British Third Rate ship of the line 'Dragon' (1760)

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Dragon

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered28.12.1757BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down28.3.1758BWAS-1714
Named1.2.1758BWAS-1714
Launched4.3.1760BWAS-1714
First Commissioned7.3.1760BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBellona Class (1758)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Adam HayesBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1748-1785
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold1.6.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 0"Imperial Feet51.2064 
Length of Keel137' 11"Imperial Feet41.7583 
Breadth46' 11"Imperial Feet14.025 
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166 
Draught Forward12' 7"Imperial Feet3.7465 
Draught Aft17' 11"Imperial Feet5.1852 
Burthen1,614 73⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.3.1760Broadside 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
31.1.1758550Design Complement
10.178092as a receiving shipBWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.3.1760 - 15.12.1762Captain
Augustus John HerveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1778
ADM 6/19/144BWAS-17146.5.1763 - 6.5.1766Captain
John MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1787
ADM 6/19/493BWAS-17146.5.1766 - 21.3.1769Captain
John Albert BentinckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1773
ADM 6/20/117BWAS-171421.3.1769 - 2.4.1770Captain
Robert HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1770
ADM 6/20/233BWAS-171412.10.1780 - 21.3.1781Commander
John FergusonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1814
ADM 6/22/182ADM 6/2223.3.1781 - 6.7.1782Commander
Samuel OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1814
ADM 6/22/264BWAS-17149.7.1782 - 21.4.1783Commander
Thomas Arthur LeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1783
ADM 6/22/493BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
7.3.1760 - 15.12.1762Fourth Lieutenant
William OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1783
ADM 6/19/144ADM 6/1922.5.1760 - 15.12.1762First Lieutenant
Peter FoulkesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1780
ADM 6/19/167ADM 6/193.1.1765 - 26.5.1766First Lieutenant
Charles CaesarBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1777
ADM 6/20/64ADM 6/208.5.1766 - 24.9.1766Second Lieutenant
Patrick StuartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1753
ADM 6/20/119ADM 6/2024.9.1766 - 11.10.1769First Lieutenant
David MaitlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1779
ADM 6/20/138ADM 6/2024.9.1766 - 21.3.1769Third Lieutenant
Patrick StuartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1753
ADM 6/20/138ADM 6/20

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
9.12.1780 - 12.12.1782Able Seaman
Richard ColleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1821
ADM 29/8

Service History


DateEventSource
19.4.1760Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £38118.6.0dBWAS-1714
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
30.10.1761Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
10.2.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
24.2.1762As St LuciaBWAS-1714
24.2.1762Capture of Saint Lucia
4.1762Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
11.6.1762Siege of El Morro
11.1762fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
15.12.1762

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1763Recommissioned as guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
4.1769fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3671.17.10dBWAS-1714
21.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.4.1770

Paid off

BWAS-1714
9.1780Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
9.1780Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.1780RecommisisonedBWAS-1714
11.1780Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1065.3.1dBWAS-1714
21.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1.6.1784Sold at Portsmouth for £620BWAS-1714

 
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