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HBMS Somerset (1698)

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Somerset, 80 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Ordered	1695/05/30	B057
Launched	1698/05/31	B028
Shipyard	Chatham DY	B028
Design Class	1691 Program - 80 gun 3-Deckers (1694)
Master Shipbuilder	William Lee	B057
Rate	Third Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1740/07	B057
Fate	Broken Up	B057

Dimensions
B057		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	158' 0"	Imperial Feet	48.16
Length of Keel	130' 0"	Imperial Feet	39.62
Breadth	42' 9"	Imperial Feet	13.03
Depth in Hold	17' 10"	Imperial Feet	5.44
Burthen	1,263⁷⁰/₉₄	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
1713	B164	Broadside Weight = 629
Gun Deck	24	British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck	28	British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck	28	British Saker

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1698	476		B057

Flag Officers
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1702/10	1702/11	Admiral of the Fleet	George Rooke	B057
1703	1704	Vice-Admiral of the Red	Stafford Fairborne	B057
1712	1712	Vice-Admiral of the Blue	John Baker	B057
Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1699	Unknown	Post Captain	James Stewart	B057
1702	1703/03	Post Captain	Thomas Dilkes	B057
1703	1703/07	Post Captain	Richard Canning	B057
1703/07	1703/12/14	Post Captain	Richard Wyatt	B057
1704	1707/12/30	Post Captain	John Price	B057
1709	1710	Post Captain	James Littleton	B057
1710	1710	Post Captain	Richard Hughes	B057
1712	1712	Post Captain	Robert Bowler	B057

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1702/10/12	Present at the Battle of Vigo
1704/08/13	Present at the Battle of Malaga
1705	In the Channel and Bay of Biscay	B057
1706	In the Mediterranean	B057
1707/07	Present at the Bombardment of Alicante	B164
1707/12/30	Paid off to repair at Chatham	B057
1709	In the Mediterranean	B164
1710	In the Mediterranean	B164
1712	In the Mediterranean	B164
1715	Fitted as a hulk at Woolwich	B057
1715	Re-classified as a Third Rate of 0 guns
1722	Nominally taken to pieces to rebuild	B057
1740/07	Broken up at Woolwich	B057

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

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1702/10/12	Battle of Vigo
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

Last Updated :2009/09/09 at 09:28:17 by Cy

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