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HBMS Assistance (1745)

Page history last edited by PBworks 15 years, 9 months ago

Assistance, 50 Guns

 

Details

NationalityBritish
Ordered1745/08/06B057
Laid Down1745/08/00B057
Launched1745/12/22B057
ShipyardChathamB057
Constructorand Hogben, SedgeB057
RateFourth Rate
TypeShip
Out Service1773/08/11B057
FateSunk as BreakwaterB057

 

Dimensions

SourceBritish Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792
Length of Gundeck144' 0"
Length of Keel117' 81/2"
Breadth41' 21/2"
Depth in Hold17' 8"
Draught Forward11' 8"
Draught Aft14' 2"
Burthen1,06320/94

 

Armament

Date1749/02B057
Lower Gun Deck22British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder

 

Crew

DateMenNotesSource
1752350EstablishmentB057

 

Flag Officers

Date FromDate toRank/PositionNameSource

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toRankNameSource
1747/111748Post CaptainWilliam GordonB064
17491752/12Post CaptainMathew BuckleB064
1752/121753/05Post CaptainGeroge StepneyB064
1755/091759/04Post CaptainJohn WellerB064
1759/041760Post CaptainDavid EdwardsB064
1760/111762Post CaptainWilliam NortonB064
17621764Post CaptainJames SmithB064

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource

 

Service record

1748/11/22Ordered to be completed as a guard shipB057
1749/02Commissioned as a guard ship at PlymouthB057
1749/02/26Completed at Chatham DY at a total cost of £13,676.0.0d plus £5,672.14.0D for fittingB057
1752/12Sailed for Anamaboc on the West Coast of AfricaB057
1753Home to pay offB057
1755/09RecommissionedB057
1756/05/01Sailed for Africa and then to JamaicaB057
1758/09/02Action against the PalmierB057
1759/04At JamaicaB057
1760Paid offB057
1760/04/28SurveyedB057
1760/10/03SurveyedB057
1760/11RecommissionedB057
1760/12Started small repair and refit at WoolwichB057
1761Convoy to VirginiaB057
1761/02Completed repair and refit at a cost of 11,052.12.3dB057
1762/02/25Sailed to meet East Indies shipsB057
1762/11/20Sailed for African and West Indian tradeB057
1764/06SurveyedB057
1770/08Fitted at Portsmouth as a temporary hulk at a cost of £485.16.5dB057
1773/08/11Sold at Portsmouth for £640B057

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource

 

Notes

No Notes Entered

 

Sources

B057British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792
B064British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817


Last Updated :2008/07/20 at 19:39:27 by Cy

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