British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hero' (1759)

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Hero ➡ 1800 Rochester

301
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered25.5.1756BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down8.1756BWAS-1714
Named16.7.1756BWAS-1714
Launched28.3.1759BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas BucknallBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1728-1772
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up7.1810BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck166' 6"Imperial Feet50.5991 
Length of Keel135' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet41.1671 
Breadth46' 8"Imperial Feet14.0547 
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166 
Draught Forward12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Aft16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937 
Burthen1,574 20⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.1759Broadside 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
2.1759550EstablishmentBWAS-1714

16 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
21.2.1759 - 4.5.1761Captain
George EdgcumbeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1782
ADM 6/19/38BWAS-17144.5.1761 - 22.6.1762Captain
William FortescueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1763
TransferedBWAS-171422.6.1762 - 25.12.1762Captain
The Hon. Samuel BarringtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
ADM 6/19/418BWAS-17146.10.1763 - 24.10.1766Captain
Paul Henry OurryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1773
ADM 6/19/543BWAS-171424.10.1766 - 1.11.1769Captain
William HothamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1805
ADM 6/20/140BWAS-17141.11.1769 - 20.5.1771Captain
Nicholas VincentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1805
ADM 6/20/259BWAS-171410.11.1780 - 23.7.1781Captain
James HawkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1784
ADM 6/22/196BWAS-171423.7.1781 - 19.5.1782Captain
Charles WoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1782
Transfered ADM 6/22/365
Issued by
George JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1787
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 16.11.1781BWAS-171419.5.1782 - 7.7.1782Captain
Henry NewcomeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1790
ADM 6/23/22
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 29.1.1783BWAS-17147.7.1782 - 4.9.1782Captain
William ClarkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1796
Transfered ADM 6/23/224
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 18.6.1784ADM 6/234.9.1782 - 8.6.1784Captain
Theophilus JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1825
ADM 6/23/250
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 11.11.1784BWAS-17145.10.1787 - 25.2.1788Captain
Thomas ByardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1799
Transfered ADM 6/23/424ADM 6/236.5.1793 - 1793Lieutenant
John ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1797
ADM 6/24/236ADM 6/2424.12.1805 - 6.1807Lieutenant
George BenthamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1846
NBD18498.1806 - 1809Lieutenant
Mathew Bowles AltBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1809
BWAS-17141809 - 17.5.1810Lieutenant
John Hindes SparkesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
9.1762 - 25.12.1762Vice-Admiral of the White
Sir Charles HardyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1762
ADM 107/1/204BWAS-17148.1782 - 8.6.1784Commodore
Richard KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1805
BWAS-1714

17 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
21.2.1759 - 20.8.1759Second Lieutenant
Edward LowerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1796
ADM 6/19/38ref:84921.2.1759 - 20.8.1759Third Lieutenant
Essex BowenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1798
ADM 6/19/38ref:84920.8.1759 - 6.9.1762First Lieutenant
Edward LowerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1796
Transfered ADM 6/19/88ref:84920.8.1759 - 25.12.1762Second Lieutenant
Essex BowenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1798
ADM 6/19/88ref:84920.8.1759 - 25.6.1761Fourth Lieutenant
Edward KatonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1774
ADM 6/19/88ADM 6/1925.6.1761 - 25.12.1762Third Lieutenant
Edward KatonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1774
ADM 6/19/324ADM 6/1925.6.1761 - 21.6.1762Fourth Lieutenant
William ReynoldsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1750-1786
ADM 6/19/324ref:8496.9.1762 - 25.12.1762First Lieutenant
Henry I'AnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1767
ADM 6/19/435ADM 6/196.10.1763 - 24.10.1766First Lieutenant
Peter FoulkesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1780
ADM 6/19/543ADM 6/1910.11.1769 - 23.11.1769First Lieutenant
John CrispoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1771
ADM 6/20/260ADM 6/2029.9.1770 - 20.5.1771Fifth Lieutenant
James GestBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1771
ADM 6/20/295ADM 6/208.10.1770 - 18.1.1771Second Lieutenant
Lionel HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1752
Transfered ADM 6/20/298ADM 6/207.9.1783 - 8.9.1783Sixth Lieutenant
James HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1801
ADM 6/23/287
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 24.6.1785ADM 6/238.9.1783 - 8.6.1784Fifth Lieutenant
James HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1801
ADM 6/23/287
Issued by
Edward HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1793
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 24.6.1785ADM 6/233.10.1787 - 8.4.1788First Lieutenant
James DrewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1791
ADM 6/23/424ADM 6/2322.11.1790 - 1790First Lieutenant
John CockburnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1785-1790
ADM 6/24/90ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1.5.1792Second Lieutenant
Thomas EylesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
Transfered ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/24

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
2.10.1806 - 17.2.1808Master
Alexander PyperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1808
ADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
22.5.1759 - 2.7.1760Master's Mate
William AlnwickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1783
ADM 107/5/261ADM 107/5

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
2.5.1783 - 12.5.1784Captain's Servant
Richard KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1830
NAO6.5.1808 - 18081st Class Volunteer
John Harvey BotelerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1830
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
2.1759First commissionedBWAS-1714
5.5.1759Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £33093.0.0dBWAS-1714
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
24.11.1760Took the French privateer FortuneBWAS-1714
24.11.1760Took the Privateer
La Fortuné (6) 1760-1760
French 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown

29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
2.4.1761Took the  
3.4.1761Took the East Indiaman
Le Bertin (64) 1760-1761
French 64 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
off Cadiz
25.12.1762

Paid off

BWAS-1714
10.1763Recommissioned as guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
11.1763Fitted as a guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1.1769Began fitting as a troop shipBWAS-1714
2.1769Completed fitting as a troop shipBWAS-1714
2.1769Refitted as a Unrated Troop ShipBWAS-1714
20.5.1771

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.1776Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.1780Refitted as a Third Rate Ship of the LineBWAS-1714
12.1780Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £37416.4.7dBWAS-1714
16.4.1781Battle of Porto Praya
17.2.1782Battle of Sadras
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
20.6.17832nd Battle of Cuddalore
7.6.1784

Paid off

ADM 33
7.1784fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1787fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2597.7.1dBWAS-1714
10.1787Recommissioned as receiving ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
8.4.1788

Paid off

ADM 33
12.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1792Refitted as an unarmed Unrated Prison ShipBWAS-1793
12.1792fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
13.5.1798Paid offADM 51
15.5.1800Renamed RochesterBWAS-1714
10.1802In ordinaryBWAS-1714
8.1806Commissioned as a prison shipBWAS-1714
17.5.1810Paid offADM 51
7.1810Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

 
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