British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Greenwich' (1699)

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Greenwich
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Greenwich' (1666) (58) 1666-1700 British 58 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	25.2.1698/99	BWAS-1603
Launched	1699	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Constructor	Elias WaffeBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1688-1702	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Broken Up to Rebuild	1724	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck135' 10"Imperial Feet41.148
Length of Keel110' 0"Imperial Feet33.528
Breadth36' 0"Imperial Feet10.9728
Depth in Hold13' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen758 ²⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1699Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1699280 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1700/1 - 12.3.1700/1Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/62ADM 6/624.3.1700/1 - 10.10.1702Captain Dismissed ADM 6/6/79BWAS-160312.10.1702 - 1704Captain ADM 6/8/17
Confirmed 20.9.1703BWAS-16032.10.1705 - 18.10.1705Captain ADM 6/8/195ADM 6/817.10.1705 - 13.2.1705/6Captain TransferedBWAS-160319.10.1705 - 3.4.1708Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/8/197BWAS-16033.4.1708 - 14.12.1710Captain ADM 6/10/17
Confirmed 14.12.1708BWAS-160321.8.1712 - 15.4.1716Captain ADM 6/11/221BWAS-1603

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.2.1700/1 - 12.10.1702First Lieutenant ADM 6/6/63
Confirmed 25.8.1703ADM 6/628.2.1700/1 - 12.10.1702Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/64ADM 6/613.10.1702 - 28.2.1707/8First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/16ADM 6/813.10.1702 - 17.4.1705Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/16
Confirmed 25.8.1703ADM 6/818.4.1705 - 20.11.1706Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/184
Confirmed 4.7.1705ADM 6/821.11.1706 - 17.1.1706/7Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/28ADM 6/918.1.1706/7 - 18.2.1706/7Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/42ADM 6/919.2.1706/7 - 27.11.1710Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/49ADM 6/97.1.1708/9 - 15.8.1710First Lieutenant ADM 6/10/22ADM 6/1016.8.1710 - 13.2.1710/11First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/75
Confirmed 23.10.1710ADM 6/1128.11.1710 - 13.2.1710/11Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/84ADM 6/1121.8.1712 - 4.3.1714/15First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/220ADM 6/1121.8.1712 - 3.6.1713Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/220ADM 6/1126.10.1714 - 30.4.1716Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/68ADM 6/12

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1702 - 21.4.1702Surgeon ADM 1/5262/265ADM 1/526228.2.1710/11 - 1711Purser ADM 6/11/114ref:178822.8.1712 - 1712Midshipman Extra ADM 6/11/221ADM 6/11

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
19.4.1701 - 27.10.1701Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 6/6/89ADM 6/616.3.1704/5 - 6.6.1705Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/2/62ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
20.8.1702Benbow vs DuCasse
1704Returned home from the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1705In the DownsBWAS-1603
1706Sailed to Virginia and the West IndiesBWAS-1603
13.2.1710/11Paid offADM 33
9.1712Laid up in ordinaryBWAS-1603
30.4.1716

Paid off

ADM 33
12.8.1720Paid offADM 33
5.1724Surveyed and then broken up at Chatham for rebuildingBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1701-1702	British Fleet for the West indies	John BenbowBritish Naval Sailor Service 1678-1702

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1/5262 Archive

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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