British Fifth Rate ship 'Hector' (1743)

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Hector

4685
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.10.1742BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down2.1.1742/43BWAS-1714
Launched24.10.1743BWAS-1714
First Commissioned6.10.1743BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardKingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 44-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold9.12.1762BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 0"Imperial Feet38.4048 
Length of Keel102' 6"Imperial Feet31.1658 
Breadth36' 4"Imperial Feet10.9897 
Depth in Hold15' 5 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847 
Burthen719 60⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


24.10.1743Broadside Weight = 282 Imperial Pound ( 127.887 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1741250Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.10.1743 - 22.11.1744Captain
Thomas LakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1740
Transfered ADM 6/16/226BWAS-171423.11.1744 - 19.2.1744/45Captain
Frederick CornewallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1779
ADM 6/16/390BWAS-171422.2.1744/45 - 14.3.1744/45Captain
Edmund HorneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
ADM 6/16/447BWAS-171415.3.1744/45 - 1.4.1746Captain
Frederick CornewallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1779
ADM 6/16/456ADM 6/162.4.1746 - 21.3.1747/48Captain
Thomas StanhopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1745
Transfered ADM 6/17/83BWAS-171421.3.1747/48 - 12.8.1750Captain
Samuel MaistersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1750
BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.1.1743/44 - 19.3.1744/45First Lieutenant
William HackmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1741
Transfered ADM 6/16/259ADM 6/1614.1.1743/44 - 5.10.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
William Ley RookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1750
ADM 6/16/259ADM 6/169.3.1747/48 - 13.8.1750Second Lieutenant
Robert RitchieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1760
ADM 6/17/329ADM 6/17

5 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
15.7.1746 - 15.11.1747Midshipman
Trevelyan LisleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1760
ADM 107/5/23ADM 107/521.2.1746/47 - 2.8.1748Midshipman
Walter GriffithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1771
Transfered ADM 107/4/304ADM 107/416.11.1747 - 26.12.1747Master's Mate
Trevelyan LisleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1760
ADM 107/5/23ADM 107/527.12.1747 - 26.6.1748Midshipman
Trevelyan LisleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1760
ADM 107/5/23ADM 107/527.6.1748 - 30.11.1749Master's Mate
Trevelyan LisleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1760
ADM 107/5/23ADM 107/5

6 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
6.4.1745 - 4.10.1745Able Seaman
John BowerbankBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1763
ADM 107/4/216ADM 107/417.5.1746 - 14.7.1746Able Seaman
Trevelyan LisleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1760
ADM 107/5/23ADM 107/515.10.1746 - 1.8.1748Lieutenant's Servant
David MaitlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1779
ADM 107/5/13ADM 107/525.6.1748 - 8.1.1750/51Master's Servant
Lionel HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1752
Transfered ADM 107/4/428ADM 107/42.8.1748 - 13.8.1750Able Seaman
David MaitlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1779
ADM 107/5/13ADM 107/51.12.1749 - 13.8.1750Able Seaman
Trevelyan LisleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1760
ADM 107/5/23ADM 107/5

Service History


DateEventSource
12.1743Completed at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1714
1744Convoying East-IndiamenBWAS-1714
1745Newfoundland StationBWAS-1714
20.6.1747Action of June 20 1747
20.6.1747Took the Privateer
Le Nécessaire (Unknown) 1747-1747
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre
4.1748Sailed for VirginiaBWAS-1714
14.7.1748Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Unknown) 1748-1748
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

13.8.1750

Paid off

ADM 33
10.9.1750

Surveyed, but not repaired

BWAS-1714
9.12.1762

Sold for £400

BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Cameron Stark on Friday 14th of February 2025 15:28

Aris's Birmingham Gazette of Monday 26 November 1744 gives details of a French privateer attacking the Concord of Fraserburgh, which fled into Montrose harbour. The Concord's master is named as Alexander Hill in one newspaper account, and 'Gill' in a second. The Concord was then cut out by a boat and crew from the unnamed French vessel, leaving the ship's master to complain bitterly about the performance of the soldiers in Montrose.

According to the newspaper accounts, HMS Hector, under Captain Lake, was dispatched north to seek out the privateer, and closed with her off Arbroath. The privateer struck after an hour, with many casualties, and 140 prisoners were reported to have been taken to Edinburgh.

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