainJoseph Fraine (d.1802) ADM 6/19/118BWAS-171420.6.1765 - 25.8.1766CaptainGeorge Vandeput (d.1800) ADM 6/20/78ADM 6/2026.5.1768CaptainJohn Lewis Gidoin (c.1727-1796) ADM 6/20/203ADM 6/20

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
23.1.1745/46 - 21.3.1745/46LieutenantChristopher Lobb (c.1719-?) ADM 6/17/47ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
27.1.1745/46building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £3984.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.2.1745/46Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
22.3.1745/46Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3195.7.7dBWAS-1714
28.5.1746Took the Privateer L'Aventurier
19.11.1746Took the Privateer L'Etendard (4) and carried into the Downs .BG
30.5.1747Took the Privateer L'Entreprenant
23.1.1747/48Took the Corvette La Palme (12) into the Bay of BiscayBG
3.2.1749Paid offADM 51
6.1749RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1750Off the coast of AfricaBWAS-1714
1751Off the coast of AfricaBWAS-1714
1752In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1753In the ChannelBWAS-1714
5.9.1754Paid offBWAS-1714
8.3.1755SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1755Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
5.2.1756RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1756Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £4161.6.8dBWAS-1714
22.6.1756Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
20.1.1757Took the Privateer La Marie Eleanor
23.3.1759Sailed with a convoy for South CarolinaBWAS-1714
16.4.1759Took the Privateer Le Lévrier (8) off Dunkirk
1761Off the Portugese coastBWAS-1714
1762Off the Portugese coastBWAS-1714
1763Off the Portugese coastBWAS-1714
2.6.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
27.8.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
31.1.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
13.6.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
14.6.1770Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
17.7.1770Sold at Deptford for £440BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BGOfficialWeb Site

ADM 51 Archive

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