Torbay, 80 Guns
| Dimensions |
| B164 |
|
Type |
Metric |
| Length of Gundeck |
156' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
47.55 |
| Length of Keel |
128' 1" |
Imperial Feet |
39.04 |
| Breadth |
43' 81/4" |
Imperial Feet |
13.32 |
| Depth in Hold |
17' 8" |
Imperial Feet |
5.38 |
| Burthen |
1,30030/94 |
Tons BM |
|
| Armament |
| 1708/03/26 |
B164 |
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 |
| 1706 |
520 |
Design Complement |
|
| Commanders |
| Date From |
Date to |
Rank/Position |
Name |
Source |
| 1721 |
1726 |
Post Captain |
Nicholas Haddock |
B057 |
| 1734 |
1736 |
Post Captain |
Francis Percy |
B057 |
| 1739 |
1740 |
Post Captain |
Christopher Parker |
B057 |
| 1740 |
1744 |
Post Captain |
John Gascoigne |
B057 |
| 1744 |
1745 |
Post Captain |
George Stepney |
B057 |
| 1745/07/00 |
1745/10/00 |
Post Captain |
Charles Purvis |
B057 |
| Service Record |
| Date |
Notes |
Source |
| |
First cost L 17,488.13.8d to build and L4,815 for fitting |
B057 |
| 1720 |
Fitted out for the staits at Chatham,but did not proceed |
B057 |
| 1721 - 22 |
Commissioned as guardship at Chatham |
B057 |
| 1723 - 25 |
At Blackstrakes |
B057 |
| 1725 - 26 |
Fitted out at Chatham for operations in the Baltic |
B057 |
| 1726 |
in the Baltic |
B057 |
| 1727 |
In the Straits |
B057 |
| 1733 - 34 |
Fitted out as guardship |
B057 |
| 1735 |
With Wager'sfleet sent to the Tagus |
B057 |
| 1736 |
Paid Off |
B057 |
| 1737/10/00-1739/10/00 |
Middling repair and fitting at Chatham ( L 18,088.1.1d ) |
B057 |
| 1739 |
Recommisioned for Norris's Fleet |
B057 |
| 1740/10/23 |
To the West Indies |
B057 |
| 1741/3 - 4/ |
Cartagena Operations |
B057 |
| Late 1741 to early 1742 |
Home Waters |
B057 |
| 1743 |
To the Mediterranean |
B057 |
| 1744/02/11 |
Battle of Toulon |
B057 |
| 1745/10/00 |
Paid Off |
B057 |
| 1748/01/16 |
AO to investigate about reducing to a 66 gun ship |
B057 |
| 1749/06/19 |
Surveyed |
B057 |
| 1749/09/05 |
AO to be broken up at Portsmouth |
B057 |
| 1750/01/01 |
completed break up |
B057 |
| Fleets |
| Fleet Title |
Commander |
Date From |
Date To |
Source |
| No Fleets Listed |
| Notes on Ship |
| No Notes Entered |
| Sources |
| Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
| B164 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 |
Rif Winfield |
| B028 |
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I |
J. J. Colledge |
| B057 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
Rif Winfield |
Last Updated :2009/09/11 at 12:52:57 by Cy
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