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HBMS Weymouth (1752)

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Weymouth, 60 Guns

Details

Nationality	British
Ordered	1745-Aug-06	B057
Laid Down	1748-Sep-26	B057
Named	1748-Dec-12	B057
Launched	1752-Feb-18	B057
Shipyard	Plymouth	B057
Plans	Jacob Acworth	B057
Constructor	Thomas Slade	B057
Decks	2	B057
Rate	Third Rate
In Service	1755-Apr-06	B057
Out Service	1772-Feb-12	B057
Fate	Broken Up	B057

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Depth	Burthen	Source
150' 1/2"	122' 8 1/2"	42 ' 10"	18' 6"	1,197 48/94	B057

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source	Notes
1752	420	60	24 x 24	26 x 12	8 x 6	2 x 6	474	B057	1745 Establishment

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1755-Feb		Thomas Hanway	B057
1756-May	1758-Jun-18	Nicholas Vincent	B057
1758-Jun-18	1759-Mar	John Stukley Somerset	B057
1759-Mar		Sir William Baird	B057
1660	1765-Jul	Richard Collins	B057

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source

Service record

1755-Feb	Commissioned for the Western Squadron	B057
	Sailed for America under Boscawen	B057
1755-Sep-09	Took the French East Indiaman L'Astree	B057
1755-Nov-13	In company, took the French ship L'Esperance (74)	B057
1757-Mar-10	Sailed for the East Indies	B057
1661	Still in the East Indies	B057
1762	Involved in the Manilla operations to May	B057
1765	Sailed for home early in the year	B057
1765-Jul	Paid off	B057
1772-Feb-12	Break up completed at Chatham	B057

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
29 April 1758	Battle of Cuddalore	B057
3 August 1758	Battle of Negapatam	B057
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

Sources

B057

British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792

Rif Winfield

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