British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Assistance' (1725)

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Assistance	7468
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.1.1719/20	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1721	BWAS-1714
Acquired	25.11.1725	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	25.1.1725/26
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1719 Establishment 50-Gunner
Constructor	John Hayward	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk as Breakwater	14.12.1745	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 0"Imperial Feet40.8432
Length of Keel109' 8"Imperial Feet33.2458
Breadth36' 1"Imperial Feet10.977
Depth in Hold15' 2"Imperial Feet4.5822
Burthen750 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1726Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1726280EstablishmentBWAS-1714

12 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1725/26 - 30.3.1726CaptainNicholas Eaton (d.c.1729) ADM 6/13/96BWAS-171431.3.1726 - 10.8.1727CaptainGeorge Proctor (d.1736) ADM 6/13/109BWAS-171411.8.1727 - 24.10.1728CaptainGeorge Proctor (d.1736) ADM 6/13/149ADM 6/1328.4.1738 - 13.6.1739CaptainEdmund Williams (d.1751/52) ADM 6/15/111ADM 6/1514.6.1739 - 4.12.1739CaptainJohn Wynnell (d.1759) ADM 6/15/186BWAS-17145.12.1739 - 16.6.1740CaptainJohn Russell (d.1743/44) ADM 6/15/239BWAS-171417.6.1740 - 17.7.1740CaptainJames Compton (d.1746) ADM 6/15/307
Commission confirmed 11.7.1740ADM 6/1518.7.1740 - 27.7.1740CaptainThomas Jolley (d.1741) ADM 6/15/312ADM 6/1528.7.1740 - 31.7.1740CaptainPeter Osborn (d.1753) ADM 6/15/316ADM 6/151.8.1740 - 26.9.1740CaptainWilliam Cleland (d.1744) ADM 6/15/317ADM 6/1527.9.1740 - 1742CaptainRoger Martin (d.1779) ADM 6/15/336BWAS-17149.8.1742 - 9.1745CaptainSmith Callis (d.1761)BWAS-1714

20 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1725/26 - 25.1.1726/27First LieutenantRobert Prosser (d.1738) ADM 6/13/97ADM 6/1325.1.1725/26 - 25.7.1728Second LieutenantFrancis Scott ADM 6/14/97ADM 6/1325.1.1725/26 - 8.2.1728/29Third Lieutenant & Lt. at ArmsPeter Burville (d.1743) ADM 6/14/97ADM 6/1326.1.1726/27 - 25.7.1728First LieutenantFrancis Kirk (d.bef.1734) ADM 6/14/132ADM 6/1326.7.1728 - 1728First LieutenantJoshua Paine (d.1748) ADM 6/13/212ADM 6/1326.7.1728 - 8.2.1728/29Second LieutenantAbraham Duncomb (d.1778) ADM 6/14/212ADM 6/139.2.1728/29 - 30.1.1733/34Second LieutenantJohn Pritchard (d.1777) ADM 6/14/11ADM 6/149.2.1728/29 - 7.5.1731Third LieutenantThomas Fox (d.1763) ADM 6/14/11ADM 6/1428.4.1738 - 18.6.1739First LieutenantJohn Pritchard (d.1777) ADM 6/15/111ADM 6/1528.4.1738 - 12.10.1738Second LieutenantSmith Callis (d.1761) ADM 6/15/111ADM 6/1528.4.1738 - 12.10.1738Third Lieutenant & Lt. at ArmsEdmund Williams (d.1741) ADM 6/15/111ADM 6/1513.10.1738 - 5.6.1740Second LieutenantEdmund Williams (d.1741) ADM 6/15/163
Commission confirmed 20.3.1738/39ADM 6/1513.10.1738 - 8.3.1739/40Third Lieutenant & Lt. at ArmsDavid Aytone (d.1747) ADM 6/15/161
Commission confirmed 9.3.1738/39ADM 6/1522.6.1739 - 1739First LieutenantWilliam Thomas ADM 6/15/190ADM 6/159.3.1739/40 - 5.6.1740Third Lieutenant & Lt. at ArmsEdmund Beavor (d.1745) ADM 6/15/309
Commission confirmed 15.7.1740ADM 6/156.6.1740 - 26.9.1740Second LieutenantEdmund Beavor (d.1745) ADM 6/15/309
Commission confirmed 15.7.1740ADM 6/156.6.1740 - 26.9.1740Third Lieutenant & Lt. at ArmsThomas Walsh ADM 6/15/310
Commission confirmed 15.7.1740ADM 6/1527.9.1740 - 9.10.1740Second LieutenantThomas Walsh ADM 6/15/338ADM 6/1527.9.1740 - 25.5.1741Third Lieutenant & Lt. at ArmsRichard Southwell ADM 6/15/338ADM 6/1526.5.1741 - 1741Second LieutenantRichard Southwell ADM 6/15/421ADM 6/15

Service History

DateEventSource
1726Commissioned for Wager's fleet in the BalticBWAS-1714
9.3.1725/26CompletedBWAS-1714
9.3.1725/26Completed at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1727With Wager's fleet in the StraitsBWAS-1714
1728Fitted as a guard shipBWAS-1714
1728Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1729Prepared for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1730Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
5.1732Started a small repair at PlymouthBWAS-1714
6.1732Completed small repair at a cost of £1,850.10.2dBWAS-1714
1738Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1739In Home watersBWAS-1714
3.1739/40With Haddock's fleet in the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.1740With Norris's fleet until 1740/09BWAS-1714
1741With Norris's fleetBWAS-1714
1742Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1714
18.2.1742/43At La GuayraBWAS-1714
16.4.1744At Porto BelloBWAS-1714
24.4.1744At Porto BelloBWAS-1714
4.6.1745Took the Unrated Sloop Mediator (10)
9.1745Home ot pay offBWAS-1714
14.12.1745Sunk as a breakwater at SheernessBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

Brian Lavery in the Ship of the Line Vol 1, gives an ordered date of 1720/03/27

Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book
ADM 6/13	ADM 6/13 Commission and Warrent Book 1721 Feb.-1728 3 Oct.		Archive
ADM 6/15	ADM 6/15 Commission and Warrant Book 1735 26 Dec.-1742 4 Jan.		Archive
ADM 6/14	ADM 6/14 Commission and Warrant Book 1728 4 Oct.-1735 23 Dec.		Archive

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