British Sixth Rate ship 'Richmond' (1745)

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Richmond
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Merchant ship 'Le Dauphin' (1743) (24) 1743-1745 French 24 Gun Merchant Ship
Captured	1.11.1745	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	28.11.1749	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck102' 0"Imperial Feet31.0896
Length of Keel80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen395 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1746120 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1.1745/46 - 26.1.1745/46Captain ADM 6/17/381
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 2.9.1748ADM 6/1726.1.1745/46 - 2.3.1745/46Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/202
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 19.2.1746/47BWAS-171422.3.1745/46 - 28.7.1749Captain ADM 6/17/471
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 23.4.1749BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.1.1745/46 - 28.7.1749Lieutenant ADM 6/17/497
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 21.9.1749ADM 6/17

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
26.11.1738 - 6.6.1739Captain's Servant Transfered ADM 107/4/368ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1746Commissioned in the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.2.1745/46Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £3125.0.0dBWAS-1714
28.7.1749Paid offADM 51
4.9.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.9.1749Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
28.11.1749Sold at Deptford for £451BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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