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HBMS Shrewsbury (1695)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 7 months ago

Shrewsbury, 80 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1694/06/11 B164
Launched 1695/02/06 B028
Shipyard Portsmouth DY B028
Design Class 1691 Program - 80 gun 3-Deckers (1694)
Master Shipbuilder William Stigant B164
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1711/11/15 B028
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Shrewsbury
Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 153' 0" Imperial Feet 46.63
Length of Keel 130' 5" Imperial Feet 39.75
Breadth 42' 6" Imperial Feet 12.95
Depth in Hold 17' 5" Imperial Feet 5.31
Burthen 1,257 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 153' 0" Imperial Feet 46.63
Length of Keel 130' 5" Imperial Feet 39.75
Breadth 42' 6" Imperial Feet 12.95
Depth in Hold 17' 5" Imperial Feet 5.31
Burthen 1,253 Tons BM
Armament
1703 B057 Broadside Weight = 552
Lower Gun Deck 26 British 24-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck 6 British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1694 476 Design Complement  
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1695 1695 Admiral of the Blue John Berkeley B029
1696/01 Unknown Vice-Admiral of the Blue David Mitchell B051
1700 1700 Admiral of the Fleet George Rooke W031
1704 1704 Vice-Admiral of the Red Stafford Fairborne B164
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1695 1695 Post Captain Thomas Jennings B164
1696 1696 Post Captain Henry Haughton B164
1697 1697 Post Captain Richard Clarke B164
1700 1700 Post Captain Thomas Ley B164
1700 1701 Post Captain Benjamin Hoskins B164
1701 1701 Post Captain Charles Cornwall B164
1702 1708 Post Captain Josias Crow B164
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1695 Operations on the French coast B164
1700 Flagship of a squadron sent to the Baltic B029
1703 In the Mediterranean B164
1704 In the Channel B164
1704/08/13 Present at the Battle of Malaga, 31 killed, 73 wounded  
1706/07 Present at the Bombardment of Alicante B164
1708 In the North Sea B164
1711/11/15 Docked at Deptford to be broken up for rebuilding B164
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1704/08/13 Battle of Malaga
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B029 The Royal Navy Vol II William Laid Clowes
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume II John Charnock
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press

Last Updated :2009/09/09 at 09:28:51 by Cy

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