British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Hampshire' (1741)

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Hampshire

582
Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered28.4.1740BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down11.6.1740BWAS-1714
Launched13.11.1741BWAS-1714
First Commissioned16.10.1741BWAS-1714
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1714
ShipyardJohn's Ness - Ipswich ref:1362
Ship Class1733 Establishment 50-Gunner (1733)BWAS-1714
Constructor
John BarnardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1740-1782
BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up22.12.1766BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 2"Imperial Feet40.8447 
Length of Keel108' 2"Imperial Feet32.9248 
Breadth38' 6 ½Imperial Feet11.5951 
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177 
Burthen854 61⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.1741Broadside 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

1743Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1741300EstablishmentBWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1741 - 5.6.1743Captain
Thomas LimeburnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1709-1750
ADM 6/15/468BWAS-17146.6.1743 - 5.10.1743Captain
Edward LeggeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1747
Transfered ADM 6/16/186BWAS-17146.10.1743 - 28.5.1745Captain
George MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1756
Transfered ADM 6/16/226BWAS-171428.5.1745 - 6.2.1745/46Captain
Giles Richard VanbrughBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1745
† Discharged DeadBWAS-171431.7.1755 - 6.1.1761Captain
Coningsby NorburyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1761
ADM 6/18/184BWAS-17146.1.1761 - 22.1.1761Captain
William GoostreyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1762
ADM 6/19/461
Issued by
Charles HolmesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1761
, Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 24.1.1763ADM 6/1922.1.1761 - 1.4.1763Captain
Arthur UsherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1763
ADM 6/19/338BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1741 - 23.1.1743/44First Lieutenant
Bowles SeymourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1747
Transfered ADM 6/15/468ADM 6/1516.10.1741 - 29.10.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
James SimpsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1748
Transfered ADM 6/15/468ADM 6/1519.3.1743/44 - 28.10.1744First Lieutenant
Charles BalfourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1748
ADM 6/16/280ADM 6/1629.10.1744 - bef.7.4.1748First Lieutenant
James WagerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1748
Discharged Dead ADM 6/17/184
Issued by
William RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1763
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 29.12.1746ADM 6/176.2.1744/45 - 6.4.1748Second Lieutenant
John BastardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1770
ADM 6/17/192
Issued by
William RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1763
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 19.1.1746/47ADM 6/1726.1.1745/46 - 11.9.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John CandlerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1765
ADM 6/17/184
Issued by
Isaac TownsendBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1746
, North America
Confirmed 29.12.1746ADM 6/1712.9.1746 - 6.4.1748Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John LeakyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1748
ADM 6/17/151ADM 6/1710.3.1757 - 18.3.1758Third Lieutenant
Henry HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1805
ADM 3/18/369ODNB

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
28.10.1741 - 23.4.1744Midshipman
John MathiasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1796
Transfered ADM 107/3/517ADM 107/327.11.1743 - 7.6.1744Midshipman
William GoughBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1756
ADM 107/3/519ADM 107/3

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
3.1.1746/47 - 2.8.1748Able Seaman
Charles CaesarBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1777
ADM 107/4/293ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
13.11.1741Completed at Ipswich - Suffolk at a cost of £10236.0.0dBWAS-1714
25.11.1741Began fitting at Harwich Dockyard - Harwich BWAS-1714
1742In the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714
22.1.1741/42Took the Frigate
La Perla Vizcaina (16) 1741-1742
Spanish 16 Gun
Privateer Frigate
Bay of Biscay
17.2.1741/42Completed fitting at Harwich Dockyard - Harwich at a cost of £4166.3.10dBWAS-1714
30.3.1742Took the Brig
Galgo (16) 1740-1742
Spanish 16 Gun
Privateer Brig
in the Channel
1743In the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714
22.4.1743Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Unknown) 1743-1743
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
Bay of Biscay
10.12.1743Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Unknown) 1743-1743
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
Bay of Biscay
1744In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1745In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
7.1745Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1746Sailed to Louisbourg and then to homeBWAS-1714
6.10.1747Took the Privateer
La Tourterelle (14) 1747-1747
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off IrelandBG
25.10.1747Took the Frigate
Le Castor (26) 1745-1747
French 26 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
BWAS-1714
22.11.1747Took the Privateer
L'Heureux (16) 1747-1747
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the soundingsBG
3.12.1747Took the Privateer
L'Héroine (16) 1747-1747
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown

2.8.1748

Paid off at Sheerness Dockyard

ADM 33
5.7.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.1750Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
10.10.1750

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
25.10.1750

Ordered by the Admiralty to be repaired

BWAS-1714
2.1752Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £8229.6.3dBWAS-1714
7.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.5.1756Sailed to meet the East Indies shipsBWAS-1714
23.1.1759Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
18.10.1760Action off Cuba
5.6.1761Took the Ship of the Line
Sainte Anne (64) 1760-1761
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
on the Jamaica station
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
1.4.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
10.5.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1766SurveyedBWAS-1714
26.8.1766Ordered to be borken up for £270.7.6dBWAS-1714
22.12.1766Break up completed at SheernessBWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
1746-1746British Fleet at Louisbourg
Isaac TownsendBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1746
 
 
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