British bomb vessel 'Furnace' (1740)

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Furnace	4391
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.3.1739/40	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	23.4.1740	BWAS-1714
Launched	25.10.1740	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.9.1740	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Basilisk Class (1740)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John QuallettBritish Ship Builder Service 1755	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1714
Sold	31.3.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Length of Keel73' 11 ⅞"Imperial Feet22.2726
Breadth26' 4"Imperial Feet7.9417
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen272 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

25.10.1740Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1742Broadside Weight = 27 Imperial Pound ( 12.2448 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

2.1757Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
174060Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 4.3.1740/41Commander ADM 6/15/338BWAS-17145.3.1740/41 - 16.11.1742Commander ADM 6/16/392BWAS-171410.1.1742/43 - 11.2.1742/43Commander Transfered ADM 6/16/133ADM 6/1612.2.1742/43 - 17.11.1744Commander ADM 6/16/149BWAS-171416.11.1744 - 11.11.1745Commander ADM 6/16/375BWAS-171412.11.1745 - 5.10.1746Commander ADM 6/17/19BWAS-17146.10.1746 - 12.9.1748Commander ADM 6/17/160BWAS-171415.11.1756 - 28.9.1758Commander ADM 6/18/325BWAS-171428.9.1758 - 9.7.1759Commander ADM 6/18/541BWAS-17149.7.1759 - 28.2.1763Commander ADM 6/19/76BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 26.3.1741Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/339ADM 6/151.2.1744/45 - 8.10.1746Lieutenant ADM 6/16/433ADM 6/1625.12.1747 - 12.9.1748Lieutenant ADM 6/17/302ADM 6/17

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.2.1742/43 - 1743Carpenter ADM 6/16/150ref:178826.10.1744 - 1744Gunner ADM 6/16/385ref:1788

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
24.10.1740 - 27.11.1740Master's Mate ADM 107/3/398ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
23.4.1740Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
25.10.1740Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £5197.9.10dBWAS-1714
25.10.1740Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
19.11.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1742fitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £3900.2.9dBWAS-1714
16.11.1742Paid offADM 33
1.1743Recommissioned for the Iclandic FisheryBWAS-1714
1744In the North SeaBWAS-1714
10.1744Began refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
11.1744Completed refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1054.13.9dBWAS-1714
12.9.1748

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 33
10.12.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
9.1756Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
11.1756RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1757Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5468.17.0dBWAS-1714
16.4.1757Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
6.1758St Malo, Cherbourg and St CasBWAS-1714
29.12.1758Capture of Goree
3.7.1759Bombardment of Le Havre
11.1759At QuiberonBWAS-1714
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
1762In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
28.2.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
9.3.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
31.3.1763Sold at Portsmouth for £1,000BWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
16.10.1758-1.3.1759	Expedition against Île de Gorée	Augustus KeppelBritish Naval Sailor Marine Service 1743-1783

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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