British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Adventure' (1741)

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Adventure

2902
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered25.7.1740BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down11.1740BWAS-1714
Launched1.10.1741BWAS-1714
First Commissioned8.9.1741BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardKingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1714
Ship Class1733 Establishment 44-Gunner (1733)BWAS-1714
Constructor
Hugh BlaydesBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1686
BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Razeed4.1756BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 3"Imperial Feet37.7984 
Length of Keel100' 3"Imperial Feet30.5562 
Breadth35' 10"Imperial Feet10.668 
Depth in Hold14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053 
Burthen682 62⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1741Broadside Weight = 222 Imperial Pound ( 100.677 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
17412501733 EstablishmentBWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.9.1741 - 17.7.1743Captain
John DraperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1715-1738
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/452BWAS-17148.12.1743 - 1.7.1745Captain
Cornelius MitchellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1748
Transfered ADM 6/17/31
Issued by
Sir Chaloner OgleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1749

Confirmed 13.12.1745BWAS-17141.7.1745 - 2.12.1745Captain
Edward LeggeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1747
Transfered ADM 6/17/35
Issued by
Thomas DaversBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1746

Confirmed 20.12.1745ADM 6/1713.8.1746 - 19.5.1749Captain
Joseph HamarBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1758
ADM 6/17/141BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
8.9.1741 - 30.9.1741First Lieutenant
James BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1742
ADM 6/15/452ADM 6/158.9.1741 - 30.9.1741Second Lieutenant
Francis ColepepperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1744
ADM 6/15/452ADM 6/158.9.1741 - 30.6.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1745
ADM 6/15/453ADM 6/151.10.1741 - bef.20.12.1742First Lieutenant
Francis ColepepperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1744
Dismissed ADM 6/15/463ADM 6/151.10.1741 - 14.5.1745Second Lieutenant
Thomas BlossBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1747
ADM 6/15/463ADM 6/1516.3.1743/44 - 1.12.1746First Lieutenant
William BealeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1746
ADM 6/17/45
Issued by
Sir Chaloner OgleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1749

Confirmed 20.1.1744/45ADM 6/171.7.1745 - 4.5.1746Second Lieutenant
Henry RoseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1754
Transfered ADM 6/17/69ADM 6/1710.2.1754 - 6.11.1754Third Lieutenant
Samuel GambierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1757
ADM 107/4/283ADM 107/4

5 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
8.9.1741 - 1741Carpenter
Samuel GilbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741
ADM 6/15/452ADM 6/158.9.1741 - 1741Boatswain
Thomas RichardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741
ADM 6/15/452ADM 6/158.9.1741 - 1741Purser
Francis DruryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741
ADM 6/15/452ADM 6/152.10.1741 - 1741Master at arms
Thomas DavisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741
ADM 6/15/463ADM 6/1525.2.1743 - 2.1.1744Master
Robert LambertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1767
Transfered ADM 107/4/50ADM 107/4

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
9.7.1745 - 9.12.1745Master's Mate
Patrick MouatBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1766
ADM 107/4/34ADM 107/429.10.1745 - 15.5.1746Midshipman
John DeardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1748
ADM 107/4/53ADM 107/423.4.1752 - 10.2.1754Midshipman
Samuel GambierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1757
ADM 107/4/283ADM 107/417.11.1754 - 8.7.1755Midshipman
St Alban RoyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1783
ADM 107/5/126ADM 107/5

Service History


DateEventSource
9.1741Commissioned for the Jamaica StationBWAS-1714
1.10.1741building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber at a cost of £6186.15.0dBWAS-1714
4.2.1741/42Completed at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1714
11.1745Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1747RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1747Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £11263.19.4dBWAS-1714
20.5.1749

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 106
5.7.1749Surveyed but not repairedBWAS-1714

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 20th of May 2026 10:47

London, 12 August 1749: Capt Burroughs is appointed commander of the Adventure man of war, which is ordered on the coast of Scotland. [Kentish Post, 16 August 1749]

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