British Fifth Rate ship 'Anglesea' (1725)

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Anglesea	7458
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Anglesea' (1694) (50) 1694-1719 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	30.6.1719	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1720	BWAS-1714
Acquired	19.5.1725	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth - Devon	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1719 Establishment 40-Gunner (1719)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Benjamin RosewellBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1741	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sunk as Breakwater	6.1742	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 0"Imperial Feet37.7952
Length of Keel101' 8"Imperial Feet30.988
Breadth33' 4"Imperial Feet10.0923
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen600 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.5.1725Broadside Weight = 180 Imperial Pound ( 81.63 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1719190Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.5.1727 - 4.7.1727Captain ADM 6/13/143ADM 6/134.7.1727 - 26.12.1727Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/13/145BWAS-171428.2.1727/28 - 30.12.1729Captain Transfered ADM 6/14/197BWAS-171431.12.1729 - 30.9.1730Captain ADM 6/14/58
Confirmed 10.9.1730BWAS-17149.12.1737 - 8.10.1741Captain ADM 6/15/86BWAS-1714

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.5.1727 - 6.9.1727First Lieutenant ADM 6/13/143ADM 6/1316.5.1727 - 6.9.1727Second Lieutenant ADM 6/13/143ADM 6/1316.5.1727 - 6.9.1727Third Lieutenant ADM 6/13/143ADM 6/137.9.1727 - 28.5.1730First Lieutenant ADM 6/14/156ADM 6/137.9.1727 - c.28.5.1730Second Lieutenant Discharged Dead ADM 6/14/156ADM 6/137.9.1727 - 10.1.1727/28Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/13/156ADM 6/1313.1.1727/28 - 28.5.1730Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/188ADM 6/1329.5.1730 - 30.9.1730First Lieutenant ADM 6/14/58
Confirmed 10.9.1730ADM 6/1429.5.1730 - 30.9.1730Second Lieutenant ADM 6/14/58
Confirmed 10.9.1730ADM 6/149.12.1737 - 5.12.1739First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/86ADM 6/159.12.1737 - 21.9.1740Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/86ADM 6/1522.9.1740 - 20.9.1741Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/459ADM 6/1522.9.1740 - 25.1.1740/41Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/16/333ADM 6/1527.7.1741 - 30.9.1741Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/15/440ADM 6/1521.9.1741 - 8.10.1741First Lieutenant ADM 6/16/459ADM 6/15

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
15.9.1721 - 1.2.1721/22Midshipman Ordinary Transfered ADM 107/3/229ADM 107/310.12.1727 - 1.8.1730Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/3/261ADM 107/312.4.1729 - 30.9.1730Midshipman ADM 107/3/229ADM 107/32.8.1730 - 13.4.1731Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/261ADM 107/319.1.1737/38 - 16.3.1737/38Midshipman Ordinary Transfered ADM 107/3/327ADM 107/3

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
29.12.1732 - 18.5.1733Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/305ADM 107/310.2.1737/38 - 14.2.1737/38Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/378ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1725building at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8075.19.0dBWAS-1714
1728Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
30.9.1730

Home and paid off

ADM 51
3.1730/31Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
5.1731Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1783.16.1dBWAS-1714
2.1737Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
12.1737RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1738To the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1.1738Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2488.17.0dBWAS-1714
1739In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1741Refitted as a Other Vessels Hulk
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
8.10.1741

Returned home and paid off

ADM 51
31.5.1742

Moved from Woolwich to Sheerness

BWAS-1714
6.1742

Sunk at Sheerness

BWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
25.7.1739-1741	British Fleet in the West indies	Edward VernonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1702-1746

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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