British bomb vessel 'Lightning' (1740)

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Lightning

5099
Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.3.1739/40BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down23.4.1740BWAS-1714
Launched24.10.1740BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBasilisk Class (1740)BWAS-1714
Constructor
Henry BirdBritish
Designer
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1759
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBomb VesselBWAS-1714
Foundered16.6.1746BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck90' 10"Imperial Feet27.432 
Length of Keel73' 10 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631 
Breadth26' 5 ½"Imperial Feet7.9375 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen275 7⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


24.10.1740Broadside Weight = 23.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.6576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

7.1741Broadside 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

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 7.10.1741Commander
Alexander A'CourtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1794
ADM 6/15/338BWAS-17148.10.1741 - 11.10.1741Commander
George GoslingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1707-1743
ADM 6/15/466ADM 6/1512.10.1741 - 7.5.1743Commander
Thomas HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1748
ADM 6/15/467BWAS-171419.12.1743 - 5.6.1744Commander
Lachlan LeslieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1761
ADM 6/16/251BWAS-17146.6.1744 - 3.4.1745Commander
Arthur GardinerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1758
Transfered ADM 6/16/317BWAS-17144.4.1745 - 16.6.1746Commander
Richard KnightBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1780
ADM 6/17/126
Issued by
William RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1763
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 11.7.1746BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 4.10.1741Lieutenant
Henry SladeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1742
Transfered ADM 6/15/338ADM 6/1529.10.1742 - 7.5.1743Lieutenant
Philip De LamotteBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1742-1747
ADM 6/16/422
Confirmed 12.1.1744/45ADM 6/1620.4.1744 - 5.6.1744Lieutenant
Peter CarteretBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1758
Transfered ADM 6/16/298ADM 6/166.6.1744 - 29.1.1744/45Lieutenant
Anthony FortyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1738
Transfered ADM 6/16/317ADM 6/1629.1.1744/45 - 3.4.1745Lieutenant
Isaac MarshBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1748
Transfered ADM 6/17/55
Issued by
William RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1763
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.2.1745/46ADM 6/17

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
17.10.1740 - 1741Surgeon
John BecketBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1740-1741
ADM 106/929/125ADM 106

Service History


DateEventSource
23.4.1740Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
24.10.1740Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £5197.9.10dBWAS-1714
24.10.1740Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.12.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1741fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £582.4.4dBWAS-1714
10.1741Recommissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.1743Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.5.1743Paid offADM 33
12.1743Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1.1744Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2475.9.5dBWAS-1714
16.6.1746

Capsized and sank off Isla Goregona near Livorno

BWAS-1714

 
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