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HBMS Grafton (1750)

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Grafton, 68 Guns

Details

Nationality	British
Ordered	1744-Aug-28	B057
Laid Down	1745-Sep-11	B057
Launched	1750-Mar-29	B057
Shipyard	Portsmouth	B057
Constructor	Peirson Lock	B057
Decks	2	B057
Rate	Third Rate
In Service	1755-Mar-24	B057
Out Service	1767-Aug-25	B057
Fate	Sold	B057

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Depth	Burthen	Source
160' 0"	131' 4"	45' 0"	19' 4"	1,414, 56/94	B057

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1755	520	68	26 x 32	28 x 18	12 x 9	2 x 9	731	B057

Flag Officers

Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1759-Feb		Rear-Admiral	Charles Stevens	B057

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1755-Feb	1757-Feb	Charles Holmes	B057
1757-Feb		Thomas Cornwall	B057
1758-Feb	1759-May	Richard Tiddeman	B057
1759-May		Richard Kempenfelt	B057
1760-Jun	1763	Hyde Parker	B057

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source

Service record

1755-Feb	Commissioned at a cost of £28.065.17.10d plus £2,939.14.6d for fitting	B057
1755-May-11	Sailed as reinforcment to Edward Boscawen	B057
1756-Apr-15	Sailed for North America	B057
1757-Apr-16	Sailed for America	B057
1758-Feb	Order to the East Indies in reinforcement for rear-admiral Pocock	B051
1758-Mar-16	Sailed for the East Indies company with the Sunderland	B057
1762-Sep-23	Started operations near Manilla	B057
1762-Oct-15	Left Manilla	B057
1763	Home to pay off	B057
1767-Aug-25	Sold at Chatham for £625	B057

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

Sources

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