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HBMS Ramillies (1763)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 5 months ago

Ramillies, 74 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Royal Navy The Royal Navy
Ordered 1759/12/01 B057
Laid Down 1760/08/25 B057
Named 1760/10/28 B057
Launched 1763/04/25 B057
Shipyard Chatham DY B057
Design Class Ramillies Class (1760)
Designer Thomas Slade B057
Master Shipbuilder Edward Allin B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1782/09/21 B057
Fate Scuttled B057
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 168' 8" Imperial Feet 51.41
Length of Keel 138' 2" Imperial Feet 42.11
Breadth 46' 113/8" Imperial Feet 14.31
Depth in Hold 19' 9" Imperial Feet 6.02
Burthen 1,61981/94 Tons BM
Armament
1763/10 B057 Broadside Weight = 781
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1763/10 550 Establishment B057
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1782 1782/07 Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Joshua Rowley B057
1782/07 1782/09/21 Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1763/10 1764 Captain Philip Tufton Perceval B057
1764 1765 Captain The Hon. Raby Vane B057
1765 1767 Captain William Willett B057
1768 1770/10 Captain Richard Edwards B057
1770/10 1771/06 Captain Joseph Knight B057
1773/09 1775 Captain Thomas Evans B057
1775 1776/08 Captain Edward Vernon B057
1776/08 1777/04/28 Captain George Mackenzie B057
1777/05 1779 Captain Sir Robert Digby B057
1779 1781 Captain John Moutray B057
1781 1782 Captain John Cowling B057
1782 1782/09/21 Captain Sylverius Moriarty B057
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1763/05 Began fitting at Chatham DY B057
1763/10 Commissioned as guard ship at Chatham B057
1763/11 Completed fitting at a cost of £6,823.15.6d B057
1763/11 Completed at Chatham DY at a cost of £36,536.4.4d ,as a guard ship B057
1765 Guard ship at Sheerness B057
1771/06 Paid off B057
1771/08/10 Surveyed B057
1772/03 Began middling repair at Chatham DY B057
1773/09 Commissioned as guard ship at Chatham B057
1773/10 Completed middling repair at a cost of £22,147.3.11d ,including fitting as a guard ship B057
1777/09 Began fitting at Portsmouth DY B057
1777/10 Completed fitting at a cost of £3,979.19.10d B057
1778/07/27 Present at 1st Battle of Ushant  
1778/11 Began fitting at Portsmouth DY B057
1779/02 Completed fitting at a cost of £9,681.10.10d B057
1780/01 Began coppering at Plymouth DY B057
1780/02 Completed coppering at a cost of £8,181.10.4d ,including refiting B057
1780/05 Began repairs at Plymouth DY B057
1780/07 Completed repairs at a cost of £8,181.10.4d B057
1780/07/29 Sailed as escort to a convoy for the East and West Indies B057
1780/08/09 Lost most of convoy in encounter with the combined fleet B057
1781 At Jamaica B057
1782/07/25 Sailed for home with a convoy B057
1782/09/21 Abandoned and burnt off Newfoundland after being damaged by storms B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1778/07/27 1st Battle of Ushant
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 :2009/11/24 at 13:34:27 by Cy

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