Details | ||
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Nationality | British | |
Ordered | 1756/04/13 | B057 |
Laid Down | 1756/05/28 | B057 |
Named | 1756/04/13 | B028 |
Launched | 1759/01/01 | B028 |
Shipyard | Rotherhithe | B028 |
Designer | William Bately | B057 |
Constructor | Henry Bird | B057 |
Rate | Third Rate | |
Type | Ship of the Line | |
Out Service | 1814/09/30 | B028 |
Fate | Sold | B028 |
Dimensions | |||
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B057 | Type | Metric | |
Length of Gundeck | 165' 6" | Imperial Feet | 50.44 |
Length of Keel | 135' 8" | Imperial Feet | 41.35 |
Breadth | 46' 7" | Imperial Feet | 14.2 |
Depth in Hold | 19' 101/2 | Imperial Feet | 6.06 |
Burthen | 1,56589/94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||
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1759 | B057 | Broadside Weight = 781 |
Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder |
Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder |
Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder |
Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder |
Crew Complement | |||
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Date | Men | Notes | Source |
1759/01/01 | 550 | Establishment | B057 |
Flag Officers | ||||
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Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1770/10 | 1772 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Sir Richard Spry | B057 |
Commanders | ||||
Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1759/03/12 | 1763/04 | Captain | John Byron | B057 |
1763/05 | 1765 | Captain | John Lloyd | B057 |
1766 | 1768/02 | Captain | John Reynolds | B057 |
1770/10 | 1772 | Captain | Paul Henry Ourry | B057 |
1777/09 | 1779 | Captain | Sir Stephen Colby | B057 |
1779/06 | 1781/03 | Captain | James Burchart | B057 |
1781/09 | 1782/05 | Captain | Robert Barber | B057 |
1782/05 | 1783/07 | Captain | George Wilson | B057 |
1795/11 | 1797/01/11 | Captain | Thomas Taylor | B057 |
1797/11 | 1806/01 | Lieutenant | John Watherston | B057 |
1806/01 | 1807/04 | Lieutenant | Robert Trotter | B057 |
1807/04 | 1808 | Lieutenant | George Keenor | B057 |
1808 | 1812 | Lieutenant | John Crouch | B057 |
1812 | 1814 | Lieutenant | William Coet | B057 |
Petty Officers | ||||
Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1807/02 | 1809/10/09 | Masters Mate | John William Montagu | B080 |
Service Record | ||
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Date | Notes | Source |
1759/02 | Began fitting at Deptford DY | B057 |
1759/03/12 | Completed fitting at a cost of £9,169.9.11d | B057 |
1759/03/12 | Completed at Deptford DY at a cost of £26,392.10.10d | B057 |
1760/03/27 | Sailed for Louisburg | B057 |
1760/04/01 | Took the privateer Le Pallasoff Brest | |
1760/07/08 | Present at the Action in Chaleur Bay | |
1762/02/05 | Took Villevault | |
1762/02/25 | Took Ecureuil | |
1762/04/22 | Took the privateer Mimi | |
1763/03 | Paid off | B057 |
1763/05 | Recommissioned as guardship at Plymouth | B057 |
1763/06 | Began fitting at Plymouth DY | B057 |
1763/09 | Completed fitting at a cost of £6,709.8.5d ,as guardship | B057 |
1764/04 | Sailed with troops for the West Indies | B057 |
1764/04 | fitting at Plymouth DY ,to carry troops | B057 |
1766 | Guardship at Plymouth | B057 |
1768/01 | fitting at Plymouth DY at a cost of £7,271.15.15d ,to carry troops | B057 |
1768/02 | Began small repair at Plymouth DY | B057 |
1768/02 | Run ashore near Drake's Island | B057 |
1768/07 | Completed small repair at a cost of £3,733.15.0d | B057 |
1770/10 | Recommissioned for the Falkland Islands | B057 |
1771/09 | fitting at Plymouth DY at a cost of £6,634.18.18d ,as a guardship | B057 |
1772 | Paid off | B057 |
1773/11 | Began middling repair at Plymouth DY | B057 |
1776/02 | Began fitting at Plymouth DY | B057 |
1776/02 | Completed middling repair at a cost of £14,857.6.4d | B057 |
1777/09 | Recommissioned | B057 |
1778/03 | Completed fitting at a cost of £5,562.15.0d | B057 |
1778/06/09 | Sailed for North America | B057 |
1778/12/13 | Sailed for the West Indies | B057 |
1779 | In the Leeward Islands | B057 |
1779/07/06 | Present at the Battle of Grenada | |
1781/03 | Paid off | B057 |
1781/04 | Began middling repair at Plymouth DY | B057 |
1781/09 | Recommissioned | B057 |
1781/11 | Completed middling repair at a cost of £22,547.9.2d ,including fitting and coppering | B057 |
1782/01/15 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | B057 |
1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of the Saintes | |
1782/07/21 | Sailed to America | B057 |
1782/09/05 | Arrived at New York | B057 |
1782/10/24 | Sailed from New York for the Leeward Islands | B057 |
1783/07 | Paid off | B057 |
1790/06 | Began fitting at Plymouth DY | B057 |
1790/10 | Completed fitting at a cost of £12,674.17.3d ,as guardship for Cork | B057 |
1795/11 | Recommissioned | B057 |
1796/03 | fitting at Plymouth DY at a cost of £27,159.0.0d ,for temporary service | B057 |
1797/01/11 | Arrived at Portsmouth to pay off | B057 |
1797/11 | Recommissioned as a prison ship | B057 |
1797/11 | Re-classified as a Unrated Prison Ship of 0 guns | |
1801 | Renamed Guildford | B057 |
1801 | Prison ship at Portsmouth | B057 |
1814/09/30 | Sold at Portsmouth for £2,400 | 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 | |
1760/07/08 | Action in Chaleur Bay | |
1779/07/06 | Battle of Grenada | |
1782/04/12 | Battle of the Saintes |
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 |
B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge |
B080 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien |
Last Updated :2009/11/17 at 16:41:15 by Cy