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HBMS Worcester (1769)
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Worcester, 64 Guns
Dimensions |
B057 |
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Type |
Metric |
Length of Gundeck |
159' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
48.46 |
Length of Keel |
130' 13/8" |
Imperial Feet |
39.66 |
Breadth |
44' 73/4" |
Imperial Feet |
13.61 |
Depth in Hold |
19' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
5.79 |
Draught Forward |
11' 10" |
Imperial Feet |
3.61 |
Draught Aft |
16' 7" |
Imperial Feet |
5.05 |
Burthen |
1,37949/94 |
Tons BM |
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Calculated Burthen |
137949/94 |
Tons BM |
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Armament |
1769/10/17 |
B057 |
Broadside Weight = 600 |
Lower Gun Deck |
26 |
British 24-Pounder |
Upper Gun Deck |
26 |
British 18-Pounder |
Quarterdeck |
10 |
British 9-Pounder |
Forecastle |
2 |
British 9-Pounder |
Crew Complement |
Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
1765/11 |
500 |
Design Complement |
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Service Record |
Date |
Notes |
Source |
1771/01 |
Commissioned as a guardship at Portsmouth |
B057 |
1771/10/17 |
Began fitting at Portsmouth DY |
B057 |
1771/11/26 |
Completed fitting at a cost of £7,569.15.1d |
B057 |
1771/11/26 |
Completed at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £26,407.11.11d |
B057 |
1772 |
Summer cruise |
B057 |
1773/03 |
Began fitting at Portsmouth DY |
B057 |
1773/04 |
Completed fitting ,as a guardship |
B057 |
1773/06/22 |
Present at the Spithead Review |
B057 |
1775 |
Summer cruise, then a guardship |
B057 |
1777/05/11 |
Sailed for the Mediterranean |
B057 |
1778/07/27 |
Present at 1st Battle of Ushant |
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1779/01 |
refitting at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £7,109.8.8d |
B057 |
1779/03/07 |
Sailed for the East Indies |
B057 |
1782/02/17 |
Present at the Battle of Sadras |
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1782/04/12 |
Present at the Battle of Providien |
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1782/07/06 |
Present at 2nd Battle of Negapatam |
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1782/09/03 |
Present at the Battle of Trincomalee |
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1782/10 |
coppering at Bombay DY |
B057 |
1783/06/20 |
Present at 2nd Battle of Cuddalore |
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1785 |
Sailed for home |
B057 |
1786/01 |
Paid off |
B057 |
1787/08 |
Began fitting at Deptford DY |
B057 |
1788/01 |
Completed fitting ,as a hulk |
B057 |
1788/01 |
Re-classified as a Hulk of 0 guns |
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1816/12 |
Broken up at Deptford |
B057 |
Fleets |
Fleet Title |
Commander |
Date From |
Date To |
Source |
No Fleets Listed |
Notes on Ship |
No Notes Entered |
Sources |
Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
B057 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
Rif Winfield |
Last Updated :2010/03/17 at 10:16:09 by Cy
HBMS Worcester (1769)
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