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Aldborough

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Alborough
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered17.11.1741BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down6.1.1741/42BWAS-1714
Launched16.3.1742/43BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLiverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 20-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Jacob AckworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1690-1744
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John OkillBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold28.11.1749BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck111' 11"Imperial Feet33.8351 
Length of Keel92' 0"Imperial Feet28.0416 
Breadth32' 2"Imperial Feet9.779 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen506 3294Tons BM 

Armament


16.3.1742/43Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1741140Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1742/43 - 6.11.1744Captain
John PitmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1745
ADM 6/16/147
BWAS-1714
7.11.1744 - 7.1.1745/46Captain
Ashby UttingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1743
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/16/380
BWAS-1714
3.4.1746 - 3.11.1747Captain
Thomas InnesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1749
Transfered ADM 6/17/84
BWAS-1714
3.11.1747 - 12.7.1749Captain
George DarbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1788
ADM 6/17/471
Issued by
Charles KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 23.6.1749
BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1742/43 - 21.10.1744Lieutenant
James DonaldsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1757
Transfered ADM 6/16/147
ADM 6/16

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
14.10.1747 - 12.7.1749Midshipman
James StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1763
ADM 107/4/257
ADM 107/4

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
4.9.1746 - 13.10.1747Able Seaman
James StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1763
ADM 107/4/257
ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
2.1743Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
1744In the Orkneys and ShetlandBWAS-1714
1745Commissined for South CarolinaBWAS-1714
9.1747At JamaicaBWAS-1714
12.7.1749

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1.9.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.9.1749Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
28.11.1749Sold at Deptford for £302BWAS-1714

 
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