British Third Rate ship of the line 'Newark' (1747)

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Newark
Nominal Guns	80	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Newark' (1717) (80) 1717-1747 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	22.4.1741	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	23.5.1743	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.8.1747	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	24.7.1755	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 80-Gunner (1706)	B028
Constructor	Benjamin RosewellBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1741	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	6.1787	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck161' 0"Imperial Feet49.0728
Length of Keel130' 10"Imperial Feet39.624
Breadth46' 0"Imperial Feet14.0208
Depth in Hold19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8025
Burthen1,473 ⁷⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.8.1747Broadside Weight = 770 Imperial Pound ( 349.195 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1741600Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.7.1755 - 23.9.1755Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/184ADM 6/1823.9.1755 - 10.2.1757Captain ADM 6/18/195BWAS-171410.2.1757 - 1.4.1760Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/354BWAS-171414.4.1760 - 6.4.1761Captain ADM 6/19/158BWAS-17146.4.1761 - 15.12.1761Captain ADM 6/19/306BWAS-171415.12.1761 - 26.8.1763Captain ADM 6/19/372BWAS-1714

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1756 - 7.1756Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17141757 - 1760Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 107/3/53BWAS-17141762 - 10.1762CommodoreBWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.11.1755 - 24.11.1755Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/207ADM 6/1824.11.1755 - 18.1.1757Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/214ADM 6/1818.1.1757 - 10.2.1757Third Lieutenant ADM 6/18/345ADM 6/1810.2.1757 - 18.1.1758Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/354ADM 6/1820.8.1759 - 15.9.1761Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/149
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 24.3.1760ADM 6/1916.12.1761 - 29.12.1761Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/372ADM 6/1929.12.1761 - 26.8.1763Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/374ADM 6/19

9 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1755 - 1757Midshipmanref:6764.12.1755 - 13.1.1756Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/5/174ADM 107/518.12.1755 - 5.1.1757Master's Mate ADM 107/4/401ADM 107/411.4.1757 - 27.2.1758Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/5/73ADM 107/56.11.1757 - 9.6.1758Midshipman ADM 107/5/44ADM 107/528.11.1757 - 5.3.1757/58Midshipman ADM 107/5/34ADM 107/56.3.1757/58 - 27.3.1758Master's Mate ADM 107/5/34ADM 107/518.2.1759 - 2.7.1759Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/5/180ADM 107/529.4.1760 - 4.3.1761Midshipman ADM 107/5/343ADM 107/5

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
18.1.1756 - 1.4.1757Lieutenant's Servant Transfered ADM 107/5/277ADM 107/523.2.1757 - 10.4.1757Able Seaman ADM 107/5/73ADM 107/517.8.1757 - 5.11.1757Able Seaman ADM 107/5/44ADM 107/511.10.1757 - 27.11.1757Able Seaman ADM 107/5/34ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1755Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
11.1755Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £33881.15.0dBWAS-1714
11.1755Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £10142.6.3dBWAS-1714
6.1756In the DownsBWAS-1714
16.4.1757Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
30.3.1759Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay
1761In the DownsBWAS-1714
1762Present at the re-occupation of MinorcaBWAS-1714
26.8.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
7.5.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.1769Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1770Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
30.4.1770Deleted from the Navy list and used by the Board of CustomsBWAS-1714
15.5.1787Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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