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HBMS Torbay (1719)

Page history last edited by bryan 14 years, 1 month ago

 

Torbay, 80 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Previously Torbay
Ordered 1716/03/08 B164
Laid Down 1716/07/23 B028
Launched 1719/05/23 B164
Shipyard Deptford DY B028
Design Class 1706 Establishment 80-Gunner (1706)
Master Shipbuilder Richard Stacey B164
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1750/01/01 B028
Fate Broken Up B028

Dimensions
B164   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 156' 0" Imperial Feet 47.55
Length of Keel 128' 1" Imperial Feet 39.04
Breadth 43' 81/4" Imperial Feet 13.32
Depth in Hold 17' 8" Imperial Feet 5.38
Burthen 1,30030/94 Tons BM  

Armament
1708/03/26 B164 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
1706 520 Design Complement  

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1721 1726 Post Captain Nicholas Haddock B057
1734 1736 Post Captain Francis Percy B057
1739 1740 Post Captain Christopher Parker B057
1740 1744 Post Captain John Gascoigne B057
1744 1745 Post Captain George Stepney B057
1745/07/00 1745/10/00 Post Captain Charles Purvis B057

Service Record
Date Notes Source
  First cost L 17,488.13.8d to build and L4,815 for fitting B057
1720 Fitted out for the staits at Chatham,but did not proceed B057
1721 - 22 Commissioned as guardship at Chatham B057
1723 - 25 At Blackstrakes B057
1725 - 26 Fitted out at Chatham for operations in the Baltic B057
1726 in the Baltic B057
1727 In the Straits B057
1733 - 34 Fitted out as guardship B057
1735 With Wager'sfleet sent to the Tagus B057
1736 Paid Off B057
1737/10/00-1739/10/00 Middling repair and fitting at Chatham ( L 18,088.1.1d ) B057
1739 Recommisioned for Norris's Fleet B057
1740/10/23 To the West Indies B057
1741/3 - 4/ Cartagena Operations B057
Late 1741 to early 1742 Home Waters B057
1743 To the Mediterranean B057
1744/02/11 Battle of Toulon B057
1745/10/00 Paid Off B057
1748/01/16 AO to investigate about reducing to a 66 gun ship B057
1749/06/19 Surveyed B057
1749/09/05 AO to be broken up at Portsmouth B057
1750/01/01 completed break up B057

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

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed    

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
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/09/11 at 12:52:57 by Cy

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