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HBMS Princess (1740)

Page history last edited by Cy 13 years, 11 months ago

Princess, 70 Guns


Details
Nationality British fs_gb.gif
Operated by The Royal Navy
Previously Princesa fs_sp.gif
Captured 1740/04/08 B057
Shipyard Captured B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1784/12/30 B057
Fate Sold B057

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 165' 1" Imperial Feet 50.32
Length of Keel 130' 3" Imperial Feet 39.7
Breadth 49' 8" Imperial Feet 15.14
Depth in Hold 22' 3" Imperial Feet 6.78
Burthen 1,7093/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 17092/94 Tons BM  

Armament
1742 B057 Broadside Weight = 763
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1742 480 B057

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1746/07 Unknown Admiral of the Blue Richard Lestock B057
1747/10 1747/10 Vice-Admiral of the Blue John Byng B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1742/07 1743 Captain Perry Mayne B057
1743 1745/07 Captain Robert Pett B057
1745/07 1745/07 Commander John Donkley B057
1745/07 1746 Captain Joseph Lingen B057
1746 1746/07 Captain Thomas Philpot B057
1746/07/19 1747/05 Captain John Cockburne B057
1747/05 1748/11 Captain Augustus John Hervey B057
1759 1762/04/04 Captain Edward Barber B057
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1746 1747 Lieutenant Thomas Graves W031

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1740/05/08 Arrived at Portsmouth B057
1741/07 Began Great Repair at Portsmouth DY B057
1741/07/14 Purchased at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £5,418.11.11d B057
1742/03 Completed Great Repair at a cost of £36,007.2.10d ,including fitting B057
1742/07 Commissioned B057
1743/12 To the Mediterranean B057
1744/02/11 Present at the Battle of Toulon  
1746 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1748/11 Paid off B057
1749/01/28 Surveyed B057
1755/11/15 Reported as unfit for service B057
1759/08 Re-classified as a Unrated Hulk of 0 guns  
1784/12/30 Sold at Portsmouth B057

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

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1744/02/11 Battle of Toulon

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press

Last Updated :2010/05/29 at 12:57:45 by Cy

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