British Third Rate ship of the line 'Saint Ann' (1761)

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Saint Ann
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Sainte Anne' (1760) (64) 1760-1761 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Named	25.12.1761	BWAS-1714
Captured	5.6.1761	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	2.1762	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	21.10.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck165' 0"Imperial Feet50.292
Length of Keel136' 2"Imperial Feet41.4542
Breadth44' 1"Imperial Feet13.4176
Depth in Hold19' 7 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039
Burthen1,407Tons BM

Armament

2.1762Broadside Weight = 609 Imperial Pound ( 276.1815 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1762500 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
22.2.1762 - 3.6.1763Captain: on board from 30.4.1762 ADM 6/19/388BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
5.12.1761Surveyed at WoolwichBWAS-1714
23.12.1761Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £14340.0.0dBWAS-1714
1762Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
16.6.1762Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £11417.17.4dBWAS-1714
10.8.1762Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1763Paid offBWAS-1714
19.8.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1764Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
9.11.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1765Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3888.1.5dBWAS-1714
6.12.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1775Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
7.1775fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
21.10.1784Sold at Plymouth for £585BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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