British Fifth Rate ship 'Lynn' (1741)

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Lynn	5200
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.12.1739	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	24.12.1739	BWAS-1714
Launched	7.3.1740/41	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.3.1740/41	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 44-Gunner (1733)
Constructor	Thomas WestBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1757-1758	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	3.5.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 1"Imperial Feet37.7963
Length of Keel100' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet30.4864
Breadth35' 8"Imperial Feet10.7086
Depth in Hold14' 5"Imperial Feet4.299
Burthen688 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.3.1740/41Broadside Weight = 222 Imperial Pound ( 100.677 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733250Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.3.1740/41 - 13.5.1742Captain Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/392ADM 6/154.9.1744 - 18.11.1745Captain: on board from 5.9.1744 ADM 6/17/9
Issued by , West Indies - North Atlantic Ocean
Confirmed 15.10.1745BWAS-171417.12.1745 - 3.6.1746Captain ADM 6/17/33BWAS-17144.6.1746 - 20.4.1749Captain ADM 6/17/111BWAS-171424.7.1755 - 10.1.1759Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/182BWAS-171410.1.1759 - 16.6.1761Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/21ADM 6/1916.6.1761 - 15.3.1763Captain ADM 6/19/323BWAS-1714

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.3.1740/41 - bef.1.9.1741Second Lieutenant Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/393ADM 6/156.3.1740/41 - 1.9.1741Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/393ADM 6/152.9.1741 - 1741Second Lieutenant† Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/448ADM 6/152.9.1741 - 29.10.1742Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/448ADM 6/1512.10.1741 - 27.10.1742Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/6
Confirmed 22.1.1741/42ADM 6/1612.12.1741 - 27.10.1742Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/6
Confirmed 22.1.1741/42ADM 6/1628.10.1742 - 22.6.1743Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/112ADM 6/1628.10.1742 - 21.6.1743Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/112ADM 6/1622.6.1743 - 14.5.1745First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/225
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 14.5.1747ADM 6/172.3.1744/45 - 18.10.1745Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/10
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 15.10.1745ADM 6/176.12.1757 - 12.4.1758Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/195
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 4.9.1760ADM 6/1922.12.1758 - 15.3.1759Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/19/15ADM 6/197.1.1761 - 7.7.1762Third Lieutenant ADM 6/19/227ADM 6/197.7.1762 - 15.3.1763Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/422ADM 6/197.7.1762 - 15.3.1763Third Lieutenant ADM 6/19/422ADM 6/19

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.11.1746 - 28.12.1747Chaplain Transfered ADM 6/17/304ref:1788

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
21.9.1746 - 21.4.1749Midshipman ADM 107/4/211ADM 107/41.3.1747/48 - 24.10.1748Midshipman ADM 107/4/267ADM 107/45.8.1748 - 21.4.1749Midshipman ADM 107/4/377ADM 107/44.1.1760 - 14.10.1760Midshipman ADM 107/5/295ADM 107/5

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
20.7.1746 - 20.9.1746Able Seaman ADM 107/4/211ADM 107/420.7.1746 - 21.4.1749Able Seaman ADM 107/4/382ADM 107/420.8.1746 - 29.5.1747Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/4/377ADM 107/430.5.1747 - 4.8.1748Able Seaman ADM 107/4/377ADM 107/425.10.1748 - 21.4.1749Able Seaman ADM 107/4/267ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
24.12.1739rebuilding at Deptford - London at a cost of £7119.0.0dBWAS-1714
1741In the Western ApproachesBWAS-1714
7.3.1740/41Began Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
16.5.1741Completed Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4305.0.0dBWAS-1714
1743Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1744In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
23.2.1745Attack on the British convoy in Antigua
12.1745Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
19.12.1745

Paid off

ADM 33
6.1746RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1746Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £10550.10.9dBWAS-1714
1747In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1748In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
21.4.1749

Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard

ADM 33
1.1751Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1751Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3305.16.5dBWAS-1714
7.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1.1756Sailed for BostonBWAS-1714
19.10.1756Took the Privateer
15.11.1756Took the Privateer
3.1757Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
28.4.1759Sailed with a convoy to VirginiaBWAS-1714
21.11.1759Arrived homeBWAS-1714
1.4.1760Took the Privateer in the ChannelBG
2.5.1760Took the Privateer
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
1762In the Basque RoadsBWAS-1714
15.3.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
4.4.1763Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
3.5.1763Sold for £530BWAS-1714

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