British Fifth Rate frigate 'Winchelsea' (1764)

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Winchelsea	6886
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.8.1761	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	29.3.1762	BWAS-1714
Named	5.11.1761	BWAS-1714
Launched	31.5.1764	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	23.2.1769	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Niger Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	3.11.1814	BWAS-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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.2.1769 - 17.4.1772CaptainSamuel Granston Goodall (d.1801) ADM 6/20/229BWAS-171417.4.1772 - 21.6.1775CaptainThomas Wilkinson (c.1736-c.1776) ADM 6/20/439BWAS-171420.2.1776 - 22.7.1778CaptainNathaniel Bateman (c.1723-1797) ADM 6/21/160BWAS-171422.7.1778 - 10.11.1779CaptainCharles Saxton (c.1732-c.1808) ADM 6/21/436BWAS-17146.3.1782 - 18.3.1783CaptainSir John Borlase Warren (1^st Baronet of Little Marlow) (1753-1822) ADM 6/22/420BWAS-171418.3.1783 - 26.3.1783CaptainRichard Boger (1739-1822) ADM 6/23/37ADM 6/2326.3.1783 - 14.12.1785CaptainThomas Farnham (d.1793) ADM 6/23/40BWAS-171416.3.1786 - 20.4.1786CaptainRobert Montagu ADM 6/23/320ADM 6/2320.4.1786 - 26.8.1789CaptainEdward Pellew (1757-1833) ADM 6/23/329BWAS-171426.8.1789 - 21.12.1789CaptainJohn Salisbury ADM 6/23/541ADM 6/2310.5.1790 - 19.11.1790CommanderThe Hon. Charles Carpenter (1757-1803) ADM 6/24/26BWAS-171419.11.1790 - 18.9.1791CaptainRichard Fisher ADM 6/24/87BWAS-171418.9.1791 - 8.10.1793CaptainRichard Fisher ADM 6/24/315ADM 6/248.10.1793 - 11.1794CaptainLord George Stewart (1768-1834) ADM 6/24/272BWAS-17143.1800 - 1801CommanderJohn HatleyBWAS-17141803 - 1805LieutenantDaniel Pope (d.1805)†BWAS-17143.1805LieutenantJohn Eades Baker (d.1805)†BWAS-17141807LieutenantWilliam CockraftBWAS-17141808 - 1810LieutenantThomas Spearing OsmerBWAS-17141810 - 1811LieutenantGeorge Augustus Spearing (1779-1808)BWAS-17141.3.1811 - 1812CaptainWilliam FlintBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.1783 - 12.1785Vice-Admiral of the WhiteJohn Campbell (1719-1790)BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
23.7.1790 - 24.6.1791MasterJohn TillyADM29-1

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
8.11.1770 - 15.2.1772MidshipmanJames Saumarez (1757-1836)ref:13596.1786 - 1.1789MidshipmanChristopher Cole (1770-1836)ref:61610.1791 - 2.1792MidshipmanThomas Baker (1771-1845)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)
20.7.1782Took the Privateer Brig La Royale (4)
22.7.1782Took the Privateer Ship La Caprice (16)
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

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM29-1 Document

ref:1359Anthony SullivanBook

ref:616Nicholas TracyBook

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