British transport 'Plymouth' (1704)

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William PardoeBritish
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Plymouth
Nominal Guns	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.4.1702	BWAS-1714
Launched	9.6.1704	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Benjamin RosewellBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1741	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Transport	BWAS-1714
Broken Up to Rebuild	1742	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British transport 'Plymouth' (1742) (4) 1742-1806 British 4 Gun Unrated Transport

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck70' 0"Imperial Feet21.336
Breadth57' 0"Imperial Feet17.3736
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen109 ⁴²⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.6.1704 - 8.1711MasterBWAS-17148.1711 - 1712MasterBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1731 - 19.12.1731Boatswain ADM 6/14/94ADM 6/14

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.8.1738 - 29.6.1740Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/3/490ADM 107/330.6.1740 - 13.4.1741Midshipman ADM 107/3/490ADM 107/314.4.1741 - 15.6.1743Midshipman ADM 107/3/490ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
16.1.1740/41Ordered to be borken up and rebuiltBWAS-1714
1742Rebuilt by contract at ShorehamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/14 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 17:55	Jon Miller	William PardoeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1830
Sunday 14th of June 2026 17:51	Jon Miller	British gunvessel 'Fury' (1794) (4) 1794-1802 British 4 Gun Unrated Gunvessel
Sunday 14th of June 2026 17:40	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Aquilon' (1789) (74) 1789-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 14th of June 2026 17:40	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Guerrier' (1753) (74) 1753-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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