British Fifth Rate ship 'Humber' (1748)

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Humber	4804
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.4.1746	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1746	BWAS-1714
Named	18.2.1746/47	BWAS-1714
Launched	5.3.1747/48	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	7.3.1747/48	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bursledon - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 44-Gunner (1745)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John SmithBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	16.9.1762	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck133' 6"Imperial Feet40.543
Length of Keel109' 1 ½"Imperial Feet33.2359
Breadth37' 9 ½"Imperial Feet11.2903
Depth in Hold16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen814 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.3.1747/48Broadside 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
1745280Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.3.1747/48 - 26.6.1748Captain ADM 6/17/328ADM 6/177.4.1749 - 25.12.1750Captain ADM 6/17/453BWAS-17147.5.1755 - 5.1.1758Captain ADM 6/18/161BWAS-171412.4.1762 - 14.4.1762Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/400ADM 6/1914.4.1762 - 16.9.1762Captain ADM 6/19/401BWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1747/48 - 27.6.1748First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/329ADM 6/178.3.1747/48 - 27.6.1748Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/329ADM 6/177.4.1749 - 26.12.1750First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/453ADM 6/1725.6.1755 - bef.1.10.1756Third Lieutenant Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/176ADM 6/1815.7.1756 - 12.3.1757First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/423
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 28.7.1757ADM 6/185.1.1757 - 12.3.1757Third Lieutenant ADM 6/18/340ADM 6/1812.3.1757 - 15.7.1757Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/525
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 12.7.1758ADM 6/18

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
7.5.1755 - 4.1.1757MasterPROB11

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.5.1749 - 26.12.1750Master's Mate ADM 107/4/280ADM 107/426.6.1749 - 27.1.1749/50Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/4/267ADM 107/424.10.1749 - 26.12.1750Master's Mate ADM 107/4/268ADM 107/428.1.1749/50 - 26.12.1750Midshipman ADM 107/4/267ADM 107/412.2.1749/50 - 26.12.1750Midshipman ADM 107/4/229ADM 107/420.4.1755 - 2.6.1756Midshipman ADM 107/4/373ADM 107/4

11 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
20.4.1749 - 26.12.1750Able Seaman ADM 107/4/401ADM 107/417.5.1749 - 11.2.1749/50Able Seaman ADM 107/4/229ADM 107/429.5.1749 - 23.10.1749Able Seaman ADM 107/4/268ADM 107/43.7.1749 - 3.7.1750Captain's Servant ADM 107/4/354ADM 107/413.7.1749 - 21.6.1750Captain's Servant ADM 107/4/360ADM 107/417.7.1749 - 27.11.1749Captain's Servant ADM 107/4/385ADM 107/428.11.1749 - 26.12.1750Able Seaman ADM 107/4/385ADM 107/415.2.1749/50 - 26.12.1750Able Seaman ADM 107/4/265ADM 107/422.6.1750 - 26.12.1750Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/4/360ADM 107/44.7.1750 - 26.12.1750Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/4/354ADM 107/431.12.1754 - 19.4.1755Able Seaman ADM 107/4/373ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
5.3.1747/48building at Bursledon - Hampshire at a cost of £8845.5.0dBWAS-1714
5.3.1747/48Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
27.6.1748

Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard

ADM 33
21.7.1749Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1910.14.1dBWAS-1714
1750Sailed to the West coast of AfricaBWAS-1714
26.12.1750

Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard

ADM 33
11.1751Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1752Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1026.10.5dBWAS-1714
1756Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
1757Returned homeBWAS-1714
5.1.1758

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1762Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
7.1762Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £6495.11.9dBWAS-1714
18.9.1762

Bilged and wrecked on the Hazeboro Sands off Great Yarmouth

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

PROB11 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian Stephens on Saturday 26th of April 2014 16:30

Gentleman's Magazine 1762 Vol 32 p. 446
His Majesty's ship, Humber, Capt. Onslow, of 40 guns, convoy to the East country fleet, ran on the south, Haysborough sands, and is entirely lost. The ships laden for the government under her convoy, likewise ran upon the same sands, but their cargo has been saved.

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