British Third Rate ship of the line 'Warspite' (1703)

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Warspite ➡ 1716 Edinburgh
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Warspite' (1666) (64) 1666-1702 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	1.12.1701	BWAS-1603
Launched	20.2.1702/3	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	B028
Constructor	Richard BurchettBritish Ship Builder Service 1696-1711	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up to Rebuild	1721	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Edinburgh' (1721) (70) 1721-1741 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck147' 7"Imperial Feet44.8094
Length of Keel120' 6"Imperial Feet36.5836
Breadth38' 6 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951
Depth in Hold15' 8"Imperial Feet4.6126
Burthen952 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 375 Imperial Pound ( 170.0625 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.3.1702/3 - 11.1.1704/5Captain Transfered ADM 6/7/97BWAS-160312.1.1704/5 - 5.1.1706/7Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/134BWAS-16036.1.1706/7 - 30.3.1708Captain Transfered ADM 6/9/38BWAS-160331.3.1708 - 21.12.1708Captain Transfered ADM 6/10/40
Confirmed 10.3.1708/9BWAS-160329.12.1708 - 31.8.1712Captain ADM 6/10/18BWAS-1603

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.3.1702/3 - 25.2.1707/8First Lieutenant ADM 6/7/99ADM 6/76.3.1702/3 - 9.1.1704/5Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/106ADM 6/78.6.1703 - 7.7.1703Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/131ADM 6/710.1.1704/5 - 21.7.1708Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/133ADM 6/815.1.1704/5 - 12.3.1704/5Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/136ADM 6/814.4.1705 - 10.10.1705Third Lieutenant ADM 6/9/30
Confirmed 30.11.1706ADM 6/911.10.1705 - 22.1.1705/6Third Lieutenant ADM 6/8/215
Confirmed 1.1.1705/6ADM 6/823.1.1705/6 - 27.3.1709Third Lieutenant ADM 6/8/224ADM 6/826.2.1707/8 - 2.11.1710First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/143ADM 6/928.3.1709 - 13.12.1710Second Lieutenant ADM 6/10/48ADM 6/1028.3.1709 - 19.4.1709Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/10/48ADM 6/1020.4.1709 - 15.2.1710/11Third Lieutenant ADM 6/10/56ADM 6/1014.12.1710 - 13.9.1712Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/119
Confirmed 12.3.1710/11ADM 6/1116.2.1710/11 - 13.9.1712Third Lieutenant ADM 6/11/109ADM 6/11

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
14.12.1704 - 1704Purser ADM 6/8/118ref:1788

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1.1704/5 - 6.1.1706/7Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/2/128ADM 107/21.4.1708 - 12.1.1708/9Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/3/6ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
13.11.1703Took the Ship of the Line ref:801
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
10.3.1704/5Battle of Marbella
6.1708At the relief of DeniaBWAS-1603
1709In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1710Sailed to LisbonBWAS-1603
13.12.1710Action of 1710-12-13
13.12.1710Took the Ship of the Line
1711In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1712In the ChannelBWAS-1603
5.2.1711/12Took the Privateer
19.2.1711/12Took the Privateer
9.1712Paid offBWAS-1603
2.1.1716Renamed EdinburghBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

ref:801Charles de la Roncière, Digital Book

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