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HBMS Tilbury (1745)

Page history last edited by Cy 15 years, 2 months ago

 

Tilbury, 58 Guns

 

 

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1742/12/10 B057
Laid Down 1743/02/08 B057
Launched 1745/07/20 B028
Shipyard Portsmouth DY B028
Designer Peirson Lock B057
Master Shipbuilder Peirson Lock B057
Rate Fourth Rate  
Type Ship of the Line  
Out Service 1757/09/25 B028
Fate Wrecked B028

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 147' 0" Imperial Feet 44.81
Length of Keel 119' 9" Imperial Feet 36.5
Breadth 42' 0" Imperial Feet 12.8
Depth in Hold 18' 1" Imperial Feet 5.51
Burthen 1,12357/94 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1745 B057 Broadside Weight = 474
Lower Gun Deck 24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1745 420 Establishment B057

 

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1745/07 1746/03/18 Post Captain Alexander Ogilvy B057
1746/03/19 1747/08 Post Captain Robert Harland  
1748 1748/08 Post Captain Ormond Thomson B057
1748/08 1749/05 Post Captain Charles Powlet B057
1757 1757/09/25 Post Captain Henry Barnsley B057

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1745/07 Commissioned for the Downs in Autumn and Winter B057
1745/09/09 Completed at a cost of £25,207.17.8d including fitting B057
1746/09/20 Start of l'Orient operations B057
1746/09/23 End of l'Orient operations B057
1746/12/20 Arrived in the Downs with a convoy of East Indies ships  
1746/12/20 Arrived in the Downs with a convoy of East Indies ships  
1748 Voyage to Jamaica  
1748 Voyage to Jamaica B064
1749 Arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia B064
1749/06/19 Surveyed B064
1750/05 Started a small repair at Portsmouth B064
1750/09 Completed repair at a cost of £2,746.14.1d B064
1755/07 Recommissioned B064
1757/04/16 Sailed for North America B057
1757/05 Sailed from Corke as as part of [Francis Holburne], Vice Admiral of the Blue's squadron B064
1757/07 The fleet of 15 vessels arrived in Halifax Nova Scotia B064
1757/09/25 Wrecked in a Hurricane off Cape Breton B057

 

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

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1747/10/25 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre  
1748/10/01 Battle of Havana  

 

Notes on Ship
losses  
When she sank, 280 of the 400 men onboard were saved with the help of the French from Louisburg.

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
  Web Page on the Tilbury Unknown
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/02/17 at 19:56:35 by Cy

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