British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dartmouth' (1716)

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Dartmouth	7593
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.3.1713/14	BWAS-1603
Keel Laid Down	7.5.1714	B028
Acquired	7.8.1716	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	23.1.1716/17
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard	B028
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 54-Gunner
Constructor	John Hayward	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up to Rebuild	9.1733	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck130' 3"Imperial Feet39.6265
Length of Keel108' 9"Imperial Feet32.947
Breadth35' 1"Imperial Feet10.6731
Depth in Hold14' 4"Imperial Feet4.2926
Burthen711 ⁶⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.8.1716Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1693280Design Complement

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.1.1716/17 - 14.3.1717/18CaptainEdward Falkingham (c.1679-1757) ADM 6/12/85BWAS-160311.3.1718/19 - 28.5.1720CaptainNicholas Eaton (d.c.1729) ADM 6/12/158BWAS-160329.5.1720 - 9.11.1721CaptainWilliam Smith (c.1674-1756) ADM 6/13/7
Commission confirmed 6.3.1730/31BWAS-1603

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1716/17 - 17.3.1717/18First LieutenantJohn Hubbard (d.1728) ADM 6/12/85ADM 6/1228.1.1716/17 - 14.8.1717Second LieutenantJoseph Lawes (d.1740/41) ADM 6/12/85ADM 6/1215.8.1717 - 17.3.1717/18Second LieutenantWilliam Dilke (d.1756) ADM 6/12/106ADM 6/1211.3.1718/19 - 9.11.1721First LieutenantJohn Wood ADM 6/12/158ADM 6/1211.3.1718/19 - 9.11.1721Second LieutenantJames Howard ADM 6/12/158ADM 6/124.4.1720 - 9.11.1721Third LieutenantJames Smith ADM 6/12/201ADM 6/12

Service History

DateEventSource
1717In the BalticBWAS-1603
23.2.1716/17Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £9950.15.10dBWAS-1603
28.6.1717Took the Privateer Fildrim (36)
1719In the BalticBWAS-1603
1721In the BalticBWAS-1603
9.11.1721Paid offADM 51
9.1733Broken up at Sheerness to be rebuiltBWAS-1603

Fleets
From	Until	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1719/06	1719/11	British Baltic Fleet 1719	Sir John Norris (1670-1749)
1721/04/13	1721/10/20	British Baltic Fleet 1721	Sir John Norris (1670-1749)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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