British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Garland' (1712)

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Garland
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Scarborough' (1710) (32) 1710-1712 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Named	10.4.1712	BWAS-1603
Captured	31.3.1712	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Southampton - Hampshire	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Broken Up to Rebuild	24.10.1721	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Garland' (1724) (20) 1724-1744 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Breadth28' 7"Imperial Feet8.5566
Depth in Hold10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766
Burthen391 ¹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.6.1712 - 4.10.1715Captain ADM 6/11/214BWAS-16035.10.1715 - 19.10.1715Captain Transfered ADM 6/12/53ADM 6/1219.10.1715 - 22.2.1716/17Captain ADM 6/12/54BWAS-160325.2.1716/17 - 26.9.1717Captain and Master: on board from 26.2.1716/17 ADM 6/12/91BWAS-160324.3.1717/18 - 3.12.1718Commander ADM 6/12/123BWAS-16035.12.1718 - 7.4.1721Captain ADM 6/12/235
Confirmed 25.1.1720/21BWAS-16037.4.1721 - 15.9.1721Captain ADM 6/13/8BWAS-1603

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.10.1715 - 19.10.1715Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/53ADM 6/1220.10.1715 - 31.8.1716Lieutenant ADM 6/12/54ADM 6/121.9.1716 - 18.2.1716/17Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/86
Confirmed 29.1.1716/17ADM 6/1225.2.1716/17 - 26.9.1717Lieutenant ADM 6/12/91ADM 6/1224.3.1717/18 - 24.6.1718Lieutenant ADM 6/12/123ADM 6/1225.6.1718 - 16.9.1718Lieutenant ADM 6/12/220
Confirmed 30.11.1720ADM 6/1217.9.1718 - 15.9.1721Lieutenant ADM 6/13/7
Confirmed 16.3.1720/21ADM 6/13

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
11.8.1716 - 14.12.1716Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/239ADM 107/3

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.10.1715 - 10.8.1716Able Seaman ADM 107/3/239ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1712RecommissionedBWAS-1603
10.4.1712Ordered to be paid offBWAS-1603
5.1712Began large repair at Woolwich - London BWAS-1603
6.1712RecommissionedBWAS-1603
10.1712Completed large repair at Woolwich - London at a cost of £3172.17.7dBWAS-1603
9.1715Prepared for serviceBWAS-1603
11.10.1715

Recommissioned for the Baltic

BWAS-1603
2.1717Began small repair at UnknownBWAS-1603
18.2.1716/17

Ordered reduced to a fireship

BWAS-1603
22.2.1716/17Paid offADM 33
3.1716/17Completed small repair at a cost of £840.19.1dBWAS-1603
26.9.1717Paid offADM 33
11.8.1718Battle of Cape Passaro
1719In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1719

Rearmed and re-rated as a 20-gun Sixth Rate

BWAS-1603
4.1721Commissioned as quarantine guard at the NoreBWAS-1603
15.9.1721Paid offADM 51
24.10.1721

Broken up at Sheerness to be rebuilt as a Sixth Rate

BWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
18.5.1715-29.11.1716	British Baltic Fleet 1715	Sir John NorrisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1689-1740

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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