British First Rate ship of the line 'London' (1721)

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London
Nominal Guns	100	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.12.1718	BWAS-1714
Acquired	25.10.1721	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.9.1745	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Benjamin RosewellBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1741	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Benjamin RosewellBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1741	BWAS-1714
Category	First Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	10.1747	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 0"Imperial Feet51.2064
Length of Keel137' 6"Imperial Feet41.7617
Breadth48' 4 ½"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold19' 2"Imperial Feet5.7968
Burthen1,711 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0138

Armament

10.1721Broadside Weight = 1140 Imperial Pound ( 516.99 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 42-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1745Captain Transfered ADM 6/16/546ADM 6/16

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
18.9.1745Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/1ADM 6/17

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.11.1720 - 1720Boatswain ADM 6/12/219ref:178831.3.1729 - 18.7.1729Gunner Transfered ADM 6/14/19ref:17881732 - 4.9.1732Boatswain ADM 6/14/121ADM 6/14

Service History

DateEventSource
1746Converted to a church shipBWAS-1714
10.1747Break up completed at Chatham, by order of 1747/07/29BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

The cost of rebuild was £27,632.7.9d
This ship was never commissioned

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by john winkler on Monday 3rd of February 2014 01:40

for data on any ship, it would be good to include any known models, paintings, draughts, etc

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