British hospital ship 'Scarborough' (1739)

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Scarborough
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	21.11.1739	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	2.7.1740	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Hospital Ship	BWAS-1714
Sold	18.12.1744	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck116' 8"Imperial Feet35.3695
Length of Keel96' 6"Imperial Feet29.2862
Breadth31' 3"Imperial Feet9.525
Depth in Hold13' 8"Imperial Feet4.0301
Burthen501 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.174060 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.7.1740 - 26.9.1740Commander ADM 6/15/304BWAS-171426.9.1740 - 5.10.1741Commander Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/335BWAS-17146.10.1741 - 1.5.1743Commander Transfered ADM 6/16/354
Confirmed 22.8.1744BWAS-17142.5.1743 - 22.8.1744Commander ADM 6/16/354
Confirmed 22.8.1744ADM 6/16

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.7.1740 - 18.1.1740/41Master's Mate Transfered ADM 107/3/490ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
21.11.1739Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £3258.4.6dBWAS-1714
29.11.1739Arrived at WoolwichBWAS-1714
6.1740Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
6.6.1740Ordered fitted as a Hospital ShipBWAS-1714
7.1740Refitted as a 18 gun Other Vessels Hospital Ship
21.8.1740Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5471.0.9dBWAS-1714
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
7.1741Operations against Santiago
1742At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1743At JamaicaBWAS-1714
22.8.1744Paid offADM 51
14.11.1744Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
18.12.1744Sold at Deptford for £413BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Scarborough purchased from Mr Raymond

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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