British Third Rate ship of the line 'Torbay' (1719)

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Torbay	7171
Nominal Guns	80	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	8.3.1715/16	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	23.7.1716	BWAS-1714
Acquired	23.5.1719	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.4.1721	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 80-Gunner (1706)	B028
Constructor	Richard StaceyBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1742	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	1.1.1749/50	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck156' 8"Imperial Feet47.5524
Length of Keel127' 4"Imperial Feet38.7134
Breadth43' 9"Imperial Feet13.1826
Depth in Hold17' 8"Imperial Feet5.2106
Burthen1,296 ³⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.5.1719Broadside Weight = 656 Imperial Pound ( 297.496 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1706520Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.4.1721 - 26.4.1728Captain ADM 6/13/9BWAS-171423.11.1733 - 3.4.1736Captain ADM 6/14/155BWAS-171428.2.1739/40 - 26.9.1740Captain ADM 6/15/250BWAS-171427.9.1740 - 18.3.1743/44Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/336BWAS-171419.3.1743/44 - 11.1.1744/45Captain ADM 6/17/63
Issued by
Confirmed 13.2.1745/46BWAS-171412.1.1744/45 - 30.4.1745Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/54
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.2.1744/45ADM 6/179.3.1744/45 - 26.11.1745Captain ADM 6/17/42
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 10.1.1745/46BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1726Vice-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1714

32 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.4.1721 - 31.1.1725/26First Lieutenant ADM 6/13/9ADM 6/1310.4.1721 - 31.1.1725/26Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/13/9ADM 6/134.12.1721 - 14.3.1721/22Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/13/23ADM 6/134.12.1721 - 14.3.1721/22Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/13/23ADM 6/131.6.1722 - 1.2.1725/26Third Lieutenant ADM 6/13/38ADM 6/131.6.1722 - 31.1.1725/26Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/13/38ADM 6/131.2.1725/26 - 17.11.1727First Lieutenant ADM 6/13/101ADM 6/131.2.1725/26 - 26.4.1728Second Lieutenant ADM 6/13/101ADM 6/131.2.1725/26 - 17.11.1727Third Lieutenant ADM 6/13/101ADM 6/131.2.1725/26 - bef.23.6.1727Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/13/101ADM 6/1324.6.1727 - 18.11.1727Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/13/203
Confirmed 3.5.1728ADM 6/1318.11.1727 - 12.6.1728First Lieutenant ADM 6/14/203
Confirmed 3.5.1728ADM 6/1318.11.1727 - 25.7.1728Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/13/203
Confirmed 3.5.1728ADM 6/1318.11.1727 - 1.4.1729Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/14/202
Confirmed 26.4.1728ADM 6/1323.11.1733 - 1.1.1733/34First Lieutenant ADM 6/14/155ADM 6/1423.11.1733 - 30.1.1733/34Second Lieutenant ADM 6/14/155ADM 6/142.1.1733/34 - 30.1.1733/34First Lieutenant ADM 6/14/159ADM 6/1431.1.1733/34 - 3.4.1736First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/162ADM 6/1431.1.1733/34 - 3.4.1736Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/162ADM 6/148.2.1733/34 - 3.4.1736Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/163ADM 6/144.3.1739/40 - 11.4.1742First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/254ADM 6/154.3.1739/40 - 9.4.1740Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/254ADM 6/154.3.1739/40 - 9.4.1740Third Lieutenant ADM 6/15/254ADM 6/154.3.1739/40 - 9.4.1740Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/254ADM 6/1510.4.1740 - 11.4.1742Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/273ADM 6/1510.4.1740 - bef.1.8.1741Third Lieutenant Discharged Dead ADM 6/16/273ADM 6/1512.4.1742 - 2.6.1743First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/45ADM 6/1612.4.1742 - 30.3.1743Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/45ADM 6/1631.5.1743 - 1.1.1744/45Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/16/485
Confirmed 29.5.1745ADM 6/163.6.1743 - 18.3.1743/44First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/15
Issued by
Confirmed 30.10.1745ADM 6/1722.1.1744/45 - 26.11.1745Third Lieutenant ADM 6/17/27
Confirmed 25.11.1745ADM 6/1714.7.1745 - 26.11.1745Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/23
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 16.11.1745ADM 6/17

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1740 - 1.5.1740Master ADM 6/15/285ADM 6/15

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.2.1721/22 - 20.4.1722Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/121ADM 107/319.4.1722 - 27.6.1722Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/130ADM 107/328.6.1722 - 12.8.1722Midshipman Ordinary Transfered ADM 107/3/130ADM 107/316.10.1722 - 6.5.1723Midshipman ADM 107/3/130ADM 107/329.6.1734 - 5.8.1736Quartermaster's Mate Transfered ADM 6/86/86ADM 6/8613.8.1741 - 29.4.1744Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/58ADM 107/4

14 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1721 - 3.4.1724VolunteerODNB29.3.1722 - 18.4.1722Able Seaman ADM 107/3/130ADM 107/325.7.1722 - 24.9.1722Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/142ADM 107/33.8.1723 - 31.8.1723Surgeon's Servant ADM 107/3/459ADM 107/31.9.1723 - 7.2.1724/25Captain's Servant Transfered ADM 107/3/459ADM 107/321.5.1727 - 11.10.1727Ordinary Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/244ADM 107/31735 - 1.2.1735/36Captain's Servant Transfered ADM 107/3/510ADM 107/325.11.1738 - 8.11.1739Able Seaman Transfered ADM 6/86/18ADM 6/867.6.1740 - 9.10.1741Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/87ADM 107/58.11.1740 - 27.7.1741Captain's Servant ADM 107/4/58ADM 107/428.7.1741 - 2.8.1741Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/4/58ADM 107/43.8.1741 - 12.8.1741Able Seaman ADM 107/4/58ADM 107/423.12.1743 - 26.11.1745Able Seaman ADM 107/4/414ADM 107/425.10.1744 - 26.11.1745Able Seaman ADM 107/4/273ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
5.6.1719Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £17488.13.8dBWAS-1714
1720Fitted at Chatham DY for the Straits, but did not proceedBWAS-1714
1721First commissioned as guardship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1722Guardship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1723Guardship at BlackstakesBWAS-1714
1724Guardship at BlackstakesBWAS-1714
1725Guardship at BlackstakesBWAS-1714
1725Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1726In the BalticBWAS-1714
1726Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1727In the StraitsBWAS-1714
26.4.1728

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1733Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1734RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1734Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1735In the TagusBWAS-1714
7.4.1736

Paid off early in the year

BWAS-1714
10.1737Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1739RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1739Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £18088.1.1dBWAS-1714
10.10.1740Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
3.1740/41Present at the Caragena operationsBWAS-1714
1742Returned home early in the yearBWAS-1714
1743Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1744In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
26.11.1745

Sailed home to pay off

BWAS-1714
16.1.1747/48Order to be investigated as ot the feasability of her being reduced to a 66-gun shipBWAS-1714
19.6.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
5.9.1749Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
1.1.1749/50Breaking up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
24.12.1726-9.4.1728	British Squadron for the relief of Gibraltar	Sir Charles WagerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1692-1734

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/86 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 21st of May 2026 16:09

London, 11 April 1721: Yesterday the following guard ships were commissioned, the Captains as follows, viz, Sir George Walton, Warsaw; Capt Owen, Ipswich; Captain Harris, Essex; Capt Kempthorne, Yarmouth; Capt Davis, Jersey; Captain Nicholas Haddock, Torbay; Capt Philip Vanbrug, Bredah; Capt Hubbard, Windsor, and Capt Elford Debtford. [Newcastle Courant, 15 April 1721]

Posted by Brian on Saturday 6th of February 2016 17:48

For October 1726 - We received the following news from Sir Charles Wager; From on board his Majesty's ship the Torbay, under the Island of Hanno on the coast of Sweden,, Oct. 4, O.S. Sir Charles Wager with the squadron of his Majesty's ships under his command sailed from the Bay of Revel the 20th past, the wind and weather being fair; but the wind shifted the following night, and we have had a variety of bad wind and weather ever since; however we have made a shift to beat down thus far, with very little damage to any of the ships. We put in here last night, the wind blowing hard westerly and we shall soon proceed to Copenhagen, and thence for England

Posted by Brian on Monday 30th of June 2014 04:25

The London Gazette
Publication date:11 March 1726
Admiralty Office, March 14
His Majesty's ship Torbay, Captain Nicholas Haddock Commander, sailed the 7th inst. from Spithead, with the Pool fire-ship and several vessels with ordnance and victualing stores for Gibraltar.

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