British Third Rate ship of the line 'Dublin' (1757)

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Dublin

285
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered26.8.1755BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down18.11.1755BWAS-1714
Named1.11.1755BWAS-1714
Launched6.5.1757BWAS-1714
First Commissioned4.4.1757BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
Ship ClassDublin Class (1755)BWAS-1714
Constructor
Adam HayesBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1748-1785
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up13.5.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck165' 6"Imperial Feet50.2943 
Length of Keel134' 4"Imperial Feet40.8462 
Breadth46' 9"Imperial Feet14.0589 
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166 
Draught Forward12' 8 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Aft18' 7 ½"Imperial Feet5.4991 
Burthen1,561 63⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


6.5.1757Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.8.1755550Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1757 - 23.1.1759Captain
George Brydges RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
ADM 6/18/378BWAS-171423.1.1759 - 12.12.1759Captain
William GoostreyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1762
Transfered ADM 6/19/25BWAS-171418.2.1760 - 5.10.1763Captain
Edward GascoigneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1763
ADM 6/19/136BWAS-17147.11.1771 - 1.7.1773Captain
Paul Henry OurryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1773
ADM 6/20/410BWAS-17141.7.1773 - 1.11.1773Captain
John ReynoldsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1787
Transfered ADM 6/20/502BWAS-17149.11.1773 - 24.2.1776Captain
Thomas FitzherbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1794
ADM 6/20/527BWAS-17146.10.1779 - 3.10.1780Captain
Samuel WallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1781
Transfered ADM 6/22/34BWAS-17144.10.1780 - 2.1.1781Captain
Samuel UvedaleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1790
ADM 6/22/179ADM 6/222.1.1781 - 19.2.1783Captain
Archibald DicksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1802
ADM 6/22/221ADM 6/22

3 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
23.1.1759 - 13.1.1760Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Charles HolmesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1761
Transfered ADM 6/18/53BWAS-171418.2.1762 - 5.10.1763Commodore
Sir James DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1782
BWAS-17147.11.1771Vice-Admiral of the Blue
Lord George Edgcumbe (3rd Baron Edgcumbe)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1782
TransferedBWAS-1714

16 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1757 - 23.1.1759First Lieutenant
James WorthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1795
Transfered ADM 6/18/380ADM 6/184.4.1757 - 5.5.1757Second Lieutenant
Gamaliel NightingaleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1763
ADM 6/18/380ADM 6/184.4.1757 - 23.1.1759Third Lieutenant
Joseph HuntBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1751
ADM 6/18/380ADM 6/186.4.1757 - 23.1.1759Fourth Lieutenant
Isaac CharleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1771
Transfered ADM 6/18/383ADM 6/1812.12.1759 - 26.9.1761Second Lieutenant
Charles BucknerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1808
ADM 6/19/118ADM 6/1922.2.1760 - 4.8.1760Third Lieutenant
George BellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1761
Transfered ADM 6/19/138ADM 6/1924.8.1760 - 13.3.1762Fifth Lieutenant
Alexander GraemeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1813
ADM 6/19/469
Issued by
Sir James DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 9.3.1763ADM 6/1925.7.1763 - 5.10.1763Fifth Lieutenant
Ellis TroughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1781
ADM 6/19/537
Issued by
George PocockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1766
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 13.9.1763ADM 6/197.11.1771 - 31.1.1772First Lieutenant
Charles CaldwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1776
ADM 6/20/410ADM 6/207.11.1771 - 16.12.1772Fourth Lieutenant
Edward PalmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1774
ADM 6/20/410ADM 6/2016.12.1772 - 22.4.1773Third Lieutenant
Edward PalmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1774
ADM 6/20/469ADM 6/2022.4.1773 - 12.5.1773Fourth Lieutenant
Edward PalmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1774
ADM 6/20/489ADM 6/2012.5.1773 - 12.7.1773Third Lieutenant
Edward PalmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1774
ADM 6/20/495ADM 6/2012.7.1773 - 26.3.1774Second Lieutenant
Edward PalmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1774
ADM 6/20/503ADM 6/209.10.1779 - 25.5.1780Second Lieutenant
Timothy BirdBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1792
ADM 6/22/36ADM 6/228.2.1781 - 19.2.1783Fifth Lieutenant
Joseph HanwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1814
ADM 6/22/247ADM 6/22

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1781 - 4.3.1781Master
Thomas SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1804
ADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
17.2.1757 - 27.12.1759Midshipman
George SurteesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1780
Transfered ADM 107/5/278ADM 107/58.3.1757/58 - 8.3.1760/61Midshipman
John BowenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1764
Transfered ADM 6/87/143ADM 6/8722.6.1761 - 2.6.1762Midshipman
Robert CalderBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1813
ADM 107/5/433ADM 107/5

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
23.6.1756 - 7.3.1757/58Midshipman
John BowenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1764
ADM 6/87/143ADM 6/87

Service History


DateEventSource
1.7.1757Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £36890.3.1dBWAS-1714
5.9.1757Raid on Rochefort
16.3.1758Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
21.3.1758Took the Privateer
Le Montmartel (Unknown) 1758-1758
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in North America
18.2.1759Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1759Seige of Quebec
9.1759At QuebecBWAS-1714
26.3.1760Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1.8.1760Took the Privateer
La Charlotte (Unknown) 1760-1760
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the West Indies
23.8.1760Took the Privateer
L'Intrépide (Unknown) 1760-1760
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the West Indies
8.6.1761At DominicaBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
4.1762Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
5.10.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
4.11.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.1765Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.1767Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £24817.14.4dBWAS-1714
2.1771fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5005.9.1dBWAS-1714
11.1771RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1776fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
24.2.1776

Paid off

ADM 33
10.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1779Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1779Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8114.7.9dBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Attack on Caracas shipsBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
19.1.1780Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
12.4.1781Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1782In the DownsBWAS-1714
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
2.1783fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
19.2.1783

Paid off

ADM 34
13.5.1784Break up completed at Plymouth for £521.13.0dBWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
9.1782-12.1782Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
 
 
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