Details | ||
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Nationality | British | |
Operated by | The Royal Navy | |
Ordered | 1745/08/06 | B057 |
Laid Down | 1745/09/00 | B057 |
Named | 1747/12/19 | B057 |
Launched | 1747/12/23 | B057 |
Shipyard | Deptford | B057 |
Design Class | 1745 Establishment 60-Gunner (1745) | |
Designer | Jacob Acworth | B057 |
Constructor | Thomas West | B057 |
Rate | Fourth Rate | |
Type | Ship of the Line | |
Out Service | 1765/03/14 | B057 |
Fate | Sold | B057 |
Dimensions | |||
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B057 | Type | Metric | |
Length of Gundeck | 149' 10" | Imperial Feet | 45.67 |
Length of Keel | 121' 41/8" | Imperial Feet | 36.99 |
Breadth | 43' 4" | Imperial Feet | 13.21 |
Depth in Hold | 18' 6" | Imperial Feet | 5.64 |
Burthen | 1,20732/94 | Tons BM | |
Calculated Burthen | 12120/94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||
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1747/12/23 | B057 | Broadside Weight = 474 |
Lower Gun Deck | 24 | British 24-Pounder |
Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder |
Quarterdeck | 8 | British 6-Pounder |
Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder |
Crew Complement | |||
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Date | Men | Notes | Source |
1745 | 420 | Design Complement |
Commanders | ||||
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Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1747/12 | 1748/12 | Captain | John Moore | B057 |
1748/12 | 1752 | Captain | John Byron | B057 |
1752 | 1754/02/11 | Captain | Samuel Faulkner | B057 |
1755/09 | 1756/11 | Captain | Sir William Gordon | B057 |
1756/11 | 1758 | Captain | James Webb | B057 |
1758 | 1758 | Captain | Edward Vernon | B057 |
1759 | 1759/09 | Captain | James Baker | B057 |
1759/09 | 1760 | Captain | Edward Vernon | B057 |
Service Record | ||
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Date | Notes | Source |
1747/12/23 | Began fitting at Deptford DY | B057 |
1747/12/23 | Completed at Deptford at a cost of £17,865.0.0d | B057 |
1748/11/22 | Ordered to be reduced to a guard ship | B057 |
1748/12 | Recommissioned as a guard ship at Plymouth | B057 |
1748/30/40 | Completed fitting at a cost of £7,328.1.3d | B057 |
1752/12 | Sailed to Anbamaboe in West Africa, then to Jamaica and home | B057 |
1754/02/11 | Paid off | B057 |
1754/05/14 | Surveyed | B057 |
1755/09 | Recommissioned | B057 |
1756/12/01 | Took Rouille | |
1756/12/29 | Took Le Prince de Conti | |
1757/04/21 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | B057 |
1758/07 | Took Loirein the Mediterranean | |
1758/08/19 | At Lagos | B057 |
1759/08/18 | Present at the Battle of Lagos Bay | |
1760/08/06 | Surveyed | B057 |
1765/02/12 | Ordered to be sold | B057 |
1765/03/14 | Sold at Chatham for £650 | B057 |
Fleets | ||||
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Fleet Title | Commander | Date From | Date To | Source |
No Fleets Listed |
Actions & Battles | ||
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Date | Source | |
1759/08/18 | Battle of Lagos Bay |
Notes on Ship | |
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No Notes Entered |
Sources | ||
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Id | Link or Description | Author |
B057 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield |
Last Updated :2010/04/21 at 17:51:51 by Cy