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HBMS Suffolk (1765)

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Suffolk, 74 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Royal Navy The Royal Navy
Ordered 1761/01/01 B057
Laid Down 1761/03/04 B057
Launched 1765/02/22 B057
Shipyard Rotherhithe B057
Designer William Bately B057
Constructor John Randall B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1803/02 B057
Fate Broken Up B057
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 168' 11/2" Imperial Feet 51.24
Length of Keel 138' 9" Imperial Feet 42.29
Breadth 46' 95/8" Imperial Feet 14.27
Depth in Hold 20' 21/2" Imperial Feet 6.16
Burthen 1,61657/94 Tons BM
Armament
1765/02/22 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
1782 B057 Broadside Weight = 540
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1760/04/25 550 Design Complement  
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1778/12 1779/03/29 Commodore Sir Joshua Rowley B057
1779/03/29 1780/03 Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Joshua Rowley B057
1795/06/01 1796/06 Rear-Admiral of the Blue Peter Rainier B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1778/05 1778/12 Captain Sir Adam Duncan B057
1778/12 1780/03 Captain Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian B057
1780/03 1781/09 Captain Abraham Crespin B057
1782/05 1782/08 Captain Sir George Home B057
1782/08 1782/10 Captain Sir John Thomas Duckworth B057
1782/10 1783/06 Captain Sir George Home B057
1793/01 1795/06/01 Captain Peter Rainier B057
1795/06/01 1798/06 Captain Robert Lambert B057
1798/06 1802/04 Captain Sir Pulteney Malcolm B057
1802/04/14 1802/07 Captain Roger Curtis B057
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1795/12/25 Aboard Fifth Lieutenant William Hugh Dobbie W004
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1795 Aboard Midshipman William Hugh Dobbie B163
Crew
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1778/08/02 1778/08/20 Landman William Gordon Rutherford NAO
1778/08/21 1778/12/07 Captains Servant William Gordon Rutherford NAO
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1761/01/13 Design draughts approved B057
1761/01/28 Builder's contract agreed as £16.10.0d per ton, with the ship to be launched in 30 months B057
1765/02/22 Completed at Rotherhithe at a cost of £31,300.2.2d ,including extras and dockyard expenses B057
1765/02/22 Launched and laid up at Chatham B057
1777/12 Began fitting at Chatham DY B057
1778/05 First Commissioned B057
1778/07 Completed fitting at a cost of £10,419.10.11d B057
1778/12/29 Sailed for the West Indies B057
1779 In the Leeward Islands B057
1779/07/06 Present at the Battle of Grenada, 7 killed, 25 wounded  
1780/04/17 Present at the Battle of Martinique  
1780/05/15 Present at the Action of 1780-05-15  
1780/05/19 Present at the Action of 1780-05-19  
1781 Returned home as a convoy escort B057
1781/09 Paid off B057
1782/03 Began coppering at Plymouth DY B057
1782/05 Recommissioned B057
1782/07 Completed coppering at a cost of £20,875.14.9d ,including fitting for Channel service B057
1782/09 Sailed to the relief of Gibraltar B057
1782/10/20 Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel  
1782/11 To the West Indies B057
1783/06 Paid off B057
1783/09 Surveyed B057
1784/02 fitting at Plymouth DY ,for ordinary B057
1790/02 Began Great Repair at Chatham DY B057
1793/01 Recommissioned B057
1793/02 Completed Great Repair at a cost of £34,739.0.0d ,including fitting B057
1794/04/26 Sailed for the East Indies as a convoy escort B057
1795/07/21 Sailed from Madras B057
1795/08 Capture of Ceylon B057
1796/02/16 Capture of Amboyna B057
1796/03/08 Capture of Banda B057
1802/04 Returned to Chatham B057
1803/02 Broken up at Chatham B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782 Admiral of the Blue Richard Howe 1782/09/00 1782/12/00
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1779/07/06 Battle of Grenada
1780/04/17 Battle of Martinique
1780/05/15 Action of 1780-05-15
1780/05/19 Action of 1780-05-19
1782/10/20 Battle of Cape Spartel
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
W004 Ships of the Old Navy Michael Philips
B163 Royal Navy Biography John Marshall
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors Various

Last Updated :2009/11/24 at 16:15:01 by Cy

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