British Third Rate ship of the line 'Warspite' (1758)

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Warspite ➡ 1780 Arundel
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.11.1755	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1755	BWAS-1714
Named	13.4.1756	BWAS-1714
Launched	8.4.1758	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	15.5.1758	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Dublin Class (1755)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas WestBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1757-1758	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	11.1801	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck165' 9 ½"Imperial Feet50.3047
Length of Keel134' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet40.8496
Breadth46' 11"Imperial Feet14.025
Depth in Hold19' 9 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039
Burthen1,579 ⁸⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.4.1758Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.8.1755550Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.5.1758 - 19.7.1758Captain ADM 6/18/512BWAS-171419.7.1758 - 7.5.1761Captain ADM 6/18/526BWAS-171410.5.1761 - 5.5.1763Captain ADM 6/19/313BWAS-171426.8.1780 - 18.5.1781Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/163BWAS-171419.5.1781 - 10.7.1782Commander ADM 6/22/289BWAS-17146.7.1782 - 22.3.1783Commander ADM 6/22/492ADM 6/22

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.1.1759 - 1.7.1760First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/25ADM 6/1911.2.1760 - 5.5.1763Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/135ref:8497.6.1760 - 5.5.1763Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/171ref:8493.7.1760 - 5.5.1763First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/180ref:84919.9.1780 - 22.9.1781First Lieutenant ADM 6/22/172ADM 6/2222.9.1781 - 22.3.1783Second Lieutenant ADM 6/22/342ADM 6/22

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1786 - 22.3.1785Carpenter TransferedADM 6/2313.7.1795 - 6.7.1801CarpenterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
28.8.1782 - 22.3.1783Midshipmanref:616

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
29.9.1781 - 7.11.1782Servant

Service History

DateEventSource
27.6.1758Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
27.7.1758Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £26285.19.3dBWAS-1714
27.7.1758Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £9440.12.11dBWAS-1714
16.2.1759Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
11.12.1761Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
5.5.1763

Sailed for home and paid off

BWAS-1714
1.1764Surveyed at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
11.1764Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
2.1765Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4003.5.7dBWAS-1714
1778fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.3.1780Renamed ArundelBWAS-1714
9.1780Recommissioned as receiving and hopsital ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
9.1780Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
7.1782Paid offBWAS-1714
9.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1790Paid offBWAS-1714
11.1801Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

ref:849Samantha Cavell, Thesis

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