British storeship 'Portsmouth' (1742)

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Portsmouth

5904
Nominal Guns24BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered28.11.1740BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down3.1740/41BWAS-1714
Acquired12.1.1741/42BWAS-1714
First Commissioned9.3.1741/42BWAS-1714
ShipyardSouthampton - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Designed by
Jacob AckworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1690-1744
BWAS-1714
Constructor
George RowcliffeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeStoreshipBWAS-1714
Foundered3.12.1747BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 0"Imperial Feet37.7952 
Length of Keel100' 5"Imperial Feet30.607 
Breadth36' 0 ½"Imperial Feet10.9855 
Depth in Hold14' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet4.2736 
Burthen693 78⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1742Broadside Weight = 116 Imperial Pound ( 52.6068 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Lower Gun Deck4 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1742120 BWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1741/42 - 13.3.1742/43Commander
George GoslingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1707-1743
ADM 6/16/11BWAS-171414.3.1742/43 - 17.10.1743Commander
Francis ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1745
ADM 6/16/155BWAS-171418.10.1743 - 19.3.1743/44Commander
William DrakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1744
ADM 6/16/231ADM 6/1620.3.1743/44 - 30.3.1744Commander
Edmund TollBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1762
Transfered ADM 6/16/280ADM 6/1631.3.1744 - 2.12.1745Commander
Lucius O'BrienBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1770
ADM 6/16/284BWAS-17149.12.1745 - 30.9.1747Commander
Joseph SoanesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1747
ADM 6/17/29BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.8.1742 - 1.2.1742/43Lieutenant
James BerangerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1740
Transfered ADM 6/16/179
Confirmed 12.5.1743ADM 6/162.2.1742/43 - 23.8.1743Lieutenant
John RankinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1748
Transfered ADM 6/16/145ADM 6/1631.3.1743 - 27.10.1743Lieutenant
William BulleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1746
ADM 6/16/236
Confirmed 5.11.1743ADM 6/1629.8.1745 - 2.11.1746Lieutenant
Hilton Christopher WyberghBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1746
ADM 6/16/537ADM 6/162.11.1746 - 3.6.1747Lieutenant
James JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1764
ADM 6/17/229
Issued by
Henry MedleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1747
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 28.5.1747ADM 6/193.6.1747 - 30.9.1747Lieutenant
William ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1747
ADM 6/17/231ADM 6/19

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1742/43 - bef.3.12.1747Carpenter
William AdamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1747
ADM 6/16/152ref:1788

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
29.7.1745 - 14.1.1745/46Midshipman Ordinary
James HawkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1784
Transfered ADM 107/4/310ADM 107/4

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
16.1.1744/45 - 27.7.1745Able Seaman
Henry CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1763
Transfered ADM 107/4/211ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
1.1742Began fitting at Southampton - Hampshire BWAS-1714
16.4.1742Completed at Southampton - Hampshire at a cost of £6949.10.0dBWAS-1714
16.4.1742Completed fitting at Southampton - Hampshire at a cost of £5877.3.6dBWAS-1714
7.1742Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
3.1743/44At LisbonBWAS-1714
3.12.1747Foundered off the North ForelandBWAS-1714

 
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