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HBMS Burford (1699)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 12 months ago

Burford, 70 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Previously Burford
Ordered 1696/12/00 B057
Launched 1699/05/00 B028
Shipyard Deptford B028
Constructor Edward Snelgrove B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1719/02/14 B028
Fate Wrecked B028
Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 152' 3" Imperial Feet 46.41
Length of Keel 126' 2" Imperial Feet 38.46
Breadth 40' 83/4" Imperial Feet 12.41
Depth in Hold 16' 4" Imperial Feet 4.98
Burthen 1,112 Tons BM
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 152' 9" Imperial Feet 46.56
Length of Keel 126' 2" Imperial Feet 38.46
Breadth 40' 83/4" Imperial Feet 12.41
Depth in Hold 16' 41/4" Imperial Feet 4.98
Burthen 1,11325/94 Tons BM
Armament
1703 B057 Broadside Weight = 459
Lower Gun Deck 24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse 4 British 3-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1703 460 B057
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1711 1711 Commodore Charles Cornwall B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1700 1700 Post Captain Simon Fowkes B057
1702 1702 Post Captain Hovenden Walker B057
1703/01/03 1703/03 Post Captain Thomas Meade B057
1703/03 1703 Post Captain William Fairborne B057
1704 1705 Post Captain Kerrit Roffey B057
1705 1707 Post Captain Baron Wylde B057
1707 1709 Post Captain John Evans B057
1709 1710 Post Captain Robert Kirktown B057
1710 1711 Post Captain Thomas Kempthorne B057
1715 1716 Post Captain Edward Hopson B057
1717 1717 Post Captain Thomas Scott B057
1718 1719/02/14 Post Captain Charles Vanbrugh B057
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1700 Guard ship at Sheerness B057
1703 To the West Indies in the Autumn B057
1704/07/21 Present at Capture of Gibraltar  
1704/08/13 Present at the Battle of Malaga  
1708/04/28 Recaptured the Happy Return (48) B057
1712/10 Began large repair at Portsmouth B057
1714/05 Completed large repair at a cost of £12,494.13.13d B057
1718/08/11 Present at the Battle of Cape Passaro  
1719/02/14 Wrecked in Pentemelia Bay in a storm, the crew were saved B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
British Baltic Fleet 1715 Admiral of the Blue John Norris 1715/07/00 1715/11/00
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1704/07/21 Capture of Gibraltar
1704/08/13 Battle of Malaga
1718/08/11 Battle of Cape Passaro
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery

Last Updated :2009/04/25 at 17:25:50 by Cy

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