British Sixth Rate ship 'Blandford' (1741)

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Blandford

3326
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.12.1740BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down3.12.1740BWAS-1714
Launched2.10.1741BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1.10.1741BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
Ship Class1733 Establishment 20-Gunner (1733)BWAS-1714
Designed by
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas WestBritish
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1757-1758
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold12.1763BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck109' 0"Imperial Feet33.2232 
Length of Keel89' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet27.1336 
Breadth30' 10 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567 
Depth in Hold10' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Burthen430 46⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


2.10.1741Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

1745Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1733140Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1741 - 30.1.1742/43Captain
Robert YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1709-1745
: on board from 10.10.1741 Transfered ADM 6/16/463BWAS-171425.1.1742/43 - 3.10.1748Captain
Edward DoddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1749
: on board from 1.2.1742/43 ADM 6/16/139BWAS-171412.5.1749 - 7.6.1751Captain
Edward PrattenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1759
ADM 6/17/463BWAS-17147.6.1751 - 8.6.1754Captain
Vincent PearceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1760
ADM 6/18/6BWAS-171430.1.1755 - 25.2.1757Captain
Richard WatkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1770
ADM 6/18/126BWAS-171428.3.1757 - 26.12.1758Captain
Penhallow CumingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1759
BWAS-171426.12.1758 - 14.1.1759Captain
John LendrickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1764
ADM 6/19/15ADM 6/19

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.10.1741 - 3.5.1744Lieutenant
William SlanningBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1744
Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/463ADM 6/1530.5.1744 - 3.10.1748Lieutenant
Christopher O'BrienBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1771
ADM 6/17/122
Confirmed 2.7.1746ADM/A

8 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
16.11.1741 - 8.3.1742/43Master's Mate
Morgan JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1747
Transfered ADM 107/3/565ADM 107/33.7.1749 - 5.7.1754Midshipman
Robert BriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1805
ADM 107/4/277ADM 107/429.4.1751 - 14.6.1751Midshipman
Roger WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1762
ADM 107/4/277ADM 107/415.6.1751 - 5.7.1754Master's Mate
Roger WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1762
ADM 107/4/277ADM 107/420.12.1751 - 14.4.1753Midshipman
Richard Phillips ShewenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1796
ADM 107/4/377ADM 107/415.4.1753 - 7.7.1756Master's Mate
Richard Phillips ShewenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1796
ADM 107/4/377ADM 107/417.3.1754 - 5.10.1754Midshipman
Thomas HardyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1764
Transfered ADM 107/4/406ADM 107/417.4.1755 - 29.9.1755Midshipman
Thomas PorterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1771
Transfered ADM 107/4/409ADM 107/4

4 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
16.6.1742 - 9.10.1742Able Seaman
Charles ClausBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1749
Transfered ADM 107/3/513ADM 107/328.10.1749 - 26.1.1752Captain's Servant
Thomas HardyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1764
ADM 107/4/406ADM 107/427.1.1752 - 16.3.1754Able Seaman
Thomas HardyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1764
ADM 107/4/406ADM 107/44.4.1754 - 16.4.1755Able Seaman
Thomas PorterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1771
ADM 107/4/409ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
2.10.1741building at Deptford - London at a cost of £3717.7.6dBWAS-1714
2.10.1741Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.12.1741Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3067.18.5dBWAS-1714
1745Off LisbonBWAS-1714
28.10.1746Took the Privateer
Le Saint-Pierre (Unknown) 1746-1746
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

24.1.1746/47Took the Xebec
Le Brave (3) 1747-1747
French 3 Gun
Privateer Xebec
off Lisbon
27.2.1747/48Took the Privateer
Le Piquenot (Unknown) 1748-1748
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Lisbon
3.10.1748

Paid off

ADM 33
1750Sailed to Cape VerdeBWAS-1714
1751Off the Irish coastBWAS-1714
8.6.1754Paid offADM 51
1.7.1754SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1754Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1.1755SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1755Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
30.6.1755Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
13.8.1755Taken by the French off Brest
20.9.1755ReleasedBWAS-1714
31.1.1756Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
25.3.1757Took the Privateer
Le Triomphant (Unknown) 1757-1757
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

9.3.1759

Paid off

ADM 33
14.10.1759SurveyedBWAS-1714
25.10.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.11.1763Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
20.12.1763Sold at Plymouth for £305BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 25th of May 2026 07:18

London, 4 May 1751: At the Board of Admiralty yesterday the petition of the English captives lately redeemed from slavery in Barbary, was taken into consideration by the Lords of the Admiralty, and the wages due to them on board his Majesty’s ship the Blandford, in her voyage from Gibraltar to Portsmouth, are ordered to be paid. [Kentish Post, 8 May 1751]

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 24th of May 2026 17:44

London, 12 March 1751: Monday last were brought to the Bank, in five waggons, from on board his Majesty’s ship Blandford, fifteen casks and one chest of money, for the use of the merchants of this city. [Kentish Post, 16 March 1751]

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