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HBMS Pembroke (1733)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years ago

Pembroke, 60 Guns


 

Details
Nationality British fs_gb.gif
Operated by The Royal Navy
Previously Pembroke fs_gb.gif
Ordered 1726/09/08 B057
Laid Down 1729/09/00 B057
Launched 1733/11/27 B057
Shipyard Woolwich DY B057
Design Class 1719 Establishment 60-Gunner (1719)
Master Shipbuilder John Hayward B057
Rate Fourth Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1749/04/13 B057
Fate Wrecked B057

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 144' 2" Imperial Feet 43.94
Length of Keel 117' 8" Imperial Feet 35.86
Breadth 39' 1" Imperial Feet 11.91
Depth in Hold 16' 5" Imperial Feet 5
Burthen 9564/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 9564/94 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1733/11/27 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  

 

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1746 1746 Vice-Admiral of the White Isaac Townsend B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1734 1737/04/06 Captain William Harvey B057
1738 1743 Captain Fitzroy Henry Lee B057
1744/11 1745/12/18 Captain George Balchen B057
1746 1746/10 Captain Francis Holburne B057
1746 1749/04/13 Captain Thomas Fincher B057

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1734/04/03 Completed Completed at a cost of £15,807.5.8d B057
1734/06/03 Began Completed at Woolwich DY B057
1735 In the Tagus B057
1736 In home waters B057
1737/04/06 Paid off B057
1739/09/30 Took Santiago  
1739/10 Sailed to the Mediterranean B057
1740 In the Mediterranean B057
1741 In the Mediterranean B057
1743 Paid off B057
1743/08 Surveyed B057
1744/04 Began Great Repair at Chatham DY B057
1745/02/22 Capsized at her moorings in the Medway and immediately refloated B057
1745/04 Completed Great Repair at a cost of £2,120.7.1d ,including fitting B057
1745/08 Sailed to the Leeward Islands B057
1746/08/04 Took Ferme  
1747/05/03 Present at 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre  
1747/09 Sailed for the East Indies B057
1749/04/13 Wrecked in a hurricane off Fort St David, Madras. c.318 drowned with only 12 survivors B057

 

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

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1747/05/03 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre

 

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 16:01:59 by Cy

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