British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Superb' (1736)

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Superb	6953
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.9.1733	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	29.9.1733	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.8.1736	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.7.1738	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 60-Gunner	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Hayward	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	7.1757	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel116' 7"Imperial Feet35.3679
Breadth41' 6"Imperial Feet12.6492
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881
Draught Forward9' 9"Imperial Feet2.9718
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen1,068 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.8.1736Broadside 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733400Design Complement

9 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.7.1738 - 23.11.1738CaptainThe Hon. William Hervey ADM 6/15/131BWAS-171412.6.1739 - 8.5.1742CaptainThe Hon. William Hervey: on board from 14.6.1739 ADM 6/15/184ADM 6/1514.3.1742/43 - 27.9.1743Captain Henry Harrison (d.1759) ADM 6/16/155BWAS-17143.10.1743 - 3.9.1744Captain Charles Knowles (1704-1777) ADM 6/16/221BWAS-17144.9.1744 - 20.2.1744/45Captain Thomas Somers ADM 6/17/26
Commission confirmed 23.11.1745ADM 6/179.3.1744/45 - 23.6.1745Captain Richard Tiddeman (d.1762) ADM 6/17/16
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 2.11.1745ADM 6/176.7.1745 - 25.3.1746Captain Warwick Calmady (1711-1788) ADM 6/17/167
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 27.10.1746BWAS-171426.3.1746 - 1.8.1748Captain Thorpe Fowke (d.1784) ADM 6/17/78BWAS-17149.1.1748/49 - 1.5.1749Captain Edward Leighton (c.1725-1750) ADM 6/17/460
Issued by John Forbes (1714-1796), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 5.5.1749ADM 6/17

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1745 - 8.1745Commodore Peter Warren (1703-1752)BWAS-17141747Vice-Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)BWAS-1714

22 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.7.1738 - 27.7.1738First Lieutenant Mathew Fortescue (d.1748) ADM 6/15/131ADM 6/1514.7.1738 - 23.11.1738Second Lieutenant Robert Robinson (d.1785) ADM 6/15/131ADM 6/1514.7.1738 - 23.11.1738Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms James Peters (c.1708-?) ADM 6/15/131ADM 6/1512.6.1739 - 4.10.1739Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Richard Ridge ADM 6/15/184ADM 6/1516.7.1739 - 29.8.1739First Lieutenant John Mallett ADM 6/15/204ADM 6/1528.8.1739 - 2.10.1739Second Lieutenant Randyll Vane (d.1740) ADM 6/15/215ADM 6/155.10.1739 - 18.1.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms George Edgcumbe (1720-1795) ADM 6/15/227ADM 6/1527.9.1740 - 19.10.1740Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Richard Young (d.1741) ADM 6/15/339ADM 6/1520.10.1740 - 7.5.1741Second Lieutenant Richard Young (d.1741)† ADM 6/16/353ADM 6/158.6.1741 - 30.10.1741First Lieutenant Richard Kempenfelt (1715-1782) ADM 6/17/150
Issued by Edward Vernon (1684-1757), Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Commission confirmed 8.9.1746ADM 6/174.4.1743 - 1.7.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms James Campbell (c.1714-?) ADM 6/16/165ADM 6/1628.10.1744 - 13.3.1744/45Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms James Galbraith (c.1717-1782) ADM 6/17/226
Issued by Charles Knowles (1704-1777), West Indies - North Atlantic Ocean
Commission confirmed 12.5.1747ADM 6/1713.3.1744/45 - 19.6.1745First Lieutenant Richard Farish ADM 6/17/198
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 11.2.1746/47ADM 6/1713.3.1744/45 - 29.9.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms William Lloyd (1725-1796) ADM 6/17/183
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 26.12.1746ADM 6/1730.9.1745 - 26.4.1746First Lieutenant Richard Manley (d.1759): on board from 10.10.1745 ADM 6/17/95
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 25.4.1746ADM 6/1730.9.1745 - 13.11.1746Second Lieutenant Isaac Florimond Ourry (1721-1773) ADM 6/17/175
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 22.11.1746ADM 6/1730.9.1745 - 25.5.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms David Pryce (c.1718-?): on board from 3.10.1745 ADM 6/17/40
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 7.1.1745/46ADM 6/1730.5.1746 - 13.11.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms William Norman (c.1720-?) ADM 6/17/109ADM 6/1814.11.1746 - 5.8.1748Second Lieutenant William Norman (c.1720-?) ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/1714.11.1746 - 27.9.1747Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Andrew Cook (1710-1777) ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/171.8.1748 - 1.5.1749First Lieutenant William Perkins (c.1724-1793) ADM 6/17/461
Issued by The Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)
Commission confirmed 12.5.1749ADM 6/175.8.1748 - 1.5.1749Second Lieutenant Richard Hughes (c.1724-1812) ADM 6/17/457
Issued by The Hon. John Byng (1704-1757), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 18.4.1749ADM 6/17

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
23.9.1740 - 29.5.1741Master William Shackerly (c.1710-1777) ADM 107/3/497ADM 107/329.5.1741 - 8.5.1742Master Edward Ham (c.1715-1748) ADM 107/3/486ADM 107/33.10.1743 - 1743Midshipman Extra Thomas Somers ADM 6/16/222ADM 6/16

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1740 - 30.10.1740Midshipman Augustus John Hervey (1724-1779)ODNB15.3.1742/43 - 30.9.1743Master's Mate James Puddicombe (c.1719-?) ADM 107/4/186ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
10.9.1736Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £19320.6.6dBWAS-1714
23.11.1738Paid offADM 51
1739In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1741To the West IndiesBWAS-1714
8.5.1742

Paid off

ADM 51
12.1742Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1743Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6849.11.5dBWAS-1714
5.1745At LouisburgBWAS-1714
19.5.1745Took the Ship of the Line Le Vigilant (64)
9.1746Operations against LorientBWAS-1714
1747In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1.5.1749Pay record starting ??.??.???? for a period of ? months, ? weeks & ? days for a value of £?.0.0d. ADM 51
4.6.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.10.1749

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
15.11.1755Reported as unfitBWAS-1714
30.6.1757Sailed from ChathamBWAS-1714
7.1757Break up completed at SheernessBWAS-1714

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