British Third Rate ship of the line 'Princess Amelia' (1757)

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Princess Amelia

287
Nominal Guns80BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered28.3.1751BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down15.8.1751BWAS-1714
Named1.11.1755BWAS-1714
Launched7.3.1757BWAS-1714
First Commissioned2.5.1757BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Designed by
Joseph AllinBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1718-1746
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Israel PownollBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1741-1779
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Transfered11.1788BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck165' 0"Imperial Feet50.292 
Length of Keel133' 0"Imperial Feet40.5384 
Breadth47' 3"Imperial Feet14.3365 
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096 
Draught Forward12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211 
Draught Aft17' 8"Imperial Feet5.2106 
Burthen1,579 39⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.1757Broadside Weight = 770 Imperial Pound ( 349.195 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.5.1757 - 30.5.1757Captain
Richard EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1770
ADM 6/18/391ADM 6/1830.5.1757 - 18.6.1757Captain
Edward PrattenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1759
Transfered ADM 6/18/404ADM 6/1818.6.1757 - 19.10.1757Captain
Samuel GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1783
Transfered ADM 6/18/412BWAS-171419.10.1757 - 6.1.1758Captain
Philip DurellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1769
ADM 6/18/446BWAS-17146.1.1758 - 6.4.1761Captain
John BrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1789
ADM 6/18/467BWAS-17146.4.1761 - 22.6.1762Captain
John MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1787
Transfered ADM 6/19/306BWAS-171422.6.1762 - 23.1.1763Captain
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
ADM 6/19/418BWAS-171424.1.1771 - 31.5.1773Captain
Samuel MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1787
Transfered ADM 6/20/343BWAS-171431.5.1773 - 24.9.1773Captain
Andrew BarkleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1783
ADM 6/20/530
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 23.11.1773BWAS-171426.12.1776 - 3.12.1778Captain
Digby DentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1788
Transfered ADM 6/21/245B0513.12.1778 - 1.10.1779Captain
George Robinson WaltersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1762
ADM 6/21/482BWAS-17141.10.1779 - 5.8.1781Captain
John MacartneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1766
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/22/31BWAS-171415.8.1781 - 10.7.1782Captain
Billy DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1813
ADM 6/22/325BWAS-171410.7.1782 - 16.4.1783Captain
John ReynoldsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1784
Transfered ADM 6/22/494BWAS-171416.4.1783 - 20.7.1783Captain
John Willett PayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1802
ADM 6/23/147
Issued by
Hugh PigotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1787
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 2.10.1783ADM 6/23

6 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
6.1757 - 10.1757Rear-Admiral of the White
Thomas BrodrickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1723-1759
BWAS-17148.7.1758 - 1.11.1762Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Philip DurellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1769
TransferedBWAS-171422.6.1762 - 23.1.1763Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Lord Edward Augustus (Duke of York and Albany)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1766
BWAS-17141.1771 - 1773Vice-Admiral of the Red
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
Transfered ADM 107/4/102BWAS-17141778Admiral of the White
Sir Thomas PyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1783
BWAS-17141782 - 9.1783Rear-Admiral of the Blue
Sir Richard Hughes (2nd Baronet of East Bergholt)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1805
Transfered ADM 107/3/58BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1757 - 15.6.1757Second Lieutenant
William NewsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1762
ADM 3/18/368ADM 6/1814.5.1757 - 17.1.1757Third Lieutenant
David CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1782
ADM 6/18/398ADM 6/1817.1.1758 - 24.12.1760Second Lieutenant
David CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1782
ADM 6/18/472ADM 6/1824.12.1760 - 22.6.1762First Lieutenant
David CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1782
Transfered ADM 6/19/223ADM 6/1824.1.1771 - 13.3.1773First Lieutenant
William JuddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1778
ADM 6/20/343ADM 6/201.1.1777 - 10.1.1777Second Lieutenant
Nathaniel CrosbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1778
ADM 6/21/246ADM 6/2110.1.1777 - 19.11.1777First Lieutenant
Nathaniel CrosbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1778
ADM 6/21/248ADM 6/2126.3.1782 - 30.11.1782Fifth Lieutenant
William RichanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1802
Transfered ADM 6/22/434ADM 6/22

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1759 - 4.1759Surgeon
Robert GroatBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1739-1759
Superannuated ADM 354/162/26ADM 106

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
9.1762 - 23.1.1763Midshipman
William Peere WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1830
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Service History


DateEventSource
16.5.1757Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £45062.12.7dBWAS-1714
9.1757In Rochforte expeditionBWAS-1714
5.9.1757Raid on Rochefort
23.2.1758Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
1759At QuebecBWAS-1714
6.1759Seige of Quebec
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
23.1.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
6.1764Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1765Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13363.3.10dBWAS-1714
4.1771fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9347.11.7dBWAS-1714
3.6.1771Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
24.9.1773

Paid off

ADM 33
11.1776Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.1777Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1779Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1779Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1780fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.8.1781Battle of Dogger Bank
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
21.7.1783

Paid off

ADM 34
4.1788Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1788Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1788Delivered to officers of the customs and deleted from the listBWAS-1714
24.3.1818Arrived at Sheerness from Sandgate creekBWAS-1714
11.6.1818Sold to Mr Snook for £2,610BWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
9.1782-12.1782Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
 
 
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