British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ruby' (1776)

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Ruby	365
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.11.1769	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	9.9.1772	BWAS-1714
Launched	26.11.1776	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	19.9.1777	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Intrepid Class (1765)	B028
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Nicholas PhillipsBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1790	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	4.1821	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 6"Imperial Feet48.4658
Length of Keel131' 0"Imperial Feet39.9288
Breadth44' 6"Imperial Feet13.4493
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036
Draught Aft16' 10"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen1,369 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

26.11.1776Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777500Design Complement

29 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.9.1777 - 4.1779Captain Discharged Dead ADM 6/21/314BWAS-17144.1779 - 2.6.1779Captain†BWAS-171413.1.1780 - 27.2.1781Captain ADM 6/22/158
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 9.8.1780BWAS-171427.2.1781 - 20.5.1781Captain ADM 6/22/391
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 29.12.1781BWAS-171420.5.1781 - 6.7.1782Captain ADM 6/22/404
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 28.1.1782ADM 107/46.7.1782 - 23.7.1782Captain ADM 6/22/492ADM 6/2223.7.1782 - 25.6.1783Captain ADM 6/22/498BWAS-171425.9.1790 - 25.1.1793Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/70ADM 6/2430.4.1793 - 7.7.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/233BWAS-171412.7.1794 - 29.8.1794Captain ADM 6/25/61ADM 6/2529.8.1794 - 3.1796Captain ADM 6/25/81BWAS-17143.1796 - 1797CaptainBWAS-17141.1797 - 2.1797CaptainBWAS-17142.1797 - 11.1797CaptainBWAS-17145.1799 - 1800CaptainBWAS-17141800 - 4.1801CaptainBWAS-17145.4.1801 - 6.1801CaptainBWAS-17144.1802 - 5.1803CaptainBWAS-17145.1803 - 10.1803CaptainBWAS-171410.1803 - 2.1804CaptainBWAS-17142.1804 - 7.1806CaptainBWAS-17147.1806 - 12.1808CaptainBWAS-171412.1808 - 6.1810CaptainBWAS-171428.6.1810 - 7.1810CaptainBWAS-17147.1810 - 21.10.1810CommanderBWAS-171421.10.1810 - 1812CaptainBWAS-17141812 - 1813LieutenantBWAS-17141813 - 1814LieutenantBWAS-17141815 - 1817LieutenantBWAS-1714

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1780 - 25.9.1780Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 107/1/259BWAS-171426.9.1780 - 4.1782Vice-Admiral of the White Transfered ADM 107/1/259BWAS-17141810Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17141812 - 1817CommodoreBWAS-1714

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.7.1782 - 27.11.1782Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/22/494ADM 6/2219.10.1790 - 22.4.1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/79ADM 6/2419.10.1790 - 21.11.1790Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/79ADM 6/2419.10.1790 - 26.10.1790Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/79ADM 6/2427.10.1790 - 19.2.1793Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/82ADM 6/2423.4.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/232ADM 6/2423.4.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/232ADM 6/2430.4.1793 - 7.6.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/233ADM 6/248.6.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/244.7.1793 - 18.11.1793Fourth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/251ADM 6/2416.7.1793 - 1793Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/254ADM 6/2419.11.1793 - 1793Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/285ADM 6/2411.1813 - 13.4.1814Acting LieutenantBWAS-171413.4.1814 - 3.1816LieutenantBWAS-1714

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1790 - bef.7.12.1790First Surgeons' Materef:198118.2.1792 - 1791Purser ADM 6/24/108ADM 6/2417.1.1797 - 6.11.1797MasterADM 29-13.9.1808 - 15.12.1808MasterADM 29-1

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1799MidshipmanNBD18492.1801 - 1803Master's MateNBD18499.4.1801 - 15.4.1801MidshipmanNAO11.1803 - 2.1804MidshipmanNBD18492.1810 - 1810MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
18.12.1800 - 18011st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1777Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
27.2.1778Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £26980.12.5dBWAS-1714
27.2.1778Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4562.9.11dBWAS-1714
24.5.1778Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
7.3.1779Action of March 7 1779
2.6.1779Ruby v La Prudente
1.1780At JamaicaBWAS-1714
20.3.17801st Action off Monti Christi
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
1.1782Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1782Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £15326.2.1dBWAS-1714
11.9.1782Sailed to the Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
11.10.1782Arrived at GibraltarBWAS-1714
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
6.12.1782Ruby v La Solitaire
8.12.1782Arrived in the West IndiesBWAS-1714
7.1785Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1786Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £15038.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1793Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1793Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5941.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.3.1795Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
17.8.1795At Saldhina BayBWAS-1714
3.1796In the East IndiesBWAS-1714
11.1797Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1.1798Began repairs at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.1799Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
7.1799Completed repairs at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £24923.0.0dBWAS-1714
14.7.1800Took the Ship in the South Atlantic
3.1801making good defects at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6955.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1802Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1802Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8083.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
1809In the Baltic?BWAS-1714
4.1811Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
6.1811Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
25.7.1811Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1812Receiving ship at BermudaBWAS-1714
1812Rerated as a Receiving Ship
4.1821Broken up at BermudaBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1782-12.1782	Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782	Lord Richard Howe (4^th Viscount Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 10th of May 2012 12:04

Nov 1805 Ruby 64 cap C. Rowley in N Sea since Mar 1804 moves from Ruby64 to Eagle 74 until May 1814 initially in the Mediterranean but in 1809 on the Walcheren expedition

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