British Other Vessels transport 'Success' (1709)

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Success -> 1731 Success Hulk	6930
Nominal Guns	24	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.7.1708	B028
Launched	10.9.1709	B028
First Commissioned	2.9.1709	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Designed by	Joseph Allin (d.1716)	B028
Constructor	Joseph Allin (d.1716)	B028
Category	Other Vessels	B028
Ship Type	Transport	B028
Sold	6.12.1748	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck126' 2"Imperial Feet38.4068
Length of Keel105' 7"Imperial Feet32.0396
Breadth31' 2 ½"Imperial Feet9.4615
Depth in Hold13' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen546 ⁹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1709Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck24 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.170990 BWAS-1603
173156as a hulkBWAS-1603

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1709 - 22.12.1710CaptainTobias Lisle (d.1719) ADM 6/10/87BWAS-160323.12.1710 - 10.4.1713CaptainGeorge Ramsay (d.1717) ADM 6/11/88BWAS-160311.4.1713 - 6.2.1714/15CaptainChristopher O'Brien (d.1743/44) ADM 6/11/256BWAS-160316.8.1716 - 16.4.1718CaptainJohn Stephens (c.1664-1731) ADM 6/12/77BWAS-160317.4.1718 - 22.1.1722/23CaptainFrancis Knighton (d.1727) ADM 6/12/124BWAS-160315.2.1726/27 - 12.6.1728CaptainJohn Trevor (d.1741) ADM 6/13/134BWAS-1603

13 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.6.1709 - 13.1.1709/10LieutenantEdward Reddish (d.1736) ADM 6/10/67ADM 6/102.9.1709 - 21.8.1710LieutenantHumphrey Haycocke ADM 6/10/87ADM 6/1022.8.1710 - 1.2.1710/11LieutenantThomas Rumsey (d.1726) ADM 6/11/275
Commission confirmed 13.10.1713ADM 6/1130.1.1710/11 - 23.4.1712LieutenantJohn St Leger ADM 6/11/104ADM 6/1124.4.1712 - 9.4.1713LieutenantMiller Caldecot ADM 6/11/206ADM 6/1110.4.1713 - 7.2.1714/15LieutenantJohn Price (d.1727) ADM 6/11/256ADM 6/1121.8.1716 - 16.4.1718LieutenantHumphrey Orme (d.1751) ADM 6/12/77ADM 6/1217.4.1718 - 16.1.1718/19LieutenantGeorge Beech (c.1673-1749) ADM 6/12/124ADM 6/1217.2.1718/19 - 15.5.1719LieutenantThomas Jolley (d.1741) ADM 6/12/153ADM 6/1216.5.1719 - 21.3.1719/20LieutenantJohn James Gaches (d.1748) ADM 6/12/169ADM 6/1222.3.1719/20 - 17.5.1720LieutenantAndrew Hamilton (d.1724) ADM 6/12/199ADM 6/1218.5.1720 - 14.2.1726/27LieutenantIsaac Power (d.1745) ADM 6/12/203ADM 6/1215.2.1726/27 - 19.6.1728LieutenantJohn Crosse (d.1752) ADM 6/13/134ADM 6/13

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.7.1714 - 20.7.1716MidshipmanSamuel Mead (d.1776) ADM 107/3/40ADM107/325.4.1715 - 13.4.1717MidshipmanRobert Mead (d.c.1737) ADM 107/3/185ADM107/317.5.1734 - 19.10.1734MidshipmanDenbigh Woodifield (c.1716-?) ADM 107/3/321ADM107/3

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
4.6.1714 - 30.6.1714Able SeamanSamuel Mead (d.1776) ADM 107/3/40ADM107/31.9.1730 - 13.6.1732Able SeamanJohn Amherst (1718-1778) ADM 107/3/312ADM107/317.1.1730/31 - 23.8.1732Volunteer-per-orderCharles Baker (d.1750) ADM 107/3/222ADM107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1710Sailed to the MediterraenanBWAS-1714
1711To the Mediterranean at the end of the yearBWAS-1603
1713At Lisbon and Port MahonBWAS-1603
1718To the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
11.8.1718Battle of Cape Passaro
1727With Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743)'s fleet for the StraitsBWAS-1714
1728Paid offBWAS-1714
11.1730Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
2.1731Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
2.1731Renamed Success HulkBWAS-1714
2.1731Completed fitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £164.10.1dBWAS-1603
27.9.1748Ordered to be used as a breakwater at Sheerness, but sold insteadBWAS-1714
6.12.1748Sold for £175BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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