British Sixth Rate ship 'Rye' (1746)

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Rye

6311
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.11.1744BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down27.12.1744BWAS-1714
Launched11.2.1745/46BWAS-1714
First Commissioned8.2.1745/46BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChapel - Southampton BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 20-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Jacob AckworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1690-1744
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Robert CarterBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1737-1751
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold15.3.1763BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck112' 7"Imperial Feet34.1524 
Length of Keel92' 0"Imperial Feet28.0416 
Breadth32' 3 ½"Imperial Feet9.7663 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen510 26⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


11.2.1745/46Broadside 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
1741140Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1745/46 - 8.12.1746Captain
Thomas CravenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1770
Transfered ADM 6/17/59BWAS-17149.12.1746 - 17.5.1751Captain
Charles WrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1774
ADM 6/17/179BWAS-17144.12.1753 - 22.3.1755Captain
Joshua RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1787
Transfered ADM 6/18/83BWAS-17149.5.1755 - 13.4.1757Captain
Arthur ForrestBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1744
Transfered ADM 6/18/162B05130.4.1757 - 25.10.1757Captain
John WickhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1719-1759
ADM 6/18/490
Issued by
Isaac TownsendBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1746
, North America
Confirmed 27.2.1758BWAS-171425.10.1757 - 17.11.1758Captain
Alexander CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1758
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/448BWAS-171418.11.1758 - 29.1.1759Captain
Daniel DeringBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1759
Transfered ADM 6/19/71
Issued by
John MooreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1778
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 15.6.1759BWAS-171429.1.1759 - 12.5.1759Captain
Richard KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1805
Transfered ADM 6/19/97
Issued by
John MooreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1778
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 25.10.1759BWAS-171412.5.1759 - 5.8.1761Captain
Weston VarloBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1787
Transfered ADM 6/19/96
Issued by
John MooreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1778
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 21.9.1759BWAS-17146.8.1761 - 9.2.1763Captain
James InnesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1763
ADM 6/19/338BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
30.4.1757 - 27.10.1757Lieutenant
Alexander WilkieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1757
ADM 6/18/493
Issued by
Isaac TownsendBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1746
, North America
Confirmed 9.3.1758ADM 6/1827.10.1757 - 2.4.1762Lieutenant
William BaconBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1779
Transfered ADM 6/18/449ADM 6/18

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
30.1.1754 - 19.5.1755Midshipman
Robert CurryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1796
Transfered ADM 107/4/353ADM 107/4

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
6.3.1753/54 - 27.7.1754Captain's Servant
Charles EmeryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1771
ADM 107/5/272ADM 107/528.7.1754 - 8.6.1755Able Seaman
Charles EmeryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1771
Transfered ADM 107/5/272ADM 107/5

Service History


DateEventSource
27.12.1744Began building at Chapel - Southampton BWAS-1714
11.2.1745/46Completed building at Chapel - Southampton at a cost of £4357.10.0dBWAS-1714
22.2.1745/46Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.4.1746Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2354.9.11dBWAS-1714
8.1746At LouisbourgBWAS-1714
1747At JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.5.1748Took the Privateer
La Marquise de Cap (Unknown) 1748-1748
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

12.5.1748Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora del Carmen y las Animas (Unknown) 1748-1748
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

17.5.1751

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 106
27.7.1751SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1752Began great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.1753RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1754Completed great repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8707.7.7dBWAS-1714
31.12.1754

?Paid off?

BWAS-1714
10.1.1756Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1757At JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.10.1757SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.3.1758Sailed for the African coastBWAS-1714
9.3.1758Capture of Fort Louis
1.5.1758Took the Privateer
Le Sénégal (Unknown) 1758-1758
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

1759In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
10.7.1762Took the Privateer
L'Espérance (Unknown) 1762-1762
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

2.2.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.2.1763Paid offADM 51
28.2.1763Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
15.3.1763Sold at Deptford for £1,500BWAS-1714

 
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