British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dartmouth' (1741)

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Dartmouth	7594
Nominal Guns	50
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	8.10.1736
Keel Laid Down	19.10.1736
Acquired	22.4.1741
First Commissioned	25.3.1741
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 50-Gunner
Constructor	John Hayward
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	7.10.1747

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 0"Imperial Feet40.8432
Length of Keel108' 2"Imperial Feet32.9248
Breadth38' 7"Imperial Feet11.6046
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Burthen856 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.4.1741Broadside 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
1733300Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.3.1741 - 15.4.1741CaptainCharles Crauford (d.1745) ADM 6/15/403ADM 6/1516.4.1741 - 2.6.1743CaptainTemple West (1713-1757) ADM 6/15/411BWAS-17141744 - 11.1744CaptainEssex Holcombe (d.1770)BWAS-171411.1744 - 1745CaptainJ BuwellerBWAS-17141745 - 7.1746CaptainJohn Crookshanks (1708-1795)BWAS-17147.1746 - 7.10.1747CaptainJames Hamilton (d.1747)†BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
25.6.1741Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £18835.19.10dBWAS-1714
7.10.1747Dartmouth vs Glorioso

Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book
ADM 6/15	ADM 6/15 Commission and Warrant Book 1735 26 Dec.-1742 4 Jan.		Archive

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