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275
Nominal Guns60
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered28.3.1751
Keel Laid Down19.6.1751
Named25.4.1751
Launched10.11.1753
First Commissioned20.2.1755
How acquiredPurpose built
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard - Plymouth
Ship ClassMedway Class (1752)
Constructor
John LockBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1740-1762
CategoryFourth Rate
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Broken Up6.1772

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck150' 2"Imperial Feet45.721 
Length of Keel123' 0 ½"Imperial Feet37.5031 
Breadth42' 10 ½"Imperial Feet12.8143 
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055 
Burthen1,203 1094Tons BM 

Armament


2.1755Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1752420Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1755 - 29.1.1759Captain
Hugh PigotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1787
Transfered ADM 6/18/139
BWAS-1714
29.1.1759 - 1.1.1760Captain
Vincent PearceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1760
ADM 6/18/27
BWAS-1714
1.1.1760 - 1.2.1761Captain
Richard HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1805
ADM 6/19/342
Issued by
George PocockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1766
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 12.8.1761
BWAS-1714
1.2.1761 - 28.8.1765Captain
Henry CowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1765
ADM 6/20/86
Issued by
Charles SteevensBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Service 1729-1743
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 15.8.1765
BWAS-1714
10.1.1771 - 21.3.1771Captain
Edward MedowsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1793
Transfered ADM 6/20/333
ADM 6/20

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1755 - 1.6.1756Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Thomas FitzherbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1794
ADM 6/18/139
ADM 6/18
1.6.1756 - 23.1.1758Second Lieutenant
Thomas FitzherbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1794
ADM 6/18/274
ADM 6/18
23.1.1758 - 29.1.1759First Lieutenant
Thomas FitzherbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1794
ADM 6/18/475
ADM 6/18

Service History


DateEventSource
10.11.1753Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £15057.11.0dBWAS-1714
10.11.1753Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.5.1755Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8789.13.8dBWAS-1714
10.4.1757Took the Privateer
Le Henri (Unknown) 1757-1757
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

10.4.1757Took the Privateer
Le Rubis (Unknown) 1757-1757
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

7.6.1757Took the Privateer
Le Mars (16) 1757-1757
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown

13.6.1757Took the Privateer
La Cybelle (Unknown) 1757-1757
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

15.6.1757Took the Privateer
Les Deux Amis (Unknown) 1757-1757
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

18.6.1757Took the Privateer
Le Dromadaire (Unknown) 1757-1757
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

30.1.1758Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
14.4.1759Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
7.1765Home to pay offBWAS-1714
28.8.1765Paid offADM 107/6
30.4.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1772Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1714

 
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