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

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.3.1741 - 15.4.1741CaptainCharles Crauford (d.1745) ADM 6/15/403ADM 6/1516.4.1741 - 3.6.1743CaptainTemple West (1713-1757) ADM 6/15/411BWAS-17143.6.1743 - 8.11.1744CaptainEssex Holcombe (d.1770) ADM 6/17/405
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Commission confirmed 11.11.1748BWAS-171411.1744 - 1745CaptainJ BuwellerBWAS-17148.11.1744 - 24.12.1744CaptainJohn Bowdler (d.1754) ADM 6/17/278
Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768)
Commission confirmed 28.10.1747ADM 6/1724.12.1744 - 28.12.1745CaptainJohn Crookshanks (1708-1795) ADM 6/17/164
Commission confirmed 18.10.1746BWAS-17147.1746 - 7.10.1747CaptainJames Hamilton (d.1747)†BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.6.1743 - 4.11.1743Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJohn Russell (d.c.1753) ADM 6/17/57
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Commission confirmed 6.2.1745/46ADM 6/1715.3.1743/44 - 28.5.1747Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Jones (d.1780) ADM 6/17/227
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Commission confirmed 20.5.1747ADM 6/1729.4.1744 - 23.12.1746Second LieutenantJohn Russell (d.c.1753) ADM 6/17/57
Issued by Thomas Mathews (1676-1750)
Commission confirmed 6.2.1745/46ADM 6/172.11.1746 - 1746First LieutenantEdward Ham (d.1748) ADM 6/17/227
Issued by Henry Medley (d.1747)
Commission confirmed 19.5.1747ADM 6/17

Service History

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

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

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