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Strafford

6917
Nominal Guns60BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Ordered22.5.1733BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down15.9.1733BWAS-1714
Launched24.7.1735BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard - Plymouth B028
Ship Class1706 Establishment 54-Gunner (1706)B028
Constructor
John WardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1711-1752
BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sunk as Breakwater8.1756BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912 
Length of Keel116' 6"Imperial Feet35.3663 
Breadth41' 6"Imperial Feet12.6492 
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881 
Draught Forward9' 11"Imperial Feet2.7686 
Draught Aft15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572 
Burthen1,067 794Tons BM 

Armament


1735Broadside Weight = 435 Imperial Pound ( 197.2725 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1743Broadside Weight = 462 Imperial Pound ( 209.517 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1735400EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1743420Revised EstablishmentBWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1738 - 9.7.1739Captain
Thomas DurellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1739
Transfered
BWAS-1714
10.7.1739 - 5.5.1743Captain
Thomas TrevorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1745
ADM 6/15/198
BWAS-1714
19.3.1743/44 - 30.6.1745Captain
Edward LeggeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1747
Transfered ADM 6/16/280
BWAS-1714
1.7.1745 - 28.1.1747/48Captain
Cornelius MitchellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1748
Dismissed ADM 6/17/371
Issued by
Thomas DaversBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1746
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 29.7.1748
BWAS-1714
29.1.1747/48 - 9.4.1748Captain
James RentoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1748
† Discharged Dead
BWAS-1714
9.3.1747/48 - 7.7.1749Captain
David BrodieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1716-1753
ADM 6/17/487
Issued by
Charles KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 17.8.1749
BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
2.1740 - 4.1740Vice-Admiral of the Blue
Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1746
BWAS-1714

16 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.7.1739 - 22.9.1740First Lieutenant
Thomas BrodrickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1759
ADM 6/15/204
ADM 6/15
30.10.1739 - 4.1.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John StorrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1725-1780
ADM 6/16/181
Confirmed 23.5.1743
ADM 6/16
5.1.1739/40 - 13.1.1740/41Second Lieutenant
John StorrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1725-1780
ADM 6/16/181
Confirmed 23.5.1743
ADM 6/16
5.2.1739/40 - 13.1.1740/41Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Best MihellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1755
ADM 6/16/12
Confirmed 10.2.1741/42
ADM 6/16
14.1.1740/41 - 5.1.1741/42First Lieutenant
John StorrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1725-1780
ADM 6/16/181
Confirmed 23.5.1743
ADM 6/16
14.1.1740/41 - 7.6.1741Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Richard KempenfeltBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1782
Transfered ADM 6/17/150
Issued by
Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1746
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 8.9.1746
ADM 6/17
20.2.1740/41 - 18.5.1743Second Lieutenant
John GoodallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1745
ADM 6/16/102
Confirmed 24.9.1742
ADM 6/16
10.6.1741 - 5.7.1742Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
George LowtherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1745
ADM 6/17/33
Issued by
Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1746
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 16.12.1745
ADM 6/17
11.8.1744 - 29.8.1744First Lieutenant
Best MihellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1755
Transfered ADM 6/16/351
ADM 6/16
4.9.1744 - 30.6.1745Second Lieutenant
Henry RoseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1754
Transfered ADM 6/16/359
ADM 6/16
1.7.1745 - 25.7.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John MitchellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1758
ADM 6/17/496
Issued by
Thomas DaversBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1746

Confirmed 21.9.1749
ADM 6/17
25.7.1745 - 30.1.1747/48Second Lieutenant
John MitchellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1758
ADM 6/17/496
Issued by
Charles KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 21.9.1749
ADM 6/17
6.11.1745 - 11.3.1748/49Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Ker BellendenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1749
Transfered ADM 6/17/368
Issued by
Thomas DaversBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1746

Confirmed 12.7.1748
ADM 6/17
29.1.1747/48 - 1.11.1748Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Joseph StoutBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1760
ADM 6/17/483
Issued by
Charles KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 17.7.1749
ADM 6/17
1.11.1748 - 7.7.1749Second Lieutenant
Joseph StoutBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1760
ADM 6/17/483
Issued by
Charles KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 17.7.1749
ADM 6/17
13.6.1749 - 7.7.1749Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Thomas CornwallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1763
ADM 6/17/499
Issued by
Charles KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 6.10.1749
ADM 6/17

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
30.3.1744 - 8.7.1745Master's Mate
Patrick MouatBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1766
Transfered ADM 107/4/34
ADM 107/4
19.7.1744 - 28.10.1745Midshipman
John DeardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1748
Transfered ADM 107/4/53
ADM 107/4

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
8.12.1738 - 19.1.1738/39Able Seaman
Thomas BurnettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1782
Transfered
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Service History


DateEventSource
8.4.1738Began Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
22.4.1738Completed Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £17579.12.2dBWAS-1714
5.1738Commissioned for service as a guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
5.1739Fitted for foreign service at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
23.7.1739Sailed with Vernon's fleetBWAS-1714
21.11.1739At Porto BelloBWAS-1714
21.11.1739Attack on Puerto Bello
60.1739RecommissionedBWAS-1714
23.3.1739/40At capture of ChagresBWAS-1714
3.1740/41Present in operations against CartagenaBWAS-1714
8.1742Sailed for homeBWAS-1714
1743Refitted as a 58 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line
6.1743Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1744RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1744Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £20773.19.2dBWAS-1714
8.1744In Balchen's fleet until SeptemberBWAS-1714
1745To Jamaica in Vice-Admiral Daver's squadronBWAS-1714
1746In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.1746Encounter with ConflansBWAS-1714
3.8.1746Action of August 3 1746
8.3.1747/48In attack on Port LouisBWAS-1714
5.4.1748At SantiagoBWAS-1714
9.4.1748Battle of Santiago de Cuba
12.10.1748Battle of Havana
17.7.1749Paid off at Chatham Dockyard ADM 106
16.8.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
15.11.1755Reported as unfit for serviceBWAS-1714
11.8.1756Order to be sunk as a breakwater at SheernessBWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
25.7.1739-1741British Fleet in the West indies
Edward VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1746
 
 

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Posted by Albert Parker on Friday 10th of February 2023 04:01

Admiralty disposition reports for March, July, and August 1, 1746, list /Strafford/'s lieutenants as John Jones and Lord Bellenden (and don't mention John Mitchell). Johns is listed first but disposition reports do not include designations as 1st ... nth lieutenant.

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