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HBMS Achilles (1757)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years ago

Achilles, 60 Guns

 

Details
Nationality British fs_gb.gif
Operated by The Royal Navy
Ordered 1755/11/14 B057
Laid Down 1755/12/00 B057
Launched 1757/07/16 B057
Shipyard Harwich B057
Design Class Dunkirk Class (1750)
Designer Joseph Allin B057
Constructor John Barnard B057
Rate Fourth Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1784/06/01 B057
Fate Sold for Break Up B057

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 153' 10" Imperial Feet 46.89
Length of Keel 127' 6" Imperial Feet 38.86
Breadth 42' 8" Imperial Feet 13
Depth in Hold 18' 9" Imperial Feet 5.72
Draught Forward 10' 2" Imperial Feet 3.1
Draught Aft 17' 3" Imperial Feet 5.26
Burthen 1,23421/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 123457/94 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1757/02 B057 Broadside Weight = 474
Lower Gun Deck 24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1757/02 420 Establishment B057

 

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1759/06 1759/07 Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Brydges Rodney B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1757/02 1762 Captain Samuel Barrington B057
1762/06 1763 Captain William Fortescue B057
1763/12 1765 Captain William Campbell B057
1765 1768 Captain John Luttrell B057
1768 1769 Captain Henry Marsh B057
1769 1770 Captain Charles Fielding B057
1773 1773/04 Captain Richard Onslow B057

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1757/02 Commissioned B066
1757/02/06 Began fitting at Harwich B057
1757/02/06 Completed at Harwich at a cost of £18,797.14.14d ,to build at £15.9.0d per ton B057
1757/05/17 Completed fitting at a cost of £1,965.6.10d B057
1757/09 On the Rochefort expedition B066
1757/10 In Keppel's squadron B066
1757/11 In Cornish's squadron until February 1758 B066
1758/02 In Anson's Fleet B066
1758/05/29 Took Raisonnable  
1759/04/04 Took the privateer Le Comte de Saint-Florentine off Cape Finisterre  
1759/06 Became Rodney's flagship in the channel. B066
1759/07/03 Present at Bombardment of Le Havre  
1759/07/20 Joined Hawk's fleet B066
1759/10 Joined Duff's squadron B066
1759/10/11 Ran onto Gourvais Rock B066
1760/03/27 Sailed with Byron's squadron for Louisbourg B066
1760/04/01 Took the privateer Le Pallas off Brest  
1760/07/08 Took Le Bienfaisant off Brest  
1760/07/08 Took Le Marquis de Malauze off Brest  
1761/06/04 Present at Expedition against Belle-Isle  
1762 In Hawk's fleet during the summer B066
1763 Paid off B066
1763/09/17 Surveyed but not repaired B066
1763/11 Fitted as guardship at Portsmouth B066
1763/11 fitting at Portsmouth DY ,as a guard ship  
1763/12 Recommissioned as guardship at Portsmouth B066
1770 Paid off B066
1770/10 Fitted as guardship at Portsmouth B066
1770/10 fitting at Portsmouth DY ,as a guard ship  
1771/06/03 Sailed for Jamaica B066
1773/04 Paid Off B066
1782 Re-classified as a Other Vessels Hulk of 0 guns  
1784/06/01 Sold to Boddy and Bacon to break up B066

 

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1759/07/03 Bombardment of Le Havre
1761/06/04 Expedition against Belle-Isle

 

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B066 The Ship of the Line - Volume II Brian Lavery

Last Updated :2010/04/25 at 09:54:42 by Cy

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