British Fifth Rate ship 'Kinsale' (1741)

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Kinsale ➡ 1758 Kinsale Hulk	5010
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.6.1740	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	14.1.1740/41	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.11.1741	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 44-Gunner (1733)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry BirdBritish Designer Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1758-1759	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	31.12.1762	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 8"Imperial Feet37.8037
Length of Keel100' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet30.4864
Breadth35' 0 ⅜"Imperial Feet10.6775
Depth in Hold14' 4 ½"Imperial Feet4.2799
Burthen701 ¹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.11.1741Broadside Weight = 222 Imperial Pound ( 100.677 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733250Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.12.1741 - 24.1.1742/43Captain: on board from 7.1.1741/42 Transfered ADM 6/16/491BWAS-171425.1.1742/43 - 26.3.1745Captain ADM 6/16/139BWAS-171427.3.1745 - 15.7.1745Captain ADM 6/16/460BWAS-171416.7.1745 - 26.1.1745/46CommanderBWAS-17142.3.1745/46 - 16.3.1746/47Captain ADM 6/17/202
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 19.2.1746/47BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1745 - 1746Rear-Admiral of the BlueODNB

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.12.1741 - 6.12.1743Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/491ADM 6/1512.10.1742 - 25.10.1742First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/108ADM 6/169.2.1742/43 - 6.12.1743Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/147ADM 6/1614.10.1743 - 12.12.1743Acting Third Lieutenant ADM 107/3/565ADM 107/37.12.1743 - 13.5.1745First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/244ADM 6/167.12.1743 - 10.5.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/244ADM 6/1613.12.1743 - 1.2.1743/44Acting Second Lieutenant ADM 107/3/565ADM 107/311.5.1745 - 12.7.1745Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/476ADM 6/1611.5.1745 - 11.7.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/476ADM 6/1612.7.1745 - 16.3.1746/47Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/508ADM 6/16

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.5.1743 - 13.10.1743Master ADM 107/3/565ADM 107/3

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
9.3.1742/43 - 21.5.1743Master's Mate ADM 107/3/565ADM 107/32.2.1743/44 - 17.6.1744Midshipman ADM 107/3/565ADM 107/318.6.1744 - 9.5.1745Master's Mate ADM 107/3/565ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
27.11.1741building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £6949.10.0dBWAS-1714
27.11.1741Began fittingBWAS-1714
3.4.1742Completed fitting at a cost of £4298.18.10dBWAS-1714
7.1742Service in the ChannelBWAS-1714
7.9.1742Took the Barque Longue TGM
1744Convoy to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1744Took the Privateer cut out from Fishette
1744Took the Privateer cut out from Fishette
1744Took the Privateer cut out from Fishette
1744Took the Privateer cut out from Fishette
1744Took the Privateer cut out from Fishette
20.3.1744/45Expedition against Louisbourg
7.1745fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1746Returned homeBWAS-1714
16.3.1746/47

Paid off at Chatham Dockyard

ADM 33
25.3.1747

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
5.1748great repair at Unknown at a cost of £2826.14.4dBWAS-1714
8.1758Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
8.1758Renamed Kinsale HulkBWAS-1714
8.1758Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
11.1758Completed fitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £4424.9.0dBWAS-1714
1763Sold (at Antigua?)BWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1746-1746	British Fleet at Louisbourg	Isaac TownsendBritish Naval Sailor Service 1696-1746

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

TGMVarious, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 20th of May 2026 11:02

London, 9 September 1749: The Kinsale man of war is put into commission; she is appointed a stationed ship off Jamaica for three years, the command of which is given to Capt Cosby. [Kentish Post, 13 September 1749]

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