British Third Rate ship of the line 'Edinburgh' (1721)

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Edinburgh

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Nominal Guns70BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Edinburgh' (1703) (64) 1703-1721
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1716 Renamed "Edinburgh"
Ordered1.2.1716/17BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down31.7.1717BWAS-1714
Acquired30.6.1721BWAS-1714
First Commissioned22.4.1723BWAS-1714
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1603
Ship Class1719 Establishment 70-Gunner (1719)BWAS-1714
Constructor
Richard BurchettBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1696-1711
BWAS-1603
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up to Rebuild2.1741BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248 
Length of Keel123' 2"Imperial Feet37.4926 
Breadth41' 6"Imperial Feet12.6492 
Depth in Hold17' 4"Imperial Feet5.1961 
Burthen1,119 29⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


30.6.1721Broadside Weight = 522 Imperial Pound ( 236.727 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1719440Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
22.4.1723 - 1.9.1727Captain
Richard HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1689-1754
ADM 6/13/54BWAS-171419.5.1731 - 14.6.1732Captain
Sir Chaloner OgleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1749
ADM 6/14/76BWAS-171415.6.1732 - 14.2.1732/33Captain
Philip VanbrughBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1753
Transfered ADM 6/14/112BWAS-171415.2.1732/33 - 7.5.1734Captain
William DaviesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1707-1744
Transfered ADM 6/14/134BWAS-17147.5.1734 - 17.4.1738Captain
Arthur DavisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1738
ADM 6/15/186BWAS-171418.4.1738 - 30.5.1740Captain
Alexander GeddesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1705-1743
ADM 6/15/108BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1733 - 1735Rear-Admiral of the White
The Hon. Charles StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1736
BWAS-1714

19 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
22.4.1723 - 6.9.1727First Lieutenant
Luke RichardsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1703-1732
ADM 6/13/54ADM 6/1322.4.1723 - 3.5.1723Second Lieutenant
John DumaresqueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1709-1733
ADM 6/13/54ADM 6/134.5.1723 - 1.9.1727Second Lieutenant
Edward DoddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1749
ADM 6/14/56ADM 6/1324.1.1725/26 - 6.9.1727Third Lieutenant
Edward GuyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1742
ADM 6/13/96ADM 6/1327.1.1725/26 - 6.9.1727Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
James HodsollBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1708-1748
ADM 6/13/98ADM 6/1319.5.1731 - 14.2.1732/33First Lieutenant
Richard WilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1734
Transfered ADM 6/14/77ADM 6/1419.5.1731 - 14.2.1732/33Second Lieutenant
George TockettsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1743
Transfered ADM 6/14/77ADM 6/1419.5.1731 - 13.6.1732Third Lieutenant
Edward ChalonerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1740
ADM 6/14/77ADM 6/1429.5.1731 - 14.1.1731/32Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Edward HawkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1776
Transfered ADM 6/14/77DB01514.6.1732 - 15.2.1732/33Third Lieutenant
Edward ChalonerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1740
ADM 6/14/111ADM 6/1414.6.1732 - 1.3.1732/33Fourth Lieutenant
James SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1740
Transfered ADM 6/14/111ADM 6/1415.2.1732/33 - 27.7.1738First Lieutenant
Thomas GregoryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1714-1740
Transfered ADM 6/15/134ADM 6/1415.2.1732/33 - 27.7.1738Second Lieutenant
Thomas LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1740
: on board from 13.3.1732/33 Transfered ADM 6/15/134ADM 6/1415.2.1732/33 - 20.2.1733/34Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John ForbesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1781
: on board from 30.3.1733 Transfered ADM 6/14/134ADM 6/1423.2.1733/34 - 14.3.1737/38Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Alexander StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1740
ADM 6/15/168ADM 6/1415.3.1737/38 - 23.3.1737/38Third Lieutenant
Sandys LongdenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1741
Transfered ADM 6/15/101ADM 6/1515.3.1737/38 - 22.5.1738Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
George CockburneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1756
ADM 6/15/101ADM 6/1524.3.1737/38 - 11.4.1739Third Lieutenant
Leonard BellamyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1746
ADM 6/15/103ADM 6/152.4.1739 - 30.5.1740Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Thomas RuffinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1762
ADM 6/15/284
Confirmed 1.5.1740ADM 6/15

17 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
23.6.1723 - 28.1.1725/26Midshipman
William CarterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1719-1741
ADM 107/3/158ADM 107/317.4.1727 - 1.9.1727Midshipman
George RosbeeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1719-1742
ADM 107/3/229ADM 107/31.6.1731 - 16.6.1731Able Seaman
Alexander A'CourtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1794
ADM 107/3/233ADM 107/317.6.1731 - 20.8.1731Midshipman
Alexander A'CourtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1794
ADM 107/3/233ADM 107/38.7.1731 - 1.3.1731/32Master's Mate
Richard MansellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1719-1732
ADM 107/3/209ADM 107/319.7.1731 - 20.1.1731/32Midshipman
Samuel CornishBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1770
Transfered ADM 107/3/261ADM 107/36.12.1731 - 9.7.1732Volunteer-per-order
Mathew BuckleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1780
Transfered ADM 107/3/329ADM 107/323.2.1731/32 - 14.2.1732/33Midshipman
Alexander A'CourtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1794
ADM 107/3/233ADM 107/325.1.1732/33 - 13.3.1732/33Volunteer-per-order
John RobertsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1796
Transfered ADM 107/3/414ADM 107/314.2.1732/33 - 7.4.1733Midshipman
Denbigh WoodifieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1738
ADM 107/3/321ADM 107/315.5.1733 - 23.3.1733/34Midshipman
Stuart PowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1700-1745
ADM 107/3/239ADM 107/310.1.1733/34 - 28.2.1733/34Volunteer-per-order
John BrewseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1780
Transfered ADM 107/3/369ADM 107/327.5.1734 - 20.5.1735Coxswain
John CrispoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1771
ADM 6/86/30ADM 6/8621.5.1735 - 8.8.1736Master's Mate
John CrispoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1771
ADM 6/86/30ADM 6/869.8.1736 - 29.3.1738Second Master
John CrispoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1771
ADM 6/86/30ADM 6/8630.3.1738 - 3.5.1740Master's Mate
John CrispoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1771
ADM 6/86/30ADM 6/8628.4.1738 - 3.7.1740Midshipman
George AllanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1743
Transfered ADM 107/3/490ADM 107/3

14 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
21.8.1731 - 22.2.1731/32Able Seaman
Alexander A'CourtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1794
ADM 107/3/233ADM 107/32.3.1731/32 - 6.3.1731/32Able Seaman
Richard MansellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1719-1732
ADM 107/3/209ADM 107/33.4.1732 - 4.9.1732Able Seaman
John CouchmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1741
Transfered ADM 107/3/315ADM 107/320.9.1732 - 24.3.1732/33Able Seaman
George BreholtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1735
ADM 107/3/225ADM 107/38.4.1733 - 12.10.1733Able Seaman
Denbigh WoodifieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1738
Transfered ADM 107/3/321ADM 107/311.2.1733/34 - 30.5.1734Able Seaman
Samuel SpencerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1757
Transfered ADM 107/3/325ADM 107/314.6.1734 - 20.5.1735Able Seaman
Robert RitchieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1760
Transfered ADM 107/3/542ADM 107/324.6.1735 - 27.2.1737/38Ordinary Seaman
William WilliamsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1742
Transfered ADM 107/3/476ADM 107/38.11.1735 - 17.5.1737Able Seaman
John RogersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1762
Transfered ADM 107/3/567ADM 107/318.11.1736 - 12.2.1736/37Able Seaman
Matthew BartonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1789
Transfered ADM 107/3/357ADM 107/320.4.1737 - 8.7.1737Able Seaman
Henry CosbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1753
ADM 107/3/363ADM 107/33.7.1738 - 8.5.1740Able Seaman
John MoodieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1755
ADM 107/3/383ADM 107/329.7.1738 - 30.5.1740Able Seaman
James PuddicombeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1798
ADM 107/4/186ADM 107/422.10.1739 - 30.5.1740Able Seaman
Alexander BaillieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1763
ADM 107/4/87ADM 107/5

Service History


DateEventSource
1721Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £15579.8.1dBWAS-1714
1723Guard ship at BlakestakesBWAS-1714
1724Guard ship at BlakestakesBWAS-1714
1725Guard ship at BlakestakesBWAS-1714
1726In the BalticBWAS-1714
1727In the BalticBWAS-1714
6.9.1727

Paid off

ADM 33
1731fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1942.12.8dBWAS-1714
12.1731Guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1732Guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
5.1732Guard ship at BlakestakesBWAS-1714
5.1732Ordered for Channel service and sent to the NoreBWAS-1714
8.1732Reduced to a guard shipBWAS-1714
1735In home watersBWAS-1714
1736Guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1737Guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1738Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
30.5.1740

Paid off

ADM 33
6.1740SurveyedBWAS-1714
19.9.1740

Ordered to be rebuilt

BWAS-1714

 
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