British Third Rate ship of the line 'Buckingham' (1751)

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Buckingham ➡ 1777 Grampus	3440
Nominal Guns	68	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.10.1745	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	26.1.1745/46	BWAS-1714
Launched	30.4.1751	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	8.2.1755	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 68-Gunner (1745)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John HollandBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1726-1752	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Foundered	11.11.1779	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Length of Keel131' 4"Imperial Feet39.9321
Breadth45' 4"Imperial Feet13.7363
Depth in Hold19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8025
Burthen1,435 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.4.1751Broadside Weight = 731 Imperial Pound ( 331.5085 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1745520Design Complement
7.1777230As a storeshipBWAS-1714

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1755 - 7.6.1756Captain ADM 6/18/134BWAS-17147.6.1756 - 20.5.1757Captain ADM 6/18/277ADM 6/1820.5.1757 - 29.1.1759Captain ADM 6/18/401BWAS-171429.1.1759 - 12.5.1759Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/75
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 2.7.1759ADM 6/1912.5.1759 - 21.10.1760Captain ADM 6/19/190
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 14.8.1760BWAS-171420.1.1761 - 31.8.1762Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/268ADM 6/1931.8.1762 - 2.3.1763Captain ADM 6/19/434BWAS-171420.10.1770 - 19.2.1771Captain ADM 6/20/303BWAS-171419.2.1771 - 6.6.1773Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/20/349BWAS-171425.8.1773 - 26.5.1775Captain ADM 6/21/95
Issued by
Confirmed 1.6.1775ADM 6/216.1776 - 23.8.1777LieutenantBWAS-171423.8.1777 - 20.10.1778Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/304BWAS-171420.10.1778 - 3.4.1779Commander ADM 6/21/462BWAS-17143.4.1779 - 10.8.1779Commander ADM 6/22/296
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 4.6.1781ADM 6/2210.8.1779 - 11.11.1779Commander ADM 6/22/71
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 28.12.1779BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1755 - 3.7.1756Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.4.1757 - 1758Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/390ADM 6/181758 - 3.11.1758First Lieutenant† Discharged DeadTNC12.5.1758 - 23.8.1759Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/133
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 31.1.1760ADM 6/1923.8.1759 - 21.10.1760Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/191
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 19.8.1760ADM 6/1922.1.1761 - 2.3.1763Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/268ADM 6/1926.1.1761 - 2.3.1763Third Lieutenant ADM 6/19/269ADM 6/1927.2.1771 - 13.3.1771First Lieutenant ADM 6/20/351ADM 6/202.6.1772 - 11.11.1772Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/20/497
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 25.5.1773ADM 6/20

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.3.1757 - 22.4.1758Midshipman ADM 107/5/243ADM 107/524.7.1758 - 18.7.1759Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/5/243ADM 107/5

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
2.7.1756 - 28.10.1756Captain's Servantref:98029.10.1756 - 18.7.1757Ordinary Seaman Transferedref:98023.4.1758 - 23.7.1758Able Seaman ADM 107/5/243ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1751Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £29094.15.3dBWAS-1714
2.1753Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1.1755CommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1755Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7764.2.7dBWAS-1714
6.4.1756Sailed to the Mediterranean in Byng's fleetBWAS-1714
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
10.1756Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1757Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £77213.8.8dBWAS-1714
29.1.1757Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.11.1758Action of 3rd November 1758
1.1759At MartiniqueBWAS-1714
16.1.1759Attack on Martinique
20.1.1759Capture of Guadeloupe
2.1759At GuadeloupeBWAS-1714
21.10.1760Paid offADM 33
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
4.1761Expedition against BellisleBWAS-1714
2.3.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
9.1763Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
28.9.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1765Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £27083.12.2dBWAS-1714
10.1770RecommissionedBWAS-1714
25.3.1771Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1774Returned home late in the yearBWAS-1714
26.5.1775Paid offADM 51
6.1775Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1775Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
6.1776Recommissioned as a store shipBWAS-1714
4.1777Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
19.4.1777Renamed GrampusBWAS-1714
7.1777Refitted as a 30 gun Unrated Storeship
7.1777Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9250.18.7dBWAS-1714
26.12.1778Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
4.1779Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
11.11.1779Foundered in the Atlantic on the voyage homeBWAS-1714

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Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 27th of May 2026 02:09

London, 4 January 1752: Thursday was held a Board of Admiralty when their Lordships put into commission the Buckingham man of war of 70 guns, a new ship now at Chatham. [Kentish Post, 8 January 1752]

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 24th of May 2026 13:23

London, 31 January: The following ships of war are ordered to be expedited, which are now building in Deptford Yard, viz, the Cambridge of 80 guns, the Buckingham of 70 guns, and the Deptford of 60. The Buckingham is ordered to be launched next month. [Kentish Post, 2 January 1751]

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