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HBMS Buckingham (1731)
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Buckingham, 70 Guns
| Dimensions |
| B057 |
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Type |
Metric |
| Length of Gundeck |
151' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
46.02 |
| Length of Keel |
123' 2" |
Imperial Feet |
37.54 |
| Breadth |
41' 6" |
Imperial Feet |
12.65 |
| Depth in Hold |
17' 4" |
Imperial Feet |
5.28 |
| Burthen |
1,12830/94 |
Tons BM |
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| Armament |
| 1734/09/05 |
B057 |
Broadside Weight = 522 |
| Lower Gun Deck |
26 |
British 24-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck |
26 |
British 12-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck |
14 |
British 6-Pounder |
| Forecastle |
4 |
British 6-Pounder |
| Crew Complement |
| Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
| 1719 |
440 |
Design Complement |
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| Service Record |
| Date |
Notes |
Source |
| 1734/09/30 |
Completed at Deptford DY at a cost of £17,239.7.7d |
B057 |
| 1738 |
Commissioned for home waters |
B057 |
| 1738/12/05 |
Paid off |
B057 |
| 1739 |
Recommissioned |
B057 |
| 1740 |
Sailed to the Mediterranean |
B057 |
| 1741 |
Sailed to the Jamaica |
B057 |
| 1742 |
Sailed home and paid off |
B057 |
| 1742/10 |
Began Great Repair at Chatham DY |
B057 |
| 1743/06 |
Recommissioned |
B057 |
| 1743/07 |
Completed Great Repair at a cost of £22,105.15.15d |
B057 |
| 1744/10/20 |
Went ashore in a hurrican but was salved |
B057 |
| 1746 |
Sailed from Jamaica for home |
B057 |
| 1747/06 |
Began middling repair at Woolwich DY |
B057 |
| 1747/10/16 |
Re-classified as a Fourth Rate of 60 guns |
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| 1748/10 |
Completed middling repair at a cost of £12,218.16.16d |
B057 |
| 1749/01/29 |
Surveyed |
B057 |
| 1755/07 |
Began middling repair at Chatham DY |
B057 |
| 1757/03 |
Recommissioned |
B057 |
| 1757/09 |
Completed middling repair at a cost of £22,159.7.7d |
B057 |
| 1758/03/23 |
Sailed for North America |
B057 |
| 1759 |
At Quebec |
B057 |
| 1761/04 |
Bellisle operations |
B057 |
| 1763/03 |
Paid off |
B057 |
| 1763/05/10 |
Surveyed |
B057 |
| 1770/03/22 |
Surveyed |
B057 |
| 1771/02/22 |
Surveyed |
B057 |
| 1771/12 |
Began fitting at Sheerness DY |
B057 |
| 1772/04 |
Completed fitting at a cost of £3,560.18.18d ,as a sheer hulk |
B057 |
| 1772/04 |
Re-classified as a Unrated Sheer Hulk of 0 guns |
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| 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 |
| B080 |
A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 |
O'Brien |
Last Updated :2009/11/06 at 15:52:15 by Cy
HBMS Buckingham (1731)
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