British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Saint Florentine' (1759)

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Saint Florentine
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship of the line 'Le Comte de Saint-Florentine' (1758) (60) 1758-1759 French 60 Gun Privateer Ship of the Line
Captured	4.4.1759	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	11.9.1759	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sunk as Breakwater	5.1771	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck147' 9 ½"Imperial Feet44.8183
Length of Keel120' 6 ½"Imperial Feet36.5887
Breadth41' 7"Imperial Feet12.6746
Depth in Hold17' 10"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen1,108 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1759Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1759420 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.9.1759 - 15.12.1760Captain ADM 6/19/94BWAS-171415.12.1760 - 25.6.1762Captain ADM 6/19/220BWAS-171425.6.1762 - 3.3.1763Captain ADM 6/19/420BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.9.1759 - 25.8.1762Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/108ADM 6/19

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
11.9.1759 - 5.8.1761Midshipman ADM 107/5/384ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
29.5.1759Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1714
22.6.1759Purchased at Plymouth - Devon at a cost of £7061.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1759Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
11.1759Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £12278.15.6dBWAS-1714
23.8.1760SurveyedBWAS-1714
1761Off BrestBWAS-1714
1762At the Basque RoadsBWAS-1714
3.3.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
17.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1771fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
24.5.1771Transported to Sheerness and sunk thereBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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