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HBMS Ranelagh (1697)

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Ranelagh, 80 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Ordered	1695/05/30	B057
Launched	1697/06/25	B028
Shipyard	Deptford DY	B028
Design Class	1691 Program - 80 gun 3-Deckers (1694)
Master Shipbuilder	Fisher Harding	B057
Rate	Third Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1723/09	B028
Fate	Broken Up to Rebuild	B028
Becomes	Princess Caroline

Dimensions
B057		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	158' 8"	Imperial Feet	48.36
Length of Keel	129' 3"	Imperial Feet	39.4
Breadth	41' 8³/₄"	Imperial Feet	12.72
Depth in Hold	17' 4"	Imperial Feet	5.28
Burthen	1,198⁸⁹/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1703	B057	Broadside Weight = 552
Lower Gun Deck	26	British 24-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck	26	British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	22	British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck	6	British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1703	476	Establishment	B057

Flag Officers
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1701	1702/01	Vice-Admiral of the Red	Thomas Hopson	B057
1703	1703	Rear-Admiral of the Red	George Byng	B057
1705	1705	Vice-Admiral of the White	John Leake	B057
1708/01	1708	Vice-Admiral of the Blue	John Norris	B057
Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1699	1701	Post Captain	John Munden	B057
1701	1702/01	Post Captain	James Greenway	B164
1702/01	1702/02	Post Captain	Edward Whitaker	B057
1702/02	1703	Post Captain	Richard Fitzpatrick	B057
1703	1703/09/26	Post Captain	William Scalley	B057
1703/09	1704/08/13	Post Captain	John Cowe	B057
1705	1705	Post Captain	George Delavall	B057
1706	1706	Post Captain	Charles Fotherby	B057
1708	1711	Post Captain	William Faulkner	B057

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1702/08	In the Cadiz operations	B164
1702/10/12	Present at the Battle of Vigo
1703	In the Mediterranean	B164
1704/07/21	Present at Capture of Gibraltar
1704/08/13	Present at the Battle of Malaga, 24 killed, 45 wounded
1705/05/26	Sailed from St Helens and joined with 5 sail of Dutch Men of War	BG
1708	In the Mediterranean	B164
1709	In the Soundings	B057
1710	Returned to the Mediterranean	B057
1711	Returned to England in the Autumn	B057
1712	In ordinary at Portsmouth	B057
1723/09	Began breaking up to rebuild at Portsmouth	B057

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

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1702/10/12	Battle of Vigo
1704/07/21	Capture of Gibraltar
1704/08/13	Battle of Malaga

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
B164	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714	Rif Winfield
BG	The London Gazette	Official

Last Updated :2009/09/09 at 09:28:27 by Cy

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