British Sixth Rate ship 'Wager' (1739)

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Wager

6532
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
British Merchant east indiaman 'Wager' (1734) (Unknown) 1734-1739
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased21.11.1739BWAS-1714
First Commissioned26.12.1739BWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey EICS
Constructor
John BuxtonBritish
Ship Builder
EICS
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Wrecked14.5.1741BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck123' 0"Imperial Feet37.4904 
Length of Keel101' 4 ⅛"Imperial Feet30.788 
Breadth32' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet9.7631 
Depth in Hold14' 4"Imperial Feet4.2926 
Burthen558 82⁄94Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1739120 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
26.12.1739 - 2.11.1740Captain
Dandy KiddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1717
Transfered ADM 6/16/242BWAS-17143.11.1740 - 18.2.1740/41Captain
George MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1756
Transfered ADM 6/16/142
Confirmed 1.2.1742/43BWAS-171419.2.1740/41 - 14.5.1741Captain
David CheapBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1747
ADM 6/17/81
Issued by
George AnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Service 1711-1761
, Pacific Ocean
Confirmed 28.3.1746BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.11.1740 - 14.5.1741Lieutenant
Robert BaynesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1746
ADM 6/17/105
Issued by
George AnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Service 1711-1761
, Pacific Ocean
Confirmed 16.5.1746ADM 6/17

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
29.1.1740/41 - 14.5.1741Midshipman
Patrick MouatBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1766
ADM 107/4/34ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
21.11.1739Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £3912.2.1dBWAS-1714
23.11.1739Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
23.5.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £7096.2.4dBWAS-1714
8.1740Sailed from Portsmouth for the PacificBWAS-1714
14.5.1741Wrecked in the Magellan StraitsBWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
19.6.1740-14.6.1744Anson's Circumnavigation
George AnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Service 1711-1761
 
 
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Posted by Brian on Monday 2nd of June 2014 15:49

1744 Admiralty Office June 12, His Majesty's Consul General at Lisbon has received a letter dated 14th of February 1743 from Capt. David Cheap, late Commander of his Majesty's ship Wager, cast away in the South Sea, in May 1741, advising of his being in good health at Santiago in Chili, together with Lieutenant Thomas Hamilton, of Col. Lawthers Regiment of Marines, and two midshipman, one of whom is Mr. Biron, bother to Ld. Biron and that the met with very honourable treatment from the President of Chili.

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