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HBMS Burford (1757)
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Burford, 68 Guns
Dimensions |
B057 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1782/04/12 |
Present at the Battle of Providien |
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1782/07/06 |
Present at 2nd Battle of Negapatam |
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1782/09/03 |
Present at the Battle of Trincomalee |
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1783/06/20 |
Present at 2nd Battle of Cuddalore |
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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 |
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
HBMS Burford (1757)
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