British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Chatham' (1721)

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Chatham	7565
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.6.1718	BWAS-1603
Keel Laid Down	4.7.1718	BWAS-1603
Launched	15.8.1721	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	15.3.1721/22	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1719 Establishment 50-Gunner (1719)	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Richard StaceyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1742	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Sunk as Breakwater	9.1749	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 5"Imperial Feet40.8469
Length of Keel109' 8"Imperial Feet33.2458
Breadth36' 0"Imperial Feet10.9728
Depth in Hold15' 2"Imperial Feet4.5822
Burthen756 ⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.8.1721Broadside 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
1719280Design Complement

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.3.1721/22 - 31.10.1722Captain ADM 6/13/31BWAS-16031.11.1722 - 31.12.1722Captain ADM 6/13/45ADM 6/1325.1.1725/26 - 31.12.1726Captain ADM 6/13/96BWAS-16034.1.1727/28 - 1.12.1729Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/13/183BWAS-160331.12.1729 - 30.6.1730Captain ADM 6/14/55
Confirmed 10.7.1730BWAS-160323.2.1737/38 - 23.2.1738/39Captain ADM 6/15/96BWAS-160324.2.1738/39 - 1.12.1741Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/186
Confirmed 13.6.1739BWAS-16032.12.1741 - 31.3.1743Captain ADM 6/15/486BWAS-16031.4.1744 - 31.8.1744CaptainBWAS-160318.8.1744 - 2.1.1745/46Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/221
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 1.5.1747BWAS-16032.1.1745/46 - 13.6.1746Captain ADM 6/17/53
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.2.1745/46ADM 6/1713.6.1746 - 15.1.1747/48Captain ADM 6/17/116BWAS-1603

24 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.3.1721/22 - 31.12.1722First Lieutenant ADM 6/13/31ADM 6/1315.3.1721/22 - 17.7.1722Second Lieutenant ADM 6/13/31ADM 6/1315.3.1721/22 - 31.12.1722Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/13/31ADM 6/1318.7.1722 - 24.1.1725/26Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/13/42ADM 6/1325.1.1725/26 - 15.1.1726/27First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/13/97ADM 6/1325.1.1725/26 - 15.1.1726/27Second Lieutenant ADM 6/13/97ADM 6/1325.1.1725/26 - 20.12.1726Third Lieutenant ADM 6/13/97ADM 6/1320.12.1726 - 19.6.1727Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/13/128ADM 6/1316.1.1726/27 - 3.1.1727/28First Lieutenant ADM 6/13/131ADM 6/1316.1.1726/27 - 15.1.1727/28Second Lieutenant ADM 6/13/131ADM 6/1319.6.1727 - 16.1.1727/28Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/13/148ADM 6/1316.1.1727/28 - 30.6.1730First Lieutenant ADM 6/14/188ADM 6/1316.1.1727/28 - 30.6.1730Second Lieutenant ADM 6/14/188ADM 6/1316.1.1727/28 - 30.6.1730Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/188ADM 6/1323.2.1737/38 - 14.4.1738First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/96ADM 6/1523.2.1737/38Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/96ADM 6/1524.2.1737/38 - 23.4.1738First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/186
Confirmed 13.6.1739ADM 6/1524.4.1738 - 23.6.1739First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/109ADM 6/154.3.1739/40 - 11.3.1741/42Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/256ADM 6/1512.3.1741/42 - 18.9.1744Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/27ADM 6/1627.3.1742 - 3.10.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/27ADM 6/1618.9.1744 - 15.1.1747/48Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/327
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 3.3.1747/48ADM 6/173.10.1745 - 8.6.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/67ADM 6/179.6.1746 - 15.1.1747/48Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/114ADM 6/17

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
26.6.1728 - 16.10.1730Midshipman Ordinary Transfered ADM 107/3/307ADM 107/316.9.1738 - 4.10.1739Master's Mate ADM 107/3/347ADM 107/323.1.1741/42 - 11.3.1742/43Midshipman Transferedref:89825.3.1743 - 20.8.1744Midshipmanref:898

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1720/21 - 12.1721VolunteerODNB20.2.1737/38 - 9.7.1739Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/455ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1721Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £7347.0.4dBWAS-1603
1722Commissioned for home watersBWAS-1603
1.1.1722/23

Paid off

ADM 33
1726In the BalticBWAS-1603
1727In the BalticBWAS-1603
22.8.1727

The captain, Thomas Whitney, and the 1st and 2nd lieutenants had their commissions re-confirmed.

ADM 6/13
1728Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1603
6.1730Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1603
2.7.1730

Paid off

ADM 33
12.1730Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2655.4.7dBWAS-1603
5.1734Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1603
7.1734Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1000.19.8dBWAS-1603
1738Commissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
7.1739Commissioned for home watersBWAS-1603
4.1740refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1603
5.1740Off AfricaBWAS-1603
1741Off AfricaBWAS-1603
1742Sailed with a convoy to TurkeyBWAS-1603
3.1742/43Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1603
6.1743Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £6089.11.4dBWAS-1603
2.1746Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1603
4.1746Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3979.14.1dBWAS-1603
15.1.1747/48

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 51
11.11.1748SurveyedBWAS-1603
18.11.1748SurveyedBWAS-1603
29.3.1749Ordered to be fitted as a breakwater by the Navy BoardBWAS-1603
28.5.1749

Sailed from Woolwich to Sheerness

BWAS-1603
9.1749Sunk as a breakwater at SheernessBWAS-1603
15.9.1761Navy board order her raised and broken upBWAS-1603
5.1762Raised and broken upBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 107/3 Archive

ref:898Anne Byrne McLeod, Thesis

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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