British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Advice' (1746)

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Advice

601
Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.3.1744BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down6.1744BWAS-1714
Launched26.2.1745/46BWAS-1714
First Commissioned26.2.1744/45BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSouthampton - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 50-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Designed by
George RowcliffeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
Constructor
George RowcliffeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up10.1756BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 2"Imperial Feet42.6733 
Length of Keel113' 11"Imperial Feet34.4444 
Breadth40' 3 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047 
Depth in Hold17' 2 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943 
Burthen983 65⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1745Broadside 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
17453001741 EstablishmentBWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.2.1745/46 - 13.3.1745/46Captain
Charles WatsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1758
Transfered ADM 6/17/57ADM 6/1714.3.1745/46 - 15.8.1748Captain
Richard HaddockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
ADM 6/17/72BWAS-17144.2.1751/52 - 22.5.1756Commodore
Thomas PyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1783
ADM 6/18/24BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
7.2.1745/46 - 8.10.1746Second Lieutenant
William Williams Jun.British
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1748
Transfered ADM 6/17/57ADM 6/1719.2.1745/46 - 15.8.1748First Lieutenant
Charles BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1748
ADM 6/17/65ADM 6/174.2.1751/52 - 26.8.1755Second Lieutenant
Richard HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1805
Transfered ADM 6/18/24ADM 6/184.2.1751/52 - 26.5.1753Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
John RawlingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1750
ADM 6/18/24ADM 6/185.3.1751/52 - bef.30.3.1754First Lieutenant
Henry RoseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1754
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/27ADM 6/18

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1756Gunner
Israel HickesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756
ADM 6/18/326ADM 6/181756Purser
Michael WalshBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1758
Transfered ADM 6/18/326ADM 6/18

6 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
8.3.1751/52 - 29.9.1754Clerk
William RedmonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1783
ADM 107/5/132ADM 107/59.5.1752 - 21.12.1754Midshipman
James BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1756
Transfered ADM 107/4/234ADM 107/46.8.1752 - 27.2.1755Midshipman
Henry DaversBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1760
Transfered ADM 107/4/360ADM 107/426.6.1753 - 16.1.1754Master's Mate
William Parsons HoeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1796
ADM 107/4/267ADM 107/415.1.1754 - 7.8.1754Master's Mate
Edward HoworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1796
ADM 107/4/280ADM 107/413.8.1755 - 22.5.1756Midshipman
William RedmonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1783
ADM 107/5/132ADM 107/5

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
6.6.1752 - 25.6.1753Able Seaman
William Parsons HoeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1796
ADM 107/4/267ADM 107/430.9.1754 - 12.8.1755Able Seaman
William RedmonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1783
ADM 107/5/132ADM 107/5

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1745/46Commissioned for "cruising and channel service"BWAS-1714
29.4.1747Took the Privateer
La Bellone (Unknown) 1747-1747
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

23.6.1747Took the Ship
Mercury (20) 1747-1747
French 20 Gun
Privateer Ship
1747 Renamed "Rodoc"
1747 Renamed "Ercule"
1747 Renamed "Mercury"
10 leagues South West of Ushant Ushant HCA32
4.7.1747Took the Privateer
Le Pont Carré (Unknown) 1747-1747
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

3.4.1748Took the Privateer
Le Neptune (20) 1748-1748
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
losing 3 Killed and 5 WoundedBG
3.7.1748Took the Privateer
Le Saint-Esprit (Unknown) 1748-1748
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

15.8.1748

Paid off at Chatham Dockyard

ADM 106
1752fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
2.1752RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1752Recommissioned for the Antigue stationBWAS-1714
7.1756Returned homeBWAS-1714
9.1756Condemned by a surveyBWAS-1714
10.1756Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 27th of May 2026 15:29

London. 8 February 1752: Commodore Pye is appointed Captain of the Advice man of war, and commander of a squadron which is to sail to the Leeward Islands, and to relieve Commodore Holbourn at Barbadoes. [Kentish Post, 12 February 1752]

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 27th of May 2026 15:28

London, 6 February 1752: On Tuesday the Lords of the Admiralty gave the command of his Majesty’s ship the Advice, to Capt Pye, an experienced officer, and appointed Richard Hughes second, and Mr Rawlins third Lieutenants. [Kentish Post, 8 February 1752]

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