British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Saint Albans' (1737)

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Saint Albans	576
Nominal Guns	50
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.9.1734
Keel Laid Down	12.1.1735/36
Launched	30.8.1737
First Commissioned	28.7.1738
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 50-Gunner (1733)
Constructor	Peirson LockBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1716-1755
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	20.10.1744

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 0"Imperial Feet40.8432
Length of Keel108' 3"Imperial Feet32.9279
Breadth38' 6"Imperial Feet11.6015
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Burthen853 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.8.1737Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733300Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.7.1738 - 2.12.1738Captain ADM 6/15/134ADM 6/1516.7.1739 - 14.2.1739/40Captain ADM 6/15/204BWAS-171415.2.1739/40 - 16.7.1741Captain ADM 6/15/248BWAS-171417.7.1741 - 20.10.1744Captain† ADM 6/15/437BWAS-1714

12 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.7.1738 - 31.8.1738First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/134ADM 6/1528.7.1738 - 31.8.1738Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/134ADM 6/1528.7.1738 - 31.8.1738Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/134ADM 6/151.9.1738 - 2.12.1738First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/143ADM 6/151.9.1738 - 2.12.1738Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/143ADM 6/151.9.1738 - 2.12.1738Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/143ADM 6/1516.7.1739 - 22.2.1741/42First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/204ADM 6/1516.7.1739 - 4.3.1739/40Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/204ADM 6/1516.7.1739 - 3.3.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/204ADM 6/155.8.1741 - 12.2.1741/42Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/441ADM 6/1523.8.1742 - 16.2.1742/43Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/256
Confirmed 30.12.1743ADM 6/1617.2.1742/43 - 20.10.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/495
Confirmed 18.6.1745ADM 6/16

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
30.9.1739 - 26.5.1740Midshipman ADM 107/3/521ADM 107/327.5.1740 - 9.10.1741Master's Mate Transfered ADM 107/3/521ADM 107/327.7.1741 - 20.10.1744Midshipman ADM 107/4/47ADM 107/420.9.1741 - 9.12.1743Midshipman ADM 107/4/30ADM 107/410.12.1743 - 20.10.1744Master's Mate ADM 107/4/30ADM 107/4

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
19.5.1741 - 26.7.1741Able Seaman ADM 107/4/47ADM 107/423.10.1741 - 17.11.1741Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/519ADM 107/34.1.1742 - 12.5.1742Lieutenant's Servant Transfered ADM 107/4/278ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1738Commissioned, but remained in the HamoazeBWAS-1714
31.8.1738Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £10913.16.6dBWAS-1714
2.12.1738Paid offBWAS-1714
1739RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1739

Cruising off the Azores until October

ODNB
4.1740In the Bay of Biscay, later in the Mediterranean and to TurkeyBWAS-1714
1741In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1742At JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.1744Bombardment of Porto Bello
8.1744Took the Ship
20.10.1744Wrecked in a hurricane at Jamaica with all hands lostBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
20.10.1744-21.10.1744	Jamaica Hurricane, 1744

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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