British bomb vessel 'Terrible' (1730)

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Terrible	6395
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.6.1729	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	7.6.1729	BWAS-1714
Launched	4.8.1730	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Salamander Class (1729)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Richard StaceyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1742	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1714
Sold	9.2.1748/49	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck83' 0"Imperial Feet25.2984
Length of Keel65' 4"Imperial Feet19.8323
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen262 ⁷⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.9.1730Broadside Weight = 19.5 Imperial Pound ( 8.8436 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1739Broadside Weight = 14 Imperial Pound ( 6.3492 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck6 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
172960Design Complement
9.173080as a sloopBWAS-1714

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.7.1730 - 27.7.1738Commander ADM 6/15/56BWAS-171428.7.1738 - 8.12.1738Commander ADM 6/15/135BWAS-17147.6.1739 - 25.10.1739Commander ADM 6/15/180ADM 6/1526.10.1739 - 1.2.1739/40Commander ADM 6/16/230BWAS-17142.2.1739/40 - 18.5.1741Commander ADM 6/16/119
Confirmed 26.11.1742ADM 6/1625.5.1741 - 25.5.1743Commander ADM 6/15/490
Confirmed 26.12.1741BWAS-17143.6.1743 - 19.8.1744Commander ADM 6/17/202
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 19.2.1746/47ODNB19.8.1744 - 11.1.1744/45Commander ADM 6/17/59
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 8.2.1745/46ADM 6/1712.1.1744/45 - 16.10.1745CommanderBWAS-171416.10.1745 - 18.12.1746Commander ADM 6/17/417
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 2.12.1748BWAS-171418.12.1746 - 16.8.1748Commander ADM 6/17/421
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 9.12.1748BWAS-171416.8.1748 - 7.11.1748Commander ADM 6/17/393
Issued by
Confirmed 25.10.1748ADM 6/17

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.8.1732 - 17.3.1733/34Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/14/119ADM 6/1418.3.1733/34 - 1.1.1737/38Lieutenant† Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/176ADM 6/145.1.1737/38 - 13.7.1738Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/93ADM 6/158.6.1739 - 13.8.1739Lieutenant ADM 6/16/181ADM 6/1514.8.1739 - 16.5.1740Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/211ADM 6/1518.5.1741 - 7.2.1741/42Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/491
Confirmed 26.12.1741ADM 6/153.4.1742 - 6.8.1742Lieutenant ADM 6/16/38ADM 6/166.8.1742 - 27.8.1743Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/428
Confirmed 21.1.1744/45ADM 6/169.12.1747 - 7.11.1748Lieutenant ADM 6/17/403
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 8.11.1748ADM 6/17

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.10.1748 - 2.2.1748/49Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/17/394ref:1788

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
21.5.1745 - 30.7.1745Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/157ADM 107/4

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
26.2.1734/35 - 10.9.1737Able Seaman Transfered ADM 6/86/33ADM 6/863.1.1736/37 - 7.9.1737Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/390ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
7.6.1729Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.1730Commissioned as a sloop for the ChannelBWAS-1714
4.8.1730Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4434.13.5dBWAS-1714
4.8.1730Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.9.1730Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1737Paid off?BWAS-1714
7.1738Recommissioned for Home WatersBWAS-1714
7.1738Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.1738Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1610.9.0dBWAS-1714
8.12.1738

Paid off

BWAS-1714
9.1739Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
10.1739Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
23.3.1739/40

Attack on Chagres

BWAS-1714
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
7.1742At NaplesBWAS-1714
5.11.1748Paid offADM 33
10.12.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
23.12.1748

Ordered to be sold

BWAS-1714
9.2.1748/49

Sold at Woolwich for £181

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/86 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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