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Anglesea

3061
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered19.6.1745BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down7.1745BWAS-1714
Launched3.12.1746BWAS-1714
First Commissioned23.10.1746BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLiverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 44-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Constructor
John Parke & John GorrilBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sunk as Breakwater8.1764BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 1"Imperial Feet38.4058 
Length of Keel102' 3"Imperial Feet31.1277 
Breadth36' 3"Imperial Feet10.9855 
Depth in Hold15' 10 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847 
Burthen714 6594Tons BM 

Armament


3.12.1746Broadside Weight = 282 Imperial Pound ( 127.887 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1741250Design Complement

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1746 - 4.8.1748Captain
Robert DuffBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1780
BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1746 - 4.8.1748Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1761
ADM 6/17/166
ADM 6/17
15.3.1747/48 - 4.8.1748Second Lieutenant
Jeremiah WaltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1748
ADM 6/17/331
ADM 6/17

Service History


DateEventSource
3.12.1746Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.2.1746/47Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora del Carmino (Unknown) 1747-1747
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
BWAS-1714
26.5.1747Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1023.6.6dBWAS-1714
27.11.1747Took the Privateer
L'Extravagant (8) 1747-1747
French 8 Gun
Privateer Unknown
San Sebastian
BWAS-1714
25.5.1748Took the Privateer
La Méduse (Unknown) 1748-1748
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
BWAS-1714
4.8.1748Paid offADM 51
16.12.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.2.1748/49

Sheerness Officers. In caulking the bottom of the Anglesea, have found so much worm damage that it will be necessary to shift all of the main and false keel with a large part of the bottom. Have never observed worm to be found at Sheerness before, which has not been in any way prejudicial to the bottoms of ships until the last year and a half, this hulk being the first.

ADM 106
1760Took the Privateer
Le Victor (24) 1760-1760
French 24 Gun
Privateer Unknown
BWAS-1714
1.1760Refitted as a Unrated Storeship
17.7.1761Took the Ship of the Line
L'Achille (64) 1747-1761
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
19.8.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
31.8.1764Order by the Navy Board to be sunk as a breakwaterBWAS-1714
26.9.1764Sunk as a breakwater at Mounts Cove, PlymouthBWAS-1714

 
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