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HBMS Canterbury (1722)

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Canterbury, 60 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Operated by	The Royal Navy
Previously	Canterbury
Ordered	1721/01/23	B057
Laid Down	1721/11/19	B057
Launched	1722/09/15	B057
First Commissioned	1726/04	B057
Shipyard	Portsmouth DY	B057
Design Class	1719 Establishment 60-Gunner (1719)
Master Shipbuilder	John Naish	B057
Rate	Fourth Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1741/04	B057
Fate	Broken Up to Rebuild	B057
Becomes	Canterbury

Dimensions
B057		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	144' 1"	Imperial Feet	43.92
Length of Keel	117' 7"	Imperial Feet	35.84
Breadth	39' 3"	Imperial Feet	11.96
Depth in Hold	16' 4"	Imperial Feet	4.98
Burthen	963⁵³/₉₄	Tons BM
Calculated Burthen	963⁵⁰/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1722/09/15	B057	Broadside Weight = 435
Lower Gun Deck	24	British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	26	British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck	8	British 6-Pounder
Forecastle	2	British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1719	365	Design Complement

Flag Officers
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1727	1727	Vice-Admiral of the Blue	Edward Hopson	B057
1729	1730	Rear-Admiral of the White	Philip Cavendish	B057
Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1726/04	1728	Captain	Lord George Forbes, Earl of Grannard	B057
1729	1731	Captain	Edmund Hooke	B057
1734	1736/02	Captain	James Luck	B057
1737	1738	Captain	Robert Trevor	B057
1739	1740/04	Captain	Charles Cotterel	B057

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1722/09/15	Completed at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £12,687.6.6d	B057
1726	Began fitting at Portsmouth DY	B057
1726/04	Completed fitting at a cost of £3,604.11.8d ,for the Mediterranean	B057
1726/10	Sailed to Gibraltar	B057
1727	On the Spanish coast	B057
1729	In the Mediterranean	B057
1731	Paid off	B057
1731/12	Began small repair at Portsmouth DY	B057
1732/09	Completed small repair at a cost of £1,738.15.4d	B057
1734	In home waters	B057
1735	Guardship at Plymouth	B057
1736/02	Paid off	B057
1737	Guardship at Plymouth	B057
1738	Sailed to the Mediterranean	B057
1740/03/05	Ordered to be borken up	B057
1740/04	Returned home	B057
1741/03	Surveyed	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
B057	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2010/04/04 at 15:59:33 by Cy

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