British Fifth Rate frigate 'Montreal' (1761)

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Montreal
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.6.1759	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	26.4.1760	BWAS-1714
Named	28.10.1760	BWAS-1714
Launched	15.9.1761	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.9.1761	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Niger Class (1757)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Joseph HarrisBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1742-1773	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	1.5.1779	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Montreal' (1779) (32) 1779-1793 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck125' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet38.1159
Length of Keel103' 4"Imperial Feet31.4283
Breadth35' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet10.6839
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen681 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.9.1761Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1757220Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.9.1761 - 22.6.1764Captain ADM 6/19/347BWAS-171423.6.1764 - 1764Captain Discharged Dead ADM 6/20/33ADM 6/2016.3.1765 - 6.3.1766Captain ADM 6/20/68BWAS-17146.3.1766 - 23.12.1767Captain ADM 6/20/111BWAS-171423.12.1767 - 31.5.1770Captain ADM 6/20/188ADM 6/2031.5.1770 - 8.12.1772Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/279BWAS-17148.12.1772 - 19.6.1775Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/478
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 15.2.1773BWAS-171429.11.1777 - 21.1.1780Captain ADM 6/21/340BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.9.1771 - 7.1.1774First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/20/401ADM 6/20

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
23.12.1767 - 7.1.1777CarpenterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
8.1770 - 11.1770MidshipmanODNB

Service History

DateEventSource
15.9.1761building at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £11503.17.11dBWAS-1714
30.12.1761Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
22.6.1764

Paid off

BWAS-1714
23.8.1764Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
9.1767Carried home the body of the Duke of YorkBWAS-1714
1769Paid offBWAS-1714
1770Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
25.3.1773

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1773Surveyed at ChathamBWAS-1714
7.1777Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
2.1778Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8123.18.7dBWAS-1714
28.4.1778Sailed for North America and then to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1.5.1779

Captured off Gibraltar

E-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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