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HBMS Yarmouth (1745)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 2 months ago

Yarmouth, 64 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Operated by The Royal Navy
Ordered 1742/06/16 B057
Laid Down 1742/11/25 B057
Launched 1745/03/08 B057
Shipyard Deptford DY B057
Designer Joseph Allin B057
Master Shipbuilder Joseph Allin B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1811/04 B057
Fate Broken Up B057
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 160' 0" Imperial Feet 48.77
Length of Keel 131' 8" Imperial Feet 40.13
Breadth 44' 0" Imperial Feet 13.41
Depth in Hold 18' 11" Imperial Feet 5.77
Burthen 1,35588/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 135583/94 Tons BM  
Armament
1745 B057 Broadside Weight = 704
Lower Gun Deck 26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1745/03 480 B057
1748/11 140 as a guardship B057
1754/05 480 B057
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1746 1746 Vice-Admiral of the White William Martin B057
1758 1760 Vice-Admiral of the Red George Pocock B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1745/02 1746/06 Captain Roger Martin B057
1746/06 1747/08 Captain Piercy Brett B057
1747/08 1748 Captain Charles Saunders B057
1748 1752/11 Captain Piercy Brett B057
1753/09 1754 Captain George Cockburne B057
1755/03 1756/06/04 Captain Harry Norris B057
1756/06/30 1756/11 Captain Chaloner Ogle B057
1756/11/15 1758 Captain Robert Frankland B057
1758 1760 Captain John Harrison B057
1763/05 1766 Captain Charles Proby B057
1767 1770 Captain James Gambier B057
1770 1770 Captain Edward Vernon B057
1770 1770 Captain Western Varlo B057
1777 1778 Captain Nicholas Vincent B051
1778 1780 Captain Nathaniel Bateman B057
1780/06/16 1781 Captain Sir John Thomas Duckworth B057
1781 1781/03 Captain Sir Skeffington Lutwidge B057
1781/08 1782 Captain William Denne B057
1782 1783/01 Captain Anthony Parrey B057
1783/01/05 1783/06 Captain Edward Herbert B057
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1745/05/10 Completed at Deptford DY at a cost of £30,527.4.4d ,including fitting B057
1746/04/15 Took the privateer Le Chasseur  
1747/05/03 Present at 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre  
1747/10/14 Present at 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre  
1748/11 Reduced to a guardship B057
1752/11 Paid off B057
1753/02 fitting at Unknown ,as a guardship B057
1753/09 Guardship at Sheerness B057
1754/05 refitting at Unknown ,for Channel service B057
1755/05/11 Sailed as a reinforcement to Boscawen B057
1755/12 Began repairs at Portsmouth DY B057
1756/09 Completed repairs at a cost of £10,666.6.3d ,including fitting B057
1757/03/10 Sailed for the East Indies B057
1758/04/29 Present at the Battle of Cuddalore  
1758/08/03 Present at the Battle of Negapatam  
1759/09/10 Present at the Battle of Pondicherry  
1760 Sailed home to pay off B057
1760/11/04 Surveyed B057
1761/07 Began large repair at Chatham DY B057
1761/09/01 Surveyed B057
1763/05 Recommissioned as a guardship at Chatham B057
1763/07 Completed large repair at a cost of £30,338.9.3d B057
1767 Commissioned as a guardship at Sheerness, then moved to Chatham B057
1770 Guardship at Sheerness B057
1777 Recommissioned B057
1777/09/09 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1778/03/07 Present at the Action of 1778-03-07  
1778/12/26 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1779/07/06 Present at the Battle of Grenada  
1780/04/17 Present at the Battle of Martinique  
1780/05/15 Present at the Action of 1780-05-15  
1780/05/19 Present at the Action of 1780-05-19  
1781/03 Paid off B057
1781/05 Began fitting at Unknown B057
1781/10 Completed fitting B057
1782/01/05 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1782/04/09 Present at the Action off Dominica  
1782/04/12 Present at the Battle of the Saintes  
1782/04/19 Present at the Action in the Mona Passage  
1782/07/21 Sailed to America B057
1783/06 Home and paid off B057
1783/11 Began fitting at Plymouth DY B057
1783/12 Completed fitting ,as a receiving ship B057
1807 Hulked? B057
1811/04 Broken up at Plymouth B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1747/05/03 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre
1747/10/14 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre
1758/04/29 Battle of Cuddalore
1758/08/03 Battle of Negapatam
1759/09/10 Battle of Pondicherry
1778/03/07 Action of 1778-03-07
1779/07/06 Battle of Grenada
1780/04/17 Battle of Martinique
1780/05/15 Action of 1780-05-15
1780/05/19 Action of 1780-05-19
1782/04/09 Action off Dominica
1782/04/12 Battle of the Saintes
1782/04/19 Action in the Mona Passage
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume V John Charnock

Last Updated :2010/02/16 at 13:19:43 by Cy

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