British Third Rate ship of the line 'Devonshire' (1704)

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Devonshire

13102
Nominal Guns80B065
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered9.9.1703BWAS-1603
Launched11.1704BWAS-1603
First Commissioned22.12.1704B065
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1603
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich B065
Constructor
Robert LeeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1681-1698
B065
CategoryThird RateB065
Ship TypeShip of the LineB065
Sailing RigShip RiggedB065
Sunk in Action10.10.1707B065

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck156' 0"Imperial Feet47.5488 
Breadth42' 1 ½"Imperial Feet12.8143 
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816 
Burthen1,220Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck156' 0"Imperial Feet47.5488 
Length of Keel129' 3"Imperial Feet39.3218 
Breadth42' 1 ½"Imperial Feet12.8143 
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816 
Burthen1,219 92⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1704Broadside Weight = 570 Imperial Pound ( 258.495 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1705520 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
22.12.1704 - 30.8.1706Captain
Lord James Berkeley (Viscount Dursley)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1736
Transfered ADM 6/8/125ADM 6/812.1.1706/7 - 10.10.1707Captain
John WatkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1707
† ADM 6/9/68
Confirmed 13.5.1707TRN2

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
8.1706 - 4.1707Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Sir John JenningsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1687-1726
ADM 107/3/69TRN2

9 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
21.12.1704 - 8.3.1706/7First Lieutenant
Henry BlinstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1712
ADM 6/8/128ADM 6/821.12.1704 - 8.3.1706/7Second Lieutenant
Arthur DelgarnoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1728
Transfered ADM 6/8/125ADM 6/821.12.1704 - 13.9.1706Third Lieutenant
John TwisdenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1706
ADM 6/8/125ADM 6/814.9.1706 - 20.1.1706/7Third Lieutenant
Ralph SaundersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1715
Transfered ADM 6/9/37
Confirmed 27.12.1706ADM 6/929.1.1706/7 - 10.10.1707Third Lieutenant
Robert TempestBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1707
† ADM 6/9/65
Confirmed 29.4.1707ADM 6/99.3.1706/7 - 18.8.1707First Lieutenant
Arthur DelgarnoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1728
Transfered ADM 6/9/68
Confirmed 5.5.1707ADM 6/99.3.1706/7 - 26.6.1707Second Lieutenant
Henry LawsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1727
Transfered ADM 6/9/68
Confirmed 5.5.1707ADM 6/927.6.1707 - 10.10.1707Second Lieutenant
William PayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1707
† ADM 6/9/79ADM 6/920.8.1707 - 10.10.1707First Lieutenant
Thomas WittsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1707
† ADM 6/9/89ADM 6/9

Service History


DateEventSource
9.10.1707

Sailed from Plymouth as part of a convoy escort bound for Lisbon

TRN2
10.10.1707Battle of the Lizard

 
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Posted by Keith Wilkie on Wednesday 4th of February 2026 19:35

James Wilkie, midshipman, baptized June 29 1684 Dalmeny Parish Scotland died at sea 25 November 1706 just four days short of the destination Barbados having left the Cape Verde Islands 53 days earlier. The fleet had sailed from Gibraltar on 8 September 1706.

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