British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Falkland' (1744)

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Falkland	589
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.11.1742	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	20.1.1742/43	BWAS-1714
Launched	17.3.1743/44	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	14.3.1743/44	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Bursledon - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 50-Gunner (1741)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Philemon EwerBritish Ship Builder Service 1744	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Transfered	10.8.1768	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet42.6911
Length of Keel113' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet34.4488
Breadth40' 2"Imperial Feet12.2428
Depth in Hold17' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet5.188
Burthen974 ¹⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.3.1743/44Broadside 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
1741300Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.3.1743/44 - 20.3.1745/46Captain Transfered ADM 6/16/179BWAS-17148.1746 - 10.1747CaptainBWAS-171423.10.1747 - 9.8.1748Captain ADM 6/17/277BWAS-17147.10.1755 - 11.3.1757Captain ADM 6/18/198BWAS-171411.3.1757 - 11.11.1762Captain ADM 3/18/368ADM 6/18

16 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.4.1744 - 12.7.1744First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/304ADM 6/164.2.1744/45 - 4.7.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/435ADM 6/165.7.1745 - 10.1.1745/46Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/504ADM 6/1611.1.1745/46 - 25.5.1746First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/42ADM 6/1711.1.1745/46 - 25.5.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/17/42ADM 6/1726.5.1746 - 12.11.1746First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/143ADM 6/1726.5.1746 - 12.11.1746Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/143ADM 6/1726.5.1746 - 12.11.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/143ADM 6/1713.11.1746 - 30.10.1747First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/1713.11.1746 - 17.12.1746Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/1713.11.1746 - 18.8.1747Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/1718.8.1747 - 2.11.1747Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/258ADM 6/172.11.1747 - 12.8.1748Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/280ADM 6/1714.10.1755 - 28.10.1755Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/202ADM 6/1828.10.1755 - 18.9.1758Third Lieutenant ADM 6/18/204ADM 6/1818.9.1758 - 1.5.1762Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/538ADM 6/18

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
27.1.1745 - 8.3.1745Captain's Servant ADM 107/4/341ADM 107/49.3.1745 - 17.5.1746Lieutenant's Servant ADM 107/4/341ADM 107/41.10.1745 - 9.3.1745/46Captain's Servant ADM 107/4/265ADM 107/410.3.1745/46 - 3.5.1747Captain's Servant Transfered ADM 107/4/265ADM 107/418.5.1746 - 21.9.1746Captain's Servant Transfered ADM 107/4/341ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
17.3.1743/44Completed at a cost of £12584.0.0dBWAS-1714
17.3.1743/44Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.6.1744Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6156.17.7dBWAS-1714
1745Off Cape ClearBWAS-1714
16.3.1744/45Took the Privateer
3.4.1745Took the Privateer
1746In the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714
22.2.1747Took the Ship after a chase of 5 hours in the Channel and brought her into Falmouth .BG
3.5.17471st Battle of Cape Finisterre
3.5.1747Took the East Indiaman
17.12.1747Took the Privateer
12.8.1748Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 106
13.12.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
19.8.1755SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1756Began refitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1.1757Completed refitting at a cost of £7354.8.0dBWAS-1714
30.6.1757Sailed for America with the Highland regimentBWAS-1714
1758In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
15.2.1759Sailed to meet the East Indies shipsBWAS-1714
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
7.3.1760Sailed to North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.1761Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.6.1761Occupation of Dominica
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
26.10.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.11.1762Paid offADM 33
1763Returned home from the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1.7.1768SurveyedBWAS-1714
10.8.1768Turned over to the Agent Victualler at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by SEW on Tuesday 14th of January 2025 12:46

Probate of John Trethewey or Tretheway, armourers mate of HMS Falkland, written 28 Sep 1756 and proved 27 Jun 1757. witnessed by T W Drake, Thomas Oats and Abraham Filmor (PROB11/831/205)

Posted by Cy on Sunday 7th of July 2019 16:51

For his records on Three Decks see 'Blumfield Barradall' as recorded in Syrett and DiNardo and as spelt in original ADM 6 records. He was commissioned captain of the Stirling Castle on 23 Jan 1745/6 (ADM 6/17) and apparently commanded until Dec 1747 when the ship paid off. The dates of commission are correct and supported by ADM 6 records. The commission as commander was 1 Feb 1742/3 and that as Lieutenant 17 mar 1731/32 in Jamaica by Adm Wager and not confirmed until 6 June 1732.

He does appear to have commanded the Falkland between Aug 1746 and Oct 1747 (from ADM 106 letters), but there is no extant commission to confirm the dates.

Posted by Albert Parker on Sunday 7th of July 2019 01:50

Captain Bloomfield or Blumfield Barradell (with other spellings, such as Barrowdale), not Thomas Grenville was captain of Falkland in 1746–47. BWAS-1714, p. 149: "In 1746". Accounts of the First Battle of Cape Finisterre list him as captain of Falkland then (May 3/14, 1747). Charnock, V, 279 agrees but doesn't have much else about him. I couldn't find a personal entry for him here, but he is in contemporary lists of R.N. captains and in Syrett & DiNardo: Lt. Mar. 17, 1732; Cdr., Feb. 1, 1743 (PRO; I assume this is in the unofficial, not the official, year); Capt. June 18, 1744; † Nov. 25, 1749 (source: "M" in my notes, perhaps NMM). If an entry is added for him, there should be cross-references to the various spellings.

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