British Third Rate ship of the line 'Chichester' (1753)

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Chichester
Nominal Guns	68	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.7.1750	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	28.7.1750	BWAS-1714
Named	23.8.1750	BWAS-1714
Launched	4.6.1753	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.2.1755	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Joseph AllinBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1718-1746	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Peirson LockBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1716-1755	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	10.1803	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Length of Keel131' 6 ½"Imperial Feet39.9415
Breadth44' 9"Imperial Feet13.4684
Depth in Hold19' 6"Imperial Feet5.8081
Burthen1,401 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.6.1753Broadside Weight = 731 Imperial Pound ( 331.5085 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1745520Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.2.1755 - 19.5.1756Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/128BWAS-171431.5.1756 - 8.5.1761Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/273BWAS-17148.5.1761 - 5.4.1763Captain ADM 6/19/313BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.10.1761 - 5.3.1762Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/358ADM 6/19

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1758 - 20.7.1758Unknown Transfered ADM 36/4801/118ADM 361758 - 7.8.1758Unknown Transfered ADM 36/4801/118ADM 361758 - 7.8.1758Unknown Transfered ADM 36/4801/118ADM 361758 - 11.8.1758Unknown Transfered ADM 36/4801/119ADM 36

Service History

DateEventSource
11.5.1755Sailed as reinforcement to BoscawenBWAS-1714
1756Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
14.1.1756Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £22288.7.3dBWAS-1714
14.1.1756Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5058.4.8dBWAS-1714
23.11.1757Took the Demi-Batterie
1.1.1758Took the Privateer
5.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
10.3.1761Took the Privateer in the Bay of Biscay
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
4.1761Expedition against BelleisleBWAS-1714
27.11.1761Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
5.4.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
5.6.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1779Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
20.1779fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
4.1783fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
27.4.1755-4.11.1755	Fleet for North America	The Hon. Edward BoscawenBritish Naval Sailor Ship Owner Administrator Marine Service 1726-1759

Notes on Ship

DesignBWAS-1714
This ships was built to a modified version of the 1745 Establishment with the following design dimensions:

Length of Gundeck	160' 0"
Length of Keel	131' 6 1/2"
Breadth	44' 9"
Depth in Hold	19' 6"
Burthen	1,401 33/94 bm

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 36 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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