British Fifth Rate frigate 'Winchelsea' (1764)

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Winchelsea

6886
Nominal Guns32BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.8.1761BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down29.3.1762BWAS-1714
Named5.11.1761BWAS-1714
Launched31.5.1764BWAS-1714
First Commissioned23.2.1769BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
Ship ClassNiger ClassBWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1771
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1765
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigate BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold3.11.1814BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1 
Length of Keel103' 4"Imperial Feet31.4283 
Breadth35' 2"Imperial Feet10.6782 
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Draught Forward8' 5"Imperial Feet2.5654 
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672 
Burthen679 67⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


31.5.1764Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1757220Design Complement

21 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
23.2.1769 - 17.4.1772Captain
Samuel Granston GoodallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1801
ADM 6/20/229BWAS-171417.4.1772 - 21.6.1775Captain
Thomas WilkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1776
ADM 6/20/439BWAS-171420.2.1776 - 22.7.1778Captain
Nathaniel BatemanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1780
Transfered ADM 6/21/160BWAS-171422.7.1778 - 10.11.1779Captain
Charles SaxtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1806
ADM 6/21/436BWAS-17146.3.1782 - 18.3.1783Captain
Sir John Borlase Warren (1st Baronet of Little Marlow)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1804
ADM 6/22/420BWAS-171418.3.1783 - 26.3.1783Captain
Richard BogerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1814
ADM 6/23/37ADM 6/2326.3.1783 - 14.12.1785Captain
Thomas FarnhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1791
ADM 6/23/40BWAS-171416.3.1786 - 20.4.1786Captain
Robert MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1825
ADM 6/23/320ADM 6/2320.4.1786 - 26.8.1789Captain
Edward PellewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1814
ADM 6/23/329BWAS-171426.8.1789 - 21.12.1789Captain
John SalisburyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1794
Transfered ADM 6/23/541ADM 6/2310.5.1790 - 19.11.1790Commander
The Hon. Charles CarpenterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1802
ADM 6/24/26BWAS-171419.11.1790 - 18.9.1791Captain
Richard FisherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1795
ADM 6/24/87BWAS-171418.9.1791 - 8.10.1793Captain
Richard FisherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1795
Transfered ADM 6/24/315ADM 6/248.10.1793 - 11.1794Captain
Lord George Stewart (Viscount Garlies)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1814
ADM 6/24/272BWAS-17143.1800 - 1801Commander
John HatleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1812
BWAS-17141803 - 1805Lieutenant
Daniel PopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1805
†BWAS-17143.1805Lieutenant
John Eades BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1805
†BWAS-17141807Lieutenant
William CockraftBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1816
BWAS-17141808 - 1810Lieutenant
Thomas Spearing OsmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1814
BWAS-17141810 - 1811Lieutenant
George Augustus SpearingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1808
BWAS-17141.3.1811 - 1812Captain
William FlintBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1812
BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.1783 - 12.1785Vice-Admiral of the White
John CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1790
BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
23.7.1790 - 24.6.1791Master
John TillyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1796
ADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
8.11.1770 - 15.2.1772Midshipman
James SaumarezBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1767-1830
Transferedref:13596.1786 - 1.1789Midshipman
Christopher ColeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1828
ref:61610.1791 - 2.1792Midshipman
Thomas BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1837
ref:616

Service History


DateEventSource
31.5.1764building at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £11515.18.0dBWAS-1714
14.5.1769Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
8.8.1772Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
21.6.1775

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.1775fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £114.9.11dBWAS-1714
1.1776Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
2.1776RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1776Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £4418.1.1dBWAS-1714
28.5.1776Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
24.9.1778Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1779Service in the Channel then paid offBWAS-1714
3.1780Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
4.1782Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £15041.1.6dBWAS-1714
30.6.1782Took the Privateer
Amazon (18) 1782-1782
Dutch 18 Gun
Privateer

20.7.1782Took the Brig
La Royale (4) 1781-1782
French 4 Gun
Privateer Brig

22.7.1782Took the Ship
La Caprice (16) 1782-1782
French 16 Gun
Privateer Ship

13.5.1783Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
15.5.1784Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
22.4.1785Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
14.12.1785

Paid off

BWAS-1714
3.1786RecommissionedBWAS-1714
13.6.1787Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
2.5.1788Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
2.1789Paid offBWAS-1714
2.1789Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1790Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6831.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
7.3.1792Sailed for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
24.11.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
11.1794Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1799Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1800Refitted as a Unrated Troop Ship
3.1800Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9866.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1802Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1803Convalescent ship at SheernessBWAS-1714
11.1803Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1807In the BalticBWAS-1714
1807Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
1808Convalescent ship at SheernessBWAS-1714
1812In ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1714
3.11.1814Sold at Sheerness for £1,760BWAS-1714

 
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