British ship 'Seaford' (1741)

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Seaford
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.6.1740	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	30.6.1740	BWAS-1714
Launched	6.4.1741	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	13.4.1741	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 20-Gunner (1733)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Stone & BarlettBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	7.8.1754	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Length of Keel87' 3"Imperial Feet26.5285
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen431 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.4.1741Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733140Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.4.1741 - 16.6.1744Captain ADM 6/15/408BWAS-171430.8.1744 - 9.1.1748/49Captain ADM 6/17/427
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 30.12.1748BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
13.4.1741 - 1741Boatswain ADM 6/15/408ref:1788

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
27.9.1741 - 23.6.1742Lieutenant's Servant ADM 107/4/252ADM 107/424.6.1742 - 18.9.1744Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/252ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1742In the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714
16.6.1744Taken by the French off Portugal
8.1744RetakenBWAS-1714
14.1.1748/49Paid off at Deptford Dockyard ADM 106
9.3.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
25.6.1754SurveyedBWAS-1714
18.7.1754Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
7.8.1754Break up completed at WoolwichBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/4 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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