British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Isis' (1747)

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Isis
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Diamant' (1733) (50) 1733-1747 French 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Named	17.10.1747	BWAS-1714
Captured	3.5.1747	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	1.7.1755	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Designed by	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1702-1749	NNF-1715
Constructor	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1702-1749	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	1.7.1766	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck142' 3"Imperial Feet43.2834
Length of Keel117' 3"Imperial Feet35.6661
Breadth40' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet12.1984
Depth in Hold17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889
Burthen1,013 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1755Broadside Weight = 402 Imperial Pound ( 182.307 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1755350 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1755 - 1.4.1761Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/177BWAS-17146.4.1761 - 11.8.1762Captain ADM 6/19/459
Issued by
Confirmed 10.1.1763BWAS-171411.8.1762 - 14.5.1763Captain ADM 6/19/429BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.1759CommodoreBWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.7.1755 - 19.11.1761First Lieutenant ADM 6/18/179ADM 6/1810.7.1755 - 16.5.1757Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/179ADM 6/18

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1748 - 8.8.1750Purser Transfered ADM 6/17/391ref:17884.9.1755 - 4.2.1756Master ADM 107/4/352ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
3.5.1747

Captured off Finisterre

BWAS-1714
16.6.1747

Surveyed at Portsmouth

BWAS-1714
16.10.1747Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £6081.2.6dBWAS-1714
4.1748Began small repair at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1714
3.1748/49Completed small repair at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £7240.1.2dBWAS-1714
1.4.1756SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.7.1757Took the Privateer BG
22.7.1757Took the Privateer BG
5.9.1757Took the Corvette
17.10.1757Took the Privateer
24.10.1758Took the Flûte
19.3.1759Action of 19 March 1759
3.7.1759Bombardment of Le HavreBWAS-1714
3.7.1759Bombardment of Le Havre
1761In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
23.1.1761Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1.4.1761Isis vs L'Oriflamme
1.4.1761Took the Ship of the Line Off Morocco
14.5.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1.11.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
15.5.1766Admiralty order for her to be soldBWAS-1714
1.7.1766Sold for £535 at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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