British Sixth Rate ship 'Glasgow' (1707)

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Glasgow

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Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Scottish Sixth Rate ship 'Royal Mary' (1696) (20) 1696-1707
Scottish 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Hired1.5.1707BWAS-1714
ShipyardLondon - Thames BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold20.8.1719BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck93' 6"Imperial Feet28.3972 
Length of Keel77' 0"Imperial Feet23.4696 
Breadth26' 4"Imperial Feet7.9417 
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048 
Burthen284Tons BM 

Armament


5.1707Broadside Weight = 68 Imperial Pound ( 30.838 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

8.1714Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.8.1707 - 16.12.1707Commander
James HamiltonScottish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1707
Transfered ADM 6/9/88BWAS-171418.12.1707 - 7.1.1707/8Commander
George StidsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1676-1709
Transfered ADM 6/9/114ADM 6/98.1.1707/8 - 16.2.1707/8Commander
Thomas EgertonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1708
ADM 6/9/118ADM 6/917.2.1707/8 - 20.5.1712Commander
Walter MassyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1712
ADM 6/9/136BWAS-171421.5.1712 - 16.6.1713Commander
Thomas DennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1714
ADM 6/11/209BWAS-171417.6.1713 - 4.11.1714Captain and Master
Thomas DennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1714
ADM 6/11/264BWAS-17145.2.1714/15 - 20.11.1718Captain
William LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1723
ADM 6/12/24BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.8.1707 - 19.2.1707/8Lieutenant
William HayScottish
Naval Sailor
Service 1706-1709
ADM 6/9/91ADM 6/910.3.1707/8 - 27.1.1711/12Lieutenant
Robert ProsserBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1734
ADM 6/9/148ADM 6/928.1.1711/12 - 4.11.1714Lieutenant
Francis KirkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1728
ADM 6/11/191ADM 6/118.2.1714/15 - 20.11.1718Lieutenant
John JowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1718
ADM 6/12/26ADM 6/12

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
6.8.1717 - 20.11.1718Midshipman
Thomas DiasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1728
ADM 107/3/187ADM 107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
1.5.1708Took the Privateer
La Fidèle (Unknown) 1708-1708
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the North Sea
30.5.1712Took the Privateer
L'Amazone (Unknown) 1712-1712
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the North Sea
1713Quarantine guard for the DownsBWAS-1714
1714repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £634.5.7dBWAS-1714
8.1714Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Frigate
4.11.1714

Paid off

ADM 33
1715Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
1717Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
1718Sailed to the Baltic with a convoyBWAS-1714
20.11.1718

Paid off

ADM 33
20.8.1719

Sold at Deptford for £115

BWAS-1714

 
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