British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Tilbury' (1745)

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Tilbury	599
Nominal Guns	58
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.12.1742
Keel Laid Down	8.2.1742/43
Launched	20.7.1745
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 60-Gunner (1741)
Designed by	Peirson LockBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1716-1755
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	25.9.1757

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck147' 0"Imperial Feet44.8056
Length of Keel119' 9"Imperial Feet36.2832
Breadth42' 0"Imperial Feet12.8016
Depth in Hold18' 1"Imperial Feet5.4896
Burthen1,123 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1745Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1745420EstablishmentBWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.7.1745 - 18.3.1745/46Captain ADM 6/16/508ADM 6/1619.3.1745/46 - 29.12.1747Captain ADM 6/17/75ADM 6/1729.12.1747 - 22.1.1747/48Captain ADM 6/17/303ADM 6/1722.1.1747/48 - 8.2.1747/48Captain ADM 6/17/314ADM 6/178.2.1747/48 - 5.5.1748Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/320ADM 6/176.5.1748 - 2.8.1748Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/469
Issued by
Confirmed 9.6.1749BWAS-17142.8.1748 - 1.3.1748/49Captain ADM 6/17/470
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 19.6.1749BWAS-171410.7.1755 - 7.2.1757Captain ADM 6/18/179ADM 6/187.2.1757 - 25.9.1757Captain† ADM 6/18/353BWAS-1714

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.7.1745 - 22.5.1746Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/511ADM 6/1613.7.1745 - 27.3.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/511ADM 6/1628.3.1746 - 13.1.1747/48Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/80ADM 6/1723.5.1746 - 13.1.1747/48Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/107ADM 6/1813.1.1747/48 - 8.2.1747/48First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/309ADM 6/1713.1.1747/48 - 9.4.1748Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/309ADM 6/1729.2.1747/48 - 24.5.1748Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/326ADM 6/175.5.1748 - 24.5.1748First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/443
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 14.2.1748/49ADM 6/1724.5.1748 - 1.11.1748Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/443
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 14.2.1748/49ADM 6/171.11.1748 - 1.3.1748/49Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/460
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 5.5.1749ADM 6/171.11.1748 - 1.3.1748/49Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/443
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 14.2.1748/49ADM 6/17

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
18.2.1757 - 16.8.1757Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/5/44ADM 107/5

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
17.8.1748 - 1.6.1749Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/365ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1745Commissioned for the Downs in Autumn and WinterBWAS-1714
9.9.1745Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £25207.17.8dBWAS-1714
20.9.1746Lorient Operations
20.12.1746Arrived in the Downs with a convoy of East Indies shipsWTIL
14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre
1748Voyage to Jamaica
1748Voyage to JamaicaBWAS-1793
14.9.1748Took the Polacca Sonda de la Tortuguilla Cuba S002
12.10.1748Battle of Havana
1749Arrived in Halifax, Nova ScotiaBWAS-1793
1.3.1748/49Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 106
19.6.1749SurveyedBWAS-1793
5.1750Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
9.1750Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2746.14.1dBWAS-1714
7.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1793
16.4.1757Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
5.1757Sailed from Corke as as part of squadron
7.1757The fleet of 15 vessels arrived in Halifax Nova ScotiaBWAS-1793
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
25.9.1757Wrecked in a Hurricane off Cape BretonBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

When she sank, 280 of the 400 men onboard were saved with the help of the French from Louisburg.

Captain [Henry Barnsley] died when the Tilbury was wrecked.

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