British Third Rate ship of the line 'Edinburgh' (1744)

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Edinburgh	7382
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.9.1739	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	16.10.1740	BWAS-1714
Launched	31.5.1744	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	23.5.1744
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 64-Gunner
Constructor	John Ward (d.1752)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	12.1771	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck154' 0"Imperial Feet46.9392
Length of Keel125' 3"Imperial Feet38.103
Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Depth in Hold18' 11"Imperial Feet5.4896
Burthen1,284 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

31.5.1744Broadside Weight = 704 Imperial Pound ( 319.264 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1741480Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.5.1744 - 19.2.1744/45CaptainThe Hon. Fitzroy Henry Lee (d.1751) ADM 6/16/310BWAS-171420.2.1744/45 - 7.3.1746/47CaptainThomas Coates (1712-1767) ADM 6/16/444BWAS-17147.3.1746/47 - 11.7.1747CaptainJustinian Nutt (d.1758) ADM 6/17/205ADM 6/1711.7.1747 - 9.8.1748CaptainThomas Coates (1712-1767) ADM 6/17/244ADM 6/194.2.1755 - 15.6.1756CaptainThomas Stanhope (d.1770) ADM 6/18/128BWAS-17145.6.1756 - 16.1.1761CaptainWilliam Langdon (1711-1785)BWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1745Vice-Admiral of the WhiteWilliam Martin (c.1696-1756)BWAS-17149.1755 - 1756Rear-Admiral of the BlueFrancis Holburne (1704-1771)BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.7.1744 - 19.11.1744Second LieutenantJames Burcher (c.1716-1747) ADM 6/16/337ADM 6/1620.11.1744 - 21.2.1744/45First LieutenantJames Burcher (c.1716-1747) ADM 6/16/389ADM 6/162.11.1745 - 9.8.1748First LieutenantJohn Hinxman (c.1711-c.1764) ADM 6/17/15ADM 6/1720.3.1746/47 - 1.9.1747Fourth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Brydges ADM 6/17/209ADM 6/1723.12.1747 - 9.8.1748Fourth Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJohn Seward ADM 6/17/301ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
20.6.1744Completed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £30397.1.3dBWAS-1714
19.12.1745Took the Privateer Ship Le Duc de Chartres (32)
13.2.1746/47Took the Privateer La Bellone (36) off Cape Clear
14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre
9.8.1748Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 106
28.11.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1752Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
12.1754Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £9753.11.4dBWAS-1714
11.5.1755Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1.7.1756Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
21.10.1757Forrest's Action
16.1.1761

Paid off

BWAS-1714
13.7.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
24.5.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.1771Breakup completed for £774.9.9d at PlymouthBWAS-1714

Fleets
From	Until	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1755/04/27	1755/11/04	Fleet for North America	The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 106 Document

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