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HBMS Dunkirk (1734)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years ago

Dunkirk, 60 Guns

 

Details
Nationality British fs_gb.gif
Operated by The Royal Navy
Previously Dunkirk fs_gb.gif
Ordered 1729/09/12 B057
Laid Down 1731/01/00 B057
Launched 1734/09/03 B057
Shipyard Portsmouth DY B057
Design Class 1719 Establishment 60-Gunner (1719)
Master Shipbuilder Joseph Allin B057
Rate Fourth Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1749/03 B057
Fate Broken Up B057

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 144' 0" Imperial Feet 43.89
Length of Keel 117' 7" Imperial Feet 35.84
Breadth 39' 3" Imperial Feet 11.96
Depth in Hold 16' 4" Imperial Feet 4.98
Burthen 96350/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 96350/94 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1734/09/03 B057 Broadside Weight = 435
Lower Gun Deck 24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck 8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1719 365 Design Complement  

 

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1735 1737/08 Captain Digby Dent B057
1737/08 1738/09/23 Captain Thomas Fox B057
1739/10 1740 Captain Edward Baker B057
1741 1743 Captain Thomas Cooper B057
1743 1744/03 Captain Charles Wager Purvis B057
1744/03 1745 Captain Sir Charles Saunders B057
1745 1746 Captain James Young B057

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1735/02/01 Completed at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £13,165.17.17d ,including fitting for the West Indies B057
1736 Sailed to Jamaica B057
1737 At Jamaica B057
1737/08 Home waters B057
1738/09 Began middling repair at Sheerness DY B057
1738/09/23 Paid off B057
1739/10 Completed middling repair at a cost of £5,119.6.2d ,including fitting B057
1741/01/07 Present at the Action of 1741-01-07  
1741/03/04 Present at Operations against Cartagena  
1742/03 Began small repair at Plymouth DY B057
1742/06 Completed small repair at a cost of £7,088.10.3d B057
1744/02/11 Present at the Battle of Toulon  
1745 In the Mediterranean B057
1748/09/23 Surveyed B057
1748/11/08 Ordered to be broken up B057
1748-10-29 Surveyed B057
1749/03 Break up completed at Woolwich B057

 

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

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1741/01/07 Action of 1741-01-07
1741/03/04 Operations against Cartagena
1744/02/11 Battle of Toulon

 

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2010/04/04 at 16:02:14 by Cy

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