British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Monck' (1701)

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Monck	5439
Nominal Guns	64	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Monck' (1660) (52) 1660-1702 British 52 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	10.10.1700	BWAS-1603
Acquired	12.1701	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Robert BurchettBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	24.11.1720	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck137' 6 ½"Imperial Feet41.7703
Length of Keel114' 3"Imperial Feet34.7526
Breadth36' 5 ½"Imperial Feet10.9855
Depth in Hold14' 5 ½"Imperial Feet4.2799
Burthen807 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 366 Imperial Pound ( 165.981 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1701365 BWAS-1603

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
26.12.1701 - 17.7.1705Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/126ADM 6/66.12.1705 - 27.2.1705/6Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/8/207BWAS-16037.3.1705/6 - 25.12.1710Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/237BWAS-160323.1.1710/11 - 1.8.1714Captain ADM 6/11/97BWAS-16032.8.1714 - 13.12.1714Captain ADM 6/11/294BWAS-160314.12.1714 - 28.7.1717Captain ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1216.5.1719 - 27.7.1719Captain ADM 6/12/169ADM 6/1228.7.1719 - 15.1.1719/20Captain ADM 6/12/176BWAS-16039.2.1719/20 - 24.11.1720Captain ADM 6/12/193B051

23 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
31.12.1701 - 26.11.1702Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/126ADM 6/610.1.1701/2 - 6.12.1705First Lieutenant ADM 6/6/130ADM 6/627.11.1702 - 18.1.1704/5Second Lieutenant ADM 6/7/62ADM 6/719.1.1704/5 - 9.5.1705Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/5
Confirmed 22.7.1706ADM 6/96.12.1705 - 2.2.1710/11First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/14/207ADM 6/86.12.1705 - 28.3.1710Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/207ADM 6/829.3.1710 - 7.5.1711Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/43ADM 6/115.5.1711 - 10.10.1711First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/135ADM 6/118.5.1711 - 6.8.1713Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/136ADM 6/1111.10.1711 - 6.8.1713First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/167ADM 6/117.8.1713 - 13.12.1714First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/291
Confirmed 22.6.1714ADM 6/117.8.1713 - 13.12.1714Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/290
Confirmed 8.6.1714ADM 6/1114.12.1714 - 12.1.1714/15First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1214.12.1714 - 14.4.1715Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1213.1.1714/15 - 28.7.1717First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/19ADM 6/1215.4.1715 - 21.2.1716/17Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/39ADM 6/1228.6.1715 - 11.4.1717Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/45ADM 6/1216.5.1719 - 15.1.1719/20First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/169ADM 6/1216.5.1719 - 15.1.1719/20Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/169ADM 6/122.3.1719/20 - 24.11.1720First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/199ADM 6/122.3.1719/20 - 3.4.1720Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/198ADM 6/124.4.1720 - 24.11.1720Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/201ADM 6/124.4.1720 - 24.11.1720Third Lieutenant ADM 6/12/201ADM 6/12

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.11.1712 - 1712Midshipman Extra ADM 6/11/230ADM 6/116.6.1715 - 27.6.1715Midshipman Extra ADM 6/12/44ADM 6/12

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.5.1706 - 18.2.1707/8Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/2/266ADM 107/212.9.1706 - 13.11.1706Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/2/264ADM 107/219.2.1707/8 - 20.4.1710Midshipman ADM 107/2/266ADM 107/22.1.1716/17 - 8.6.1717Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/79ADM 107/39.6.1717 - 28.7.1717Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/79ADM 107/311.6.1719 - 15.1.1719/20Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/3/141ADM 107/325.5.1720 - 24.11.1720Master's Mate ADM 107/3/55ADM 107/3

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
16.4.1716 - 3.2.1716/17Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/152ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1703Off Cape ClearBWAS-1603
21.7.1704Capture of Gibraltar
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1706In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1707Undergoing a refitBWAS-1603
1708In the Channel and North SeaBWAS-1603
1709In the ChannelBWAS-1603
24.7.1709Took the Frigate BWAS-1603
1710In the ChannelBWAS-1603
10.9.1710Took the Frigate
28.4.1712Took the Privateer off CorkBG
19.5.1712Took the Privateer off Cork
19.6.1712Took the Privateer off Cork
1713In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
9.1714Commissioned as guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1603
1715In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1716In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1719Rerated as a 50 gunner
24.11.1720Bilged and wrecked off YarmouthBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
6.1719-11.1719	British Baltic Fleet 1719	Sir John NorrisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1689-1740
16.4.1720-1.12.1720	British Baltic Fleet 1720	Sir John NorrisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1689-1740

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 20th of May 2026 18:01

London, 6 December 1720: We have an account, that on the 26th past, in the evening, the Captain of his Majesty’s ship the Monk, took the advantage of the high water to get that ship in through Yarmouth Road and brought her to an anchor about two miles to the south of the pier; but on the 27th, the water increasing, and finding no possibility of saving her, the officers (by the opinion of the pilots) ran her ashore about a mile to the south of Golstone, and have been since employed in saving her stores and provisions. [Ipswich Journal, 10 December 1720]

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Monck
Monk
Nominal Guns	64	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Monck' (1660) (52) 1660-1702 British 52 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	10.10.1700	BWAS-1603
Acquired	12.1701	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Robert BurchettBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	24.11.1720	BWAS-1603