British Sixth Rate ship 'Blandford' (1711)

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Blandford

3325
Nominal Guns24BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered24.1.1710/11BWAS-1714
Launched29.10.1711BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassGibraltar Group (1710)BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Foundered28.3.1719BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512 
Length of Keel76' 9"Imperial Feet23.2029 
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248 
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen275 91⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


29.10.1711Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1710115Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
19.10.1711 - 16.6.1713Commander
Mungo HerdmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1727
ADM 6/11/170BWAS-171417.6.1713 - 14.11.1714Captain
Mungo HerdmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1727
Transfered ADM 6/11/263BWAS-171415.11.1714 - 1.6.1715Captain
Alexander GeddesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1705-1743
ADM 6/14/172
Confirmed 6.3.1733/34BWAS-17142.6.1715 - 24.7.1715Captain and Master
Edward WhitworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1721
ADM 6/12/43ADM 6/1225.7.1715 - 31.12.1716Captain and Master
Charles BoyleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1720
ADM 6/12/47BWAS-171412.4.1717 - 28.3.1719Captain
Erasmus PhillipsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1709
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/12/97BWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
23.10.1711 - 20.7.1714Lieutenant
James HutchinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1738
Transfered ADM 6/11/171ADM 6/1127.7.1715 - 3.11.1716Lieutenant
William BridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1742
Transfered ADM 6/12/47ADM 6/124.11.1716 - 26.12.1716Lieutenant
Dandy KiddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1717
ADM 6/12/82
Confirmed 6.12.1716ADM 6/123.5.1717 - 22.8.1717Lieutenant
Caesar BlountBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1743
ADM 6/12/98ADM 6/1220.9.1717 - 16.1.1717/18Lieutenant
Edmund WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1708-1750
ADM 6/12/103ADM 6/1217.1.1717/18 - 28.3.1719Lieutenant
Thomas MallonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1703-1719
† ADM 6/12/110ADM 6/12

Service History


DateEventSource
21.12.1711

Registered

BWAS-1714
1713Sailed to the BalticBWAS-1714
1714Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1715In the BalticBWAS-1714
15.6.1715Paid offADM 33
1716In the BalticBWAS-1714
3.1715/16Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1716Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1173.19.11dBWAS-1714
26.12.1716Paid offADM 33
1717In the Channel and the North SeaBWAS-1714
23.3.1718/19Foundered with all hands in the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714

 
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