British Third Rate ship of the line 'Augusta' (1763)

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Augusta	3189
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.1.1761	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	28.2.1761	BWAS-1714
Launched	13.7.1763	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	6.9.1763	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Saint Albans Class (1761)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	and Wells StantonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sunk in Action	23.10.1777	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Length of Keel130' 6 ⅜"Imperial Feet39.6335
Breadth44' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet13.4176
Depth in Hold18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,381 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.10.1763Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
13.1.1761500Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.9.1763 - 24.10.1766Captain ADM 6/19/534BWAS-171424.10.1766 - 26.10.1769Captain ADM 6/20/141BWAS-171426.10.1769 - 9.1.1770Captain ADM 6/20/259BWAS-17149.1.1770 - 23.10.1770Commodore Transfered ADM 6/20/266ADM 6/2023.10.1770 - 27.5.1771Captain ADM 6/20/303BWAS-171429.10.1776 - 23.10.1777Captain ADM 6/21/225BWAS-1714

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.9.1763 - 25.10.1763Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/534ADM 6/1929.10.1767 - 14.12.1768Second Lieutenant ADM 6/20/181ADM 6/205.8.1768 - 20.9.1770Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/211ADM 6/2014.12.1768 - 8.11.1770First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/20/223ADM 6/2020.9.1770 - 13.11.1770Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/20/292ADM 6/2013.11.1770 - 27.5.1771Second Lieutenant ADM 6/20/314ADM 6/205.11.1776 - 17.3.1777Third Lieutenant ADM 6/21/227ADM 6/2115.11.1776 - 23.10.1777First Lieutenant ADM 6/21/232ADM 6/2117.3.1777 - 23.10.1777Second Lieutenant ADM 6/21/266ADM 6/21

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1774 - 10.1.1774Surgeon ADM 6/21/4ADM 6/218.1.1777 - 23.10.1777CarpenterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
6.2.1765 - 6.9.1765Midshipman ADM 107/6/81ADM 107/6

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
19.9.1766 - 16.12.1766Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/6/195ADM 107/6

Service History

DateEventSource
13.7.1763Completed at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £21440.0.4dBWAS-1714
12.8.1763Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3552.5.5dBWAS-1714
10.1763fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4335.17.2dBWAS-1714
70.1763Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1764Guard ship at SheernessBWAS-1714
1765Guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1766Guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1767Guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1768Guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1769Guard ship at SheernessBWAS-1714
10.1770fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4652.14.4dBWAS-1714
27.5.1771

Paid off

ADM 33
16.1.1772SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.1772Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1773Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £16356.6.11dBWAS-1714
8.1776Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
10.1776RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1776Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2713.6.4dBWAS-1714
2.1777Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.1777Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1310.5.8dBWAS-1714
28.3.1777Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
23.10.1777Grounded in the Delaware River and set on fire by shore batteriesBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/6 Archive

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 22nd of June 2026 14:51

Chatham, 28 February 1772: Wednesday last his Majesty’s ship Liverpool, of 32 guns, Capt Braithwait, arrived here from the Streights in order to be paid off.
Orders have been received here from the Lords of the Admiralty for his Majesty’s ship Ramilies, of 74 guns, and Augusta, of 64 guns, to be taken immediately into dock, in order to undergo a thorough repair. His Majesty’s ship Medway, of 60 guns, which has been under a thorough repair, will be ready to go our of dock, some time in next moth. [Kentish Gazette, 29 February 1772]

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