British Sixth Rate ship 'Glasgow' (1745)

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Glasgow

4466
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.5.1744BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down5.1744BWAS-1714
Launched22.5.1745BWAS-1714
First Commissioned14.5.1745BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardKingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 20-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Jacob AckworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1690-1744
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John ReedBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold8.4.1756BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck112' 2"Imperial Feet34.1418 
Length of Keel91' 8"Imperial Feet27.94 
Breadth32' 2"Imperial Feet9.779 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen504 47⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


22.5.1745Broadside 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
1741140Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
14.5.1745 - 29.5.1745Captain
The Hon. John BerminghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1745
ADM 6/16/477ADM 6/1630.5.1745 - 29.1.1747/48Captain
John LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1710-1748
ADM 6/16/486BWAS-171418.11.1748 - 25.6.1752Captain
John EvansBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1793
ADM 6/17/408BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
11.2.1747/48 - 1748Purser
Randall ActonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1748
ADM 6/17/320ref:1788

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
9.4.1748 - 3.1.1749/50Midshipman
James WalkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1756
ADM 107/4/387ADM 107/44.1.1749/50 - 25.6.1752Master's Mate
James WalkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1756
ADM 107/4/387ADM 107/45.11.1752 - 5.1.1755Midshipman
Halley BorwickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1771
ADM 107/4/329ADM 107/4

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1.8.1745 - 9.1.1747/48Able Seaman
James WalkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1756
ADM 107/4/387ADM 107/418.7.1751 - 4.11.1752Able Seaman
Halley BorwickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1771
ADM 107/4/329ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
1748Sailed to Minorca with dispatchesBWAS-1714
10.1.1747/48

Ordered to have her quarterdeck lengthened by 8 feet

BWAS-1714
29.1.1747/48Paid offADM 51
5.1749Sailed to Africa and on to the West IndiesBWAS-1714
25.6.1752

Paid off

ADM 33
16.8.1752SurveyedBWAS-1714
23.2.1756SurveyedBWAS-1714
25.2.1756Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
8.4.1756Sold at Woolwich for £324BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 26th of May 2026 15:42

London, 20 November 1751: By the ships arrived last Monday in the Downs from Antigua, there is a confirmation of the hurricane that happened in the West Indies the 8th of September last. The Glasgow and Shark men of war were both ashore at English Harbour, but are got off. [Kentish Post, 23 November 1751]

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