British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Greenwich' (1730)

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Greenwich	574
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	15.2.1729/30	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	12.11.1736	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1719 Establishment 50-Gunner (1719)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	20.10.1744	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 2"Imperial Feet40.8447
Length of Keel110' 1"Imperial Feet33.5305
Breadth36' 0"Imperial Feet10.9728
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Laden Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Laden Draught Forward9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen758 ⁸²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1731Broadside Weight = 315 Imperial Pound ( 142.8525 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1719280Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.11.1736 - 2.11.1738Captain ADM 6/15/43BWAS-171425.6.1739 - 9.10.1740Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/191BWAS-171410.10.1740 - 12.10.1740Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/349ADM 6/1525.3.1741 - 15.7.1743Captain ADM 6/15/403BWAS-171415.7.1743 - 20.10.1744Captain†BWAS-1714

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.11.1736 - 2.11.1738First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/43ADM 6/1512.11.1736 - 2.11.1738Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/43ADM 6/1512.11.1736 - 2.11.1738Third Lieutenant ADM 6/15/43ADM 6/1525.6.1739 - 14.9.1739First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/191ADM 6/1525.6.1739 - 1.2.1740/41Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/191ADM 6/1525.6.1739 - 1.2.1740/41Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/191ADM 6/152.2.1740/41 - 26.3.1741First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/377ADM 6/152.2.1740/41 - 12.4.1741Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/377ADM 6/152.2.1740/41 - 26.3.1741Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/15/376ADM 6/1513.4.1741 - 19.11.1742First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/408ADM 6/1513.4.1741 - 30.5.1744Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/409ADM 6/1513.4.1741 - 4.11.1742Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/15/409ADM 6/1520.11.1742 - 20.12.1742First Lieutenant Dismissed ADM 6/16/359ADM 6/165.11.1743 - 30.5.1744Third Lieutenant ADM 6/16/359
Confirmed 6.9.1744ADM 6/16

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
20.11.1736 - 8.4.1738Midshipman ADM 107/3/329ADM 107/322.3.1736/37 - 2.11.1738Master's Mate ADM 107/3/461ADM 107/331.3.1737 - 2.11.1738Midshipman ADM 107/3/328ADM 107/39.4.1738 - 5.12.1738Master's Mate ADM 107/3/329ADM 107/32.11.1738 - 10.8.1740Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/408ADM 107/319.12.1738 - 7.10.1740Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/482ADM 107/313.1.1741/42 - 5.12.1742Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/11ADM 107/4

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
11.11.1736 - 30.3.1737Able Seaman ADM 107/3/328ADM 107/323.11.1736 - 2.11.1738Able Seaman ADM 107/3/398ADM 107/34.3.1738/39 - 19.7.1739Able Seaman ADM 107/3/343ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1738Began Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
2.11.1738Paid offADM 33
1739In home watersBWAS-1714
1739Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1739Completed Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £11723.2.11dBWAS-1714
7.1739Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4679.2.5dBWAS-1714
15.1.1739/40Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
7.1740Sailed for homeBWAS-1714
12.1740Began refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
1741RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1741Completed refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £10700.11.2dBWAS-1714
3.1741/42At Porto BelloBWAS-1714
20.10.1744Capsized and sunk in a Hurricane at Jamaica, 72 crew were drownedBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
20.10.1744-21.10.1744	Jamaica Hurricane, 1744

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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