British Third Rate ship of the line 'Dublin' (1757)

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Dublin	285
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.8.1755	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	18.11.1755	BWAS-1714
Named	1.11.1755	BWAS-1714
Launched	6.5.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.4.1757	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Dublin Class (1755)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Adam HayesBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1748-1785	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	13.5.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck165' 6"Imperial Feet50.2943
Length of Keel134' 4"Imperial Feet40.8462
Breadth46' 9"Imperial Feet14.0589
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166
Draught Forward12' 8 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Aft18' 7 ½"Imperial Feet5.4991
Burthen1,561 ⁶³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.5.1757Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.8.1755550Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1757 - 23.1.1759Captain ADM 6/18/378BWAS-171423.1.1759 - 12.12.1759Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/25BWAS-171418.2.1760 - 5.10.1763Captain ADM 6/19/136BWAS-17147.11.1771 - 1.7.1773Captain ADM 6/20/410BWAS-17141.7.1773 - 1.11.1773Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/502BWAS-17149.11.1773 - 24.2.1776Captain ADM 6/20/527BWAS-17146.10.1779 - 3.10.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/34BWAS-17144.10.1780 - 2.1.1781Captain ADM 6/22/179ADM 6/222.1.1781 - 19.2.1783Captain ADM 6/22/221ADM 6/22

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.1.1759 - 13.1.1760Rear-Admiral of the Blue Transfered ADM 6/18/53BWAS-171418.2.1762 - 5.10.1763CommodoreBWAS-17147.11.1771Vice-Admiral of the Blue TransferedBWAS-1714

16 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1757 - 23.1.1759First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/380ADM 6/184.4.1757 - 5.5.1757Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/380ADM 6/184.4.1757 - 23.1.1759Third Lieutenant ADM 6/18/380ADM 6/186.4.1757 - 23.1.1759Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/383ADM 6/1812.12.1759 - 26.9.1761Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/118ADM 6/1922.2.1760 - 4.8.1760Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/138ADM 6/1924.8.1760 - 13.3.1762Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/469
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 9.3.1763ADM 6/1925.7.1763 - 5.10.1763Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/537
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 13.9.1763ADM 6/197.11.1771 - 31.1.1772First Lieutenant ADM 6/20/410ADM 6/207.11.1771 - 16.12.1772Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/20/410ADM 6/2016.12.1772 - 22.4.1773Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/469ADM 6/2022.4.1773 - 12.5.1773Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/20/489ADM 6/2012.5.1773 - 12.7.1773Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/495ADM 6/2012.7.1773 - 26.3.1774Second Lieutenant ADM 6/20/503ADM 6/209.10.1779 - 25.5.1780Second Lieutenant ADM 6/22/36ADM 6/228.2.1781 - 19.2.1783Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/22/247ADM 6/22

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1781 - 4.3.1781MasterADM 29-1

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
17.2.1757 - 27.12.1759Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/5/278ADM 107/58.3.1757/58 - 8.3.1760/61Midshipman Transfered ADM 6/87/143ADM 6/8722.6.1761 - 2.6.1762Midshipman ADM 107/5/433ADM 107/5

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
23.6.1756 - 7.3.1757/58Midshipman ADM 6/87/143ADM 6/87

Service History

DateEventSource
1.7.1757Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £36890.3.1dBWAS-1714
5.9.1757Raid on Rochefort
16.3.1758Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
21.3.1758Took the Privateer in North America
18.2.1759Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1759Seige of Quebec
9.1759At QuebecBWAS-1714
26.3.1760Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1.8.1760Took the Privateer in the West Indies
23.8.1760Took the Privateer in the West Indies
8.6.1761At DominicaBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
4.1762Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
5.10.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
4.11.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.1765Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.1767Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £24817.14.4dBWAS-1714
2.1771fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5005.9.1dBWAS-1714
11.1771RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1776fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
24.2.1776

Paid off

ADM 33
10.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1779Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1779Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8114.7.9dBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Attack on Caracas shipsBWAS-1714
8.1.1780Attack on the Caracas Convoy
19.1.1780Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
12.4.1781Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1782In the DownsBWAS-1714
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
2.1783fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
19.2.1783

Paid off

ADM 34
13.5.1784Break up completed at Plymouth for £521.13.0dBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1782-12.1782	Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782	Lord Richard Howe (4^th Viscount Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799

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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 22nd of June 2026 16:28

Last week died at Bury St Edmund’s, much regretted by all his acquaintance, Edw Gascoyne, Esq, late Captain of the Dublin man of war, who had long been in the service of his country, and upon all occasions, acquitted himself with great bravery and resolution. [Exeter Mercury, 4 January 1765]

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16 Commissioned Officers

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3 Petty Officers

1 Crewman

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