British Third Rate ship of the line 'Suffolk' (1699)

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Suffolk	180
Nominal Guns	70	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Suffolk' (1680) (70) 1680-1699 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	1697	B028
Launched	4.1699	B028
First Commissioned	19.5.1699	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	B028
Ship Class	1677 Programme - 3rd Rates (1677)	B028
Constructor	Sir Henry JohnsonBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1669-1683	B065
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1717	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck151' 4"Imperial Feet46.0268
Length of Keel124' 0"Imperial Feet37.7952
Breadth40' 4 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Depth in Hold16' 7 ½"Imperial Feet4.8895
Burthen1,078Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck151' 4"Imperial Feet46.0268
Length of Keel124' 0"Imperial Feet37.7952
Breadth40' 4 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Depth in Hold16' 7 ½"Imperial Feet4.8895
Burthen1,075 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck151' 4"Imperial Feet46.0268
Length of Keel124' 0"Imperial Feet37.7952
Breadth40' 4 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Depth in Hold16' 7 ½"Imperial Feet4.8895
Burthen1,075 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 459 Imperial Pound ( 208.1565 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1699460 BWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1699 - 21.2.1699/1700Captain ADM 6/5/53BWAS-171426.2.1700/1 - 25.12.1701Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/61ADM 6/626.12.1701 - 15.3.1702/3Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/126BWAS-171415.1.1702/3 - 15.1.1704/5Captain Transfered ADM 6/7/81BWAS-171416.1.1704/5 - 1.10.1705Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/8/136BWAS-171430.3.1708 - 28.12.1711Captain ADM 6/9/152BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.1.1704/5 - 1705Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1714

31 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.5.1699 - 8.1.1699/1700First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/5/53ADM 6/519.5.1699 - 21.2.1699/1700Second Lieutenant ADM 6/5/53ADM 6/519.5.1699 - 21.2.1699/1700Third Lieutenant ADM 6/5/53ADM 6/55.6.1699 - 15.1.1699/1700Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/3ADM 6/627.2.1700/1 - 26.9.1701First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/63ADM 6/628.2.1700/1 - 1.10.1701Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/64ADM 6/628.2.1700/1 - 7.3.1700/1Third Lieutenant ADM 6/6/64ADM 6/68.3.1700/1 - 3.4.1701Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/70ADM 6/65.4.1701 - 19.1.1701/2Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/85ADM 6/61.1.1701/2 - 5.6.1704First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/128ADM 6/61.1.1701/2 - 18.2.1701/2Third Lieutenant ADM 6/6/126ADM 6/619.2.1701/2 - 25.7.1703Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/12ADM 6/719.2.1701/2 - 12.12.1703Third Lieutenant ADM 6/7/19ADM 6/713.12.1703 - 13.12.1704First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/32ADM 6/813.12.1703 - 20.12.1704Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/32ADM 6/813.12.1703 - 19.1.1703/4Third Lieutenant ADM 6/8/33ADM 6/814.12.1704 - 21.12.1704First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/123ADM 6/821.12.1704 - 3.6.1705Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/125ADM 6/825.1.1704/5 - 13.2.1704/5Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/143ADM 6/827.1.1704/5 - 15.1.1705/6First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/144ADM 6/813.2.1704/5 - 16.1.1705/6Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/150ADM 6/814.2.1704/5 - 26.6.1706Third Lieutenant ADM 6/8/151ADM 6/816.1.1705/6 - 25.3.1707First Lieutenant ADM 6/9/51
Confirmed 19.2.1706/7ADM 116.1.1705/6 - 25.3.1707Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/49ADM 6/927.6.1706 - 19.9.1706Third Lieutenant ADM 6/9/52
Confirmed 24.2.1706/7ADM 6/931.12.1706 - 25.3.1707Third Lieutenant ADM 6/9/61
Confirmed 15.4.1707ADM 6/930.3.1708 - 28.12.1711First Lieutenant ADM 6/9/152ADM 6/930.3.1708 - 13.9.1708Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/152ADM 6/930.3.1708 - 8.9.1709Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/152ADM 6/914.9.1708 - 28.12.1711Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/183ADM 6/922.8.1710 - 13.6.1711Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/237
Confirmed 26.12.1712ADM 6/11

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.7.1697 - 1699Cook ADM 6/6/15
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 26.10.1699ADM 6/620.5.1699 - 12.5.1699Chaplain ADM 6/5/51ADM 6/51700 - 17.1.1699/1700Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/6/21ADM 6/618.1.1699/1700 - 1700Carpenter ADM 6/6/21ADM 6/6

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
22.5.1699 - 26.1.1700/1Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/5/54ADM 6/524.5.1699 - 1699Volunteer ADM 6/5/55ADM 6/517.12.1699 - 24.12.1699Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/1/199ADM 107/125.12.1699 - 20.1.1699/1700Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/1/199ADM 107/17.5.1700 - 30.10.1700Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/1/290ADM 107/123.10.1704 - 15.3.1704/5Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/2/62ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
1701At Spithead with a reduced crewBWAS-1714
6.5.1704Took the privateer BWAS-1603
21.7.1704Capture of Gibraltar
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1705In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1708In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1709In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
2.5.1710Took the Ship of the Line
5.5.1710Took the in the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
7.1711Ordered homeBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1Authority, Book

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Sunday 26th of April 2020 13:55

You'll need to look at the muster (ADM 36) and/or pay books (ADM 33)for the ship.
Held by the National Archives at Kew, but not digitised.

Posted by Bronwen Summers on Sunday 26th of April 2020 10:23

Trying to find Herbert Blackbourne who was a sailor on this ship when he married in London in 1711. Need to see a list, was he a regular sailor, what did that mean in that time.

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