British Second Rate ship of the line 'Vanguard' (1710)

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Vanguard -> 1728 Duke	7283
Nominal Guns	90	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	21.3.1704/5	BWAS-1714
Acquired	2.8.1710	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	26.1.1710/11	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Benjamin Rosewell (d.1742)	BWAS-1714
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up to Rebuild	1733	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck162' 0"Imperial Feet49.3776
Length of Keel132' 0"Imperial Feet40.2336
Breadth47' 0"Imperial Feet14.3256
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055
Burthen1,551Tons BM

Armament

2.1711Broadside Weight = 821 Imperial Pound ( 372.3235 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1711680EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
26.1.1710/11 - 11.3.1710/11CaptainJohn Evans (d.1723/24) ADM 6/11/102BWAS-171412.3.1710/11 - 16.7.1711CaptainRupert Billingsley (d.1720) ADM 6/11/119BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.2.1710/11 - 30.7.1711First LieutenantJohn Crew ADM 6/11/103ADM 6/112.2.1710/11 - 30.7.1711Second LieutenantBenjamin Wilshaw ADM 6/11/103ADM 6/112.2.1710/11 - 30.7.1711Third LieutenantJoseph Hele (d.1743) ADM 6/11/103ADM 6/112.2.1710/11 - 30.7.1711Fourth LieutenantRoger Green (d.1714) ADM 6/11/103ADM 6/112.2.1710/11 - 7.3.1710/11Fifth LieutenantJames Smith ADM 6/11/103ADM 6/118.3.1710/11 - 30.7.1711Fifth LieutenantRichard Symonds (d.1740) ADM 6/11/118ADM 6/11

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1717 - 14.11.1717PurserJames Janeway (d.bef.1730) ADM 6/12/106ADM 6/1215.11.1717 - 1718PurserJohn Lowther ADM 6/12/106ADM 6/12

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1710/11Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
30.7.1711

Paid off and never subsequently recommissioned

BWAS-1714
26.7.1728Renamed DukeBWAS-1714
1733Broken up to be rebuilt

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

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