British Sixth Rate frigate 'Lyme' (1748)

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Lyme	5197
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	29.4.1747	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	24.9.1747	BWAS-1714
Named	2.8.1748	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.12.1748	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	30.9.1748	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Unicorn Class (1747)	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	18.10.1760	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck117' 10"Imperial Feet35.6616
Length of Keel96' 5 ½"Imperial Feet29.2735
Breadth33' 8"Imperial Feet10.1261
Depth in Hold10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Burthen581 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.12.1748Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder

22.9.1756Broadside Weight = 114 Imperial Pound ( 51.699 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.4.1747160Design Complement
22.9.1756180 BWAS-1714
11.11.1756200 BWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.9.1748 - 17.1.1748/49Captain ADM 6/17/387ADM 6/1717.1.1748/49 - 23.1.1753Captain ADM 6/17/431BWAS-171416.1.1755 - 21.5.1755Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/121BWAS-171421.5.1755 - 6.11.1758Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/168BWAS-17146.11.1758 - 30.6.1760Captain ADM 6/19/190
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 14.8.1760BWAS-171430.6.1760 - 18.10.1760CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.8.1759 - 18.10.1760First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/164
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 7.5.1760ADM 6/19

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
14.2.1749 - 31.5.1751Midshipman ADM 107/4/257ADM 107/45.3.1748/49 - 19.1.1749/50Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/4/252ADM 107/420.1.1749/50 - 16.2.1751/52Midshipman ADM 107/4/252ADM 107/419.2.1750/51 - 22.1.1753Midshipman ADM 107/4/416ADM 107/426.12.1751 - 22.1.1753Master's Mate ADM 107/4/257ADM 107/416.1.1751/52 - 22.1.1753Master's Mate ADM 107/4/408ADM 107/4

11 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
24.9.1748 - 25.10.1750Able Seaman ADM 107/5/80ADM 107/51.3.1748/49 - 2.3.1750/51Able Seaman ADM 107/5/180ADM 107/526.10.1750 - 30.10.1751Captain's Servant ADM 107/5/80ADM 107/518.1.1751 - 15.1.1752Able Seaman ADM 107/4/408ADM 107/43.3.1750/51 - 7.7.1752Captain's Servant ADM 107/5/180ADM 107/51.6.1751 - 21.12.1751Able Seaman ADM 107/4/257ADM 107/423.10.1751 - 8.1.1751/52Able Seaman ADM 107/4/416ADM 107/417.2.1751/52 - 22.1.1753Able Seaman ADM 107/4/252ADM 107/49.3.1751/52 - 22.1.1753Able Seaman ADM 107/5/80ADM 107/511.5.1752 - 27.11.1752Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/5/14ADM 107/58.7.1752 - 22.1.1753Able Seaman ADM 107/5/180ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
10.12.1748building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £12282.0.1dBWAS-1714
10.12.1748Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.2.1748/49Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1749Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
12.1750Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1750/51Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £389.6.9dBWAS-1714
23.1.1753

Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard

ADM 33
1.7.1753

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
2.1754Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.1754Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1519.6.3dBWAS-1714
29.2.1756Took the Privateer
17.5.1756Action of 17th May 1756
22.9.1756Refitted as a 28 gun Sixth Rate Frigate
2.12.1756Took the Privateer
28.2.1757Took the Unrated
14.4.1757Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay
5.1760Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.6.1760SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1760Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4211.6.4dBWAS-1714
18.10.1760Wrecked off the Baltic coast of SwedenBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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