British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Sutherland' (1741)

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Sutherland	584
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.4.1740	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.7.1740	BWAS-1714
Launched	14.10.1741	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	2.10.1741	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 50-Gunner (1733)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	James TaylorBritish Ship Builder Service 1739-1746	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	5.6.1770	BWAS-1714

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

14.10.1741Broadside 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

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.10.1741 - 19.2.1741/42Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/463ADM 6/1520.2.1741/42 - 3.4.1743Captain Transfered ADM 6/16/16ODNB4.4.1743 - aft.16.10.1747Captain ADM 6/16/166BWAS-1714bef.21.12.1747 - 6.5.1748CaptainBWAS-17146.5.1748 - 9.9.1748Captain ADM 6/17/390
Issued by
Confirmed 18.10.1748ADM 6/178.10.1755 - 12.5.1758Captain ADM 6/18/199BWAS-171412.5.1758 - 3.4.1760Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/19/146
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 12.3.1760BWAS-171414.4.1760 - 1.10.1760Captain ADM 6/19/158BWAS-17141.10.1760 - 14.3.1762Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/555
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 13.12.1763BWAS-17143.3.1762 - 24.2.1763Captain ADM 6/19/467
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 3.3.1763BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.1757Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 107/1/204BWAS-1714

13 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.10.1741 - 26.2.1740/41Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/463ADM 6/1527.2.1741/42 - 5.4.1743First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/21ADM 6/159.4.1743 - 10.11.1743Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/168ADM 6/1611.11.1743 - 15.10.1744First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/239ADM 6/1611.11.1743 - 6.11.1744Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/239ADM 6/1629.10.1744 - 10.4.1747Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/376ADM 6/167.11.1744 - 4.4.1747First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/381ADM 6/165.5.1746 - 10.4.1747Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/383
Issued by
Confirmed 13.9.1748ADM 6/1710.4.1747 - 28.5.1747Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/388
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 4.10.1748ADM 6/1710.4.1747 - 5.5.1748Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/17/442
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 14.2.1748/49ADM 6/179.10.1755 - 23.4.1760First Lieutenant ADM 6/18/200ADM 6/1814.10.1755 - 1759Second Lieutenant† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/201ADM 6/181.10.1760 - 24.2.1763First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/464
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 15.1.1763ADM 6/19

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
29.11.1741 - 9.4.1742Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/515ADM 107/326.12.1741 - 25.4.1742Midshipman ADM 107/3/519ADM 107/33.5.1742 - 26.11.1743Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/519ADM 107/39.9.1742 - 21.10.1743Master's Mate Transfered ADM 107/3/567ADM 107/31.7.1746 - 12.5.1748Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/229ADM 107/4

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
26.4.1742 - 2.5.1742Able Seaman ADM 107/3/519ADM 107/32.9.1742 - 8.9.1742Able Seaman ADM 107/3/567ADM 107/331.7.1744 - 30.6.1746Able Seaman ADM 107/4/229ADM 107/419.2.1749/50 - 26.6.1750Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/233ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
14.10.1741Completed at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £10449.5.0dBWAS-1714
14.10.1741Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
13.1.1741/42Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5240.18.8dBWAS-1714
17.6.1742

Arrived at Newfoundland Colony , where the captain, John Byng became the Governor

ODNB
1743To the Western ApproachesBWAS-1714
1744In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1745Sailed to Africa and then to BarbadosBWAS-1714
1746Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
9.9.1748

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 6/18
10.2.1748/49

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
5.9.1750SurveyedBWAS-1714
20.9.1750The Admiralty ordered that she be repairedBWAS-1714
2.1753Completed great repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £19091.9.11dBWAS-1714
3.1755Began great repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
10.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1756Sailed to the Baltic with a convoyBWAS-1714
6.11.1756Sailed to Virginia with a convoyBWAS-1714
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
1759At Quebec and then home at the end of the yearBWAS-1714
6.1759Seige of Quebec
25.4.1760Sailed to Quebec with a convoyBWAS-1714
1761In North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1761To the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.6.1761Occupation of Dominica
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
4.1762At JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
24.2.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
23.3.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
17.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
27.4.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.5.1770Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
5.6.1770Sold for £600BWAS-1714

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