British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Tilbury' (1699)

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Tilbury	511
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.12.1695	BWAS-1603
Launched	29.9.1699	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1700	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Ship Class	1694 Programme 54-Gunner (1693)	B028
Constructor	J BattBritish Ship Builder	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	4.11.1726	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck130' 1 ½"Imperial Feet39.6367
Length of Keel110' 3"Imperial Feet33.5356
Breadth34' 4"Imperial Feet10.3886
Depth in Hold13' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen691 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.9.1699Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1693280Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1.1699/1700 - 27.5.1701Captain Discharged ADM 6/6/20BWAS-16031.7.1701 - 15.8.1704Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/107BWAS-160316.8.1704 - 25.4.1708Captain ADM 6/8/111BWAS-160326.4.1708 - 24.2.1708/9Captain Transfered ADM 6/9/158BWAS-16038.3.1708/9 - 28.9.1709Captain ADM 6/10/41BWAS-160317.10.1709 - 22.10.1713Captain ADM 6/10/95BWAS-1603

12 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1.1699/1700 - 26.8.1704First Lieutenant ADM 6/6/20ADM 6/616.1.1699/1700 - 14.5.1702Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/21ADM 6/615.5.1702 - 18.8.1704Second Lieutenant ADM 6/7/36ADM 6/719.8.1704 - 4.6.1705Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/97
Confirmed 29.9.1704ADM 6/827.8.1704 - 4.6.1705First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/107
Confirmed 5.11.1704ADM 6/85.6.1705 - 1705First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/182ADM 6/85.6.1705 - 28.9.1707Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/182ADM 6/829.9.1707 - 26.5.1709Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/143ADM 6/927.5.1709 - 7.9.1710Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/10/64ADM 6/108.9.1710 - 7.3.1710/11Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/67ADM 6/118.3.1710/11 - 20.2.1711/12Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/118ADM 6/1121.2.1711/12 - 22.10.1713Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/195ADM 6/11

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1699 - 1699Boatswain ADM 6./5/52ADM 6/516.1.1699/1700 - 1700Chaplain ADM 6/6/21ADM 6/6

12 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
21.1.1699/1700 - 2.6.1701Midshipman ADM 107/1/199ADM 107/127.1.1699/1700 - 26.1.1699/1700Volunteer ADM 6/6/21ADM 6/627.1.1699/1700 - 1700Volunteer-per-order ADM 6/6/21ADM 6/627.1.1699/1700 - 28.4.1700Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/1/220ADM 107/16.3.1699/1700 - 15.7.1701Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/2/30ADM 107/214.3.1699/1700 - 1700Midshipman Extra ADM 6/6/25ADM 6/614.3.1699/1700 - 16.3.1699/1700Volunteer ADM 6/6/25ADM 614.3.1699/1700 - 23.8.1701Volunteer ADM 107/1/307ADM 107/118.10.1700 - 23.6.1701Midshipman ADM 107/1/199ADM 107/123.11.1700 - 16.1.1701/2Midshipman ADM 107/1/220ADM 107/18.8.1701 - 9.1.1702/3Midshipman ADM 107/1/307ADM 107/18.10.1701 - 1.7.1702Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/2/30ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
1700Commissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1701Sailed to the Barbary StatesBWAS-1603
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1706Sailed to Russia with a convoyBWAS-1603
1707Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1708In the Downs and North SeaBWAS-1603
1709In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1710In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1711Sailed to St Helena and on to the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1603
1712Sailed to Newfoundland with a convoyBWAS-1603
1713Paid offBWAS-1603
4.11.1726Docked at Chatham to be broken upBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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