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HBMS Tiger (1747)

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Tiger, 60 Guns

 

Details
Nationality British fs_gb.gif
Operated by The Royal Navy
Ordered 1746/03/17 B057
Laid Down 1746/04/00 B057
Named 1747/10/17 B057
Launched 1747/11/23 B057
First Commissioned 1747/12 B057
Shipyard Rotherhithe B057
Design Class 1745 Establishment 60-Gunner (1745)
Designer Jacob Acworth B057
Constructor and Wells Stanton B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1765/05/12 B057
Fate Sold B057

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 150' 9" Imperial Feet 45.95
Length of Keel 123' 31/8" Imperial Feet 37.57
Breadth 43' 11/4" Imperial Feet 13.14
Depth in Hold 18' 6" Imperial Feet 5.64
Burthen 1,21815/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 121815/94 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1747/11/23 B057 Broadside Weight = 474
Lower Gun Deck 24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1745 420 Design Complement  

 

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1747/12 1749 Captain Sir Charles Saunders B057
1749 1752/11 Captain Charles Stevens W031
1753/01 1754 Captain Samuel Marshall B057
1754 1759 Captain Thomas Latham B057
1759 1760 Captain William Brereton B057
1760 1761/07 Captain John Stukley Somerset B057
1761 1763 Lieutenant John Mathison B057
1763 1764/04 Lieutenant John Leary B057
1764/04 1765 Lieutenant John Leary B057

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1747/11/23 Completed at Rotherhithe at a cost of £17,865.0.0d ,to build B057
1747/11/23 Began fitting at Deptford DY B057
1748/03/04 Completed fitting at a cost of £7,592.17.5d B057
1748/11/22 Ordered reduced to a guard ship B057
1752/11 Paid off B057
1753/01 Recommissioned as a guard ship at Portsmouth B057
1754 Sailed for the East Indies B057
1756/02/14 At the capture of Geriah B057
1758/04/29 Present at the Battle of Cuddalore  
1758/08/03 Present at the Battle of Negapatam  
1759/09/10 Present at the Battle of Pondicherry  
1761/07 Re-classified as a Unrated Hulk of 0 guns  
1765/05/12 Sold at Bombay B057

 

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

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1758/04/29 Battle of Cuddalore
1758/08/03 Battle of Negapatam
1759/09/10 Battle of Pondicherry

 

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press

Last Updated :2010/04/21 at 17:52:56 by Cy

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