British Sixth Rate ship 'Arundel' (1746)

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Arundel	3152
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.10.1745	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	10.1745	BWAS-1714
Named	30.10.1746	BWAS-1714
Launched	23.11.1746	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	West Itchenor - Chichester	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 24-Gunner (1745)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	and Vernon ChittyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	9.7.1765	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck111' 8 ½"Imperial Feet33.8455
Length of Keel90' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet27.4511
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen508 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.11.1746Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1745160Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.10.1746 - 2.10.1751Captain: on board from 17.11.1746 ADM 6/17/168BWAS-171423.4.1753 - 11.3.1755Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/67ADM 6/1811.3.1755 - 31.8.1757Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/146BWAS-171414.2.1757 - 18.11.1757Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/355BWAS-171422.5.1758 - 14.7.1758Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/516BWAS-17146.8.1761 - 24.11.1763Captain ADM 6/19/338BWAS-171424.11.1763 - 19.2.1764Captain ADM 6/20/21
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 14.4.1764BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.2.1754 - 18.11.1757Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/92ADM 6/1811.6.1761 - 27.10.1761Lieutenant ADM 6/19/337
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 3.8.1761ADM 6/19

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1760 - 31.12.1761Master ADM 346/1/21ADM 346

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
13.9.1753 - 2.4.1755Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/418ADM 107/416.4.1755 - 19.12.1755Not Rated ADM 107/4/343ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1745Began building at Chichester - Sussex BWAS-1714
23.11.1746Completed building at Chichester - Sussex at a cost of £4114.16.6dBWAS-1714
19.12.1746Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
15.3.1746/47Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3245.19.11dBWAS-1714
1748Sailed to CarolinaBWAS-1714
2.10.1751

Paid off

ADM 51
24.1.1752SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1752Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
9.1752Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
4.1753Recommissioned, then sailed to New York and returnedBWAS-1714
7.1753Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2243.3.10dBWAS-1714
7.1753Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5547.17.0dBWAS-1714
7.1754Sailed to Newfoundland with a convoyBWAS-1714
11.5.1755Sailed as a reinforcement to BoscawenBWAS-1714
1756In the North SeaBWAS-1714
5.1756Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.1756Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2185.1.11dBWAS-1714
10.3.1757Sailed with a convoy to South CarolinaBWAS-1714
17.11.1757SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1758Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.1758Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3508.5.5dBWAS-1714
22.10.1758Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.1761RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1761Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
12.1761Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2245.14.5dBWAS-1714
20.12.1761Sailed for VirginiaBWAS-1714
20.2.1764

Paid off

ADM 33
26.4.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.6.1765Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
9.7.1765Sold at Woolwich for £670BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 346 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Rhonda May Rasmussen on Tuesday 2nd of November 2021 23:25

Hi there. I was wondering if anyone can tell me if this is the Arundel that was fitted out to take passengers to Australia in 1831/32. I am doing my family history and they came out on the Arundel arriving in Australia on 11 Nov 1832. Cheers Rhonda

Posted by David Eckert on Saturday 24th of August 2019 15:29

January 12, 1757 - The ship HMS Hampshire, commanded by Captain Norbury, having under his convoy the transport ships carrying 3 remainder companies of the Highlanders of the 42nd, 3 Companies for Montgomery's Highlanders and 3 for Fraser's stationed at Halifax who had a passage of 12 weeks from Cork, Ireland and met with very bad weather. Upon arrival of the convoy in Port in NYC, HMS Arundal and HMS Salisbury Transports were missing. They finally arrived into Rhode Island.

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