Burford, 68 Guns
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British |  |
| Ordered | 1754/01/15 | B057 |
| Laid Down | 1754/10/30 | B057 |
| Named | 1754/06/13 | B057 |
| Launched | 1757/00/00 | B057 |
| Shipyard | Chatham DY | B057 |
| Design Class | Burford Class (1753) | |
| Master Shipbuilder | John Lock | B057 |
| Rate | Third Rate | |
| Type | Ship of the Line | |
| Out Service | 1785/03/31 | B057 |
| Fate | Sold | B057 |
| Dimensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B057 | Type | Metric | |
| Length of Gundeck | 162' 1" | Imperial Feet | 49.4 |
| Length of Keel | 134' 0" | Imperial Feet | 40.84 |
| Breadth | 44' 81/2" | Imperial Feet | 13.63 |
| Depth in Hold | 19' 83/4" | Imperial Feet | 6.01 |
| Burthen | 1,42439/94 | Tons BM | |
| Armament | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1757 | B057 | Broadside Weight = 731 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 32-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 9-Pounder |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder |
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Notes | Source |
| 1753 | 520 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1757/04 | 1758 | Captain | James Young | B057 |
| 1758 | 1763/05 | Captain | James Gambier | B057 |
| 1763/05 | 1765 | Captain | James Logie | B057 |
| 1765 | 1768 | Captain | Sir Francis Samuel Drake | B057 |
| 1769 | 1770/03 | Captain | John Reynolds | B057 |
| 1776/10 | 1777 | Captain | George Bowyer | B057 |
| 1778/06 | 1778/10 | Captain | Taylor Penny | B057 |
| 1778/10 | 1784/07 | Captain | Peter Rainier | B057 |
| Service Record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Notes | Source |
| 1757/07/15 | Completed at Chatham DY at a cost of £38,118.8.8d ,including fitting | B057 |
| 1758/11/12 | Sailed for North America | B057 |
| 1759/01 | At Martinique | B057 |
| 1759/02 | At Guadeloupe | B057 |
| 1759/11/20 | Present at the Battle of Quiberon Bay | |
| 1761 | At Belle Isle | B057 |
| 1762 | At Basque Roads | B057 |
| 1763 | fitting at Plymouth DY at a cost of £6,398.9.9d ,as a guardship | B057 |
| 1763/05 | Commissioned as a guardship at Plymouth | B057 |
| 1764/04 | fitting at Plymouth DY ,for troops | B057 |
| 1764/04/07 | Sailed for the West Indies with troops | B057 |
| 1765 | Guardship at Plymouth | B057 |
| 1767/03/03 | Surveyed | B057 |
| 1768/02 | fitting at Plymouth DY ,for troops | B057 |
| 1769/11 | Began middling repair at Plymouth DY | B057 |
| 1770/03 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1772/02 | Completed middling repair at a cost of £11,317.6.2d | B057 |
| 1776/10 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1778/03 | Began fitting at Portsmouth DY | B057 |
| 1778/06 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1778/11 | Completed fitting at a cost of £11,393.9.7d ,for the East Indies | B057 |
| 1779/03/07 | Sailed for the East Indies | B057 |
| 1780/12/08 | Destruction of shipping at Mangalore | B057 |
| 1782/02/17 | Present at the Battle of Sadras | |
| 1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of Providien | |
| 1782/07/06 | Present at 2nd Battle of Negapatam | |
| 1782/09/03 | Present at the Battle of Trincomalee | |
| 1783/06/20 | Present at 2nd Battle of Cuddalore | |
| 1784/07/03 | Arrived at Woolwich from the East Indies | B057 |
| 1785/03/31 | Sold at Woolwich for £1,320 | B057 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Title | Commander | Date From | Date To | Source |
| No Fleets Listed | ||||
| Actions & Battles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Source | |
| 1759/11/20 | Battle of Quiberon Bay | |
| 1782/02/17 | Battle of Sadras | |
| 1782/04/12 | Battle of Providien | |
| 1782/07/06 | 2nd Battle of Negapatam | |
| 1782/09/03 | Battle of Trincomalee | |
| 1783/06/20 | 2nd Battle of Cuddalore | |
| 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 :2009/11/13 at 09:44:05 by Cy