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HBMC Bideford (1712)

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Bideford, 20 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Ordered	1711/10/09	B057
Launched	1712/03/14	B028
Shipyard	Deptford DY	B028
Designer	Joseph Allin	B028
Master Shipbuilder	Joseph Allin	B057
Rate	Sixth Rate
Type	Ship
Out Service	1727/02/08	B057
Fate	Broken Up to Rebuild	B028
Becomes	Bideford

Dimensions
B057		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	94' 3"	Imperial Feet	28.73
Length of Keel	76' 8"	Imperial Feet	23.37
Breadth	26' 3"	Imperial Feet	8
Depth in Hold	11' 6"	Imperial Feet	3.51
Burthen	281	Tons BM

Armament
1712	B057	Broadside Weight = 72
Upper Gun Deck	20	British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck	4	British 6-Pounder
1714	B057	Broadside Weight = 60
Upper Gun Deck	20	British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1712	115	Establishment	B057

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1712/03	1713/01	Commander	Robert Harward	B057
1713/01	1716/06	Post Captain	Robert Harward	B057
1716/06/26	1719	Post Captain	William Rowley
1719/03/11	1723	Post Captain	Edward Gregory	B057

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1714	On the Jamaica station	B057
1715	On the Jamaica station	B057
1717	Off Salee	B057
1719/03	Started a refit at Deptford	B057
1719/03	Recommissioned	B057
1719/04	Completed refit at a cost of £1,164.6.6 1/4d	B057
1720	In the Channel	B057
1721	On the Irish station until 1723	B057
1723/03/20	Surveyed	B057
1727/02/08	Docked at Deptford to be broken up for rebuilding	B057

Fleets
Fleet Title	Commander	Date From	Date To	Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
No Actions 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
B028	Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I	J. J. Colledge
	History and Lives of Distinguished Characters	John Scott

Last Updated :2009/02/20 at 18:52:11 by Cy

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