British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dunkirk' (1734)

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Dunkirk	6047
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.9.1729	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1731	BWAS-1714
Acquired	3.9.1734	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	8.11.1734	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1719 Establishment 60-Gunner (1719)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Joseph AllinBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1718-1746	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	3.1748/49	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel117' 7"Imperial Feet35.6721
Breadth39' 3"Imperial Feet11.8957
Depth in Hold16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Burthen963 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.9.1734Broadside Weight = 435 Imperial Pound ( 197.2725 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1719365Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.11.1734 - 5.8.1737Captain ADM 6/15/197BWAS-17146.8.1737 - 23.9.1738Captain ADM 6/15/93
Confirmed 3.1.1737/38BWAS-17147.8.1739 - 10.10.1740Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/208BWAS-171410.10.1740 - 12.10.1740Captain ADM 6/15/349ADM 6/1512.10.1740 - 3.8.1743Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/350BWAS-17144.8.1743 - 8.3.1744/45Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/42
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 10.1.1745/46BWAS-17141.5.1745 - 8.11.1745Captain ADM 6/17/171
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 8.11.1746ADM 6/179.11.1745 - 1.1.1745/46Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/174
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 20.11.1746ADM 6/172.1.1745/46 - 4.5.1748Captain ADM 6/17/221
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 27.4.1747BWAS-1714

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.11.1734 - 23.9.1738First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/197ADM 6/148.11.1734 - 30.4.1735Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/197ADM 6/146.6.1737 - 5.8.1737Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/145
Confirmed 15.9.1738ADM 6/151.5.1738 - 23.9.1738Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/136
Confirmed 2.8.1738ADM 6/157.8.1739 - 7.6.1741Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/209ADM 6/157.7.1740 - bef.8.6.1741Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Discharged Dead ADM 6/15/331
Confirmed 17.9.1740ADM 6/159.6.1741 - 24.2.1741/42Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/21ODNB27.2.1741/42 - 12.3.1741/42Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/21ADM 6/1513.3.1741/42 - 24.3.1741/42Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/28ADM 6/161.8.1744 - 28.11.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/491ADM 6/1629.11.1745 - 27.1.1745/46Second Lieutenant ADM 3/17/355
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 13.5.1748ADM 6/17

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1.1734/35 - 9.1736Midshipman TransferedODNB3.2.1734/35 - 7.7.1737Midshipman Ordinary Transfered ADM 107/3/327ADM 107/329.7.1736 - 6.7.1737Midshipman Ordinary Transfered ADM 107/3/384ADM 107/322.3.1736/37 - 23.9.1738Midshipman ADM 107/3/337ADM 107/31.4.1738 - 23.9.1738Midshipman ADM 107/3/482ADM 107/35.5.1738 - 30.6.1738Midshipman ADM 107/3/349ADM 107/31.7.1738 - 23.9.1738Master's Mate ADM 107/3/349ADM 107/331.1.1744/45 - 25.8.1745Midshipman ADM 6/86/210ADM 6/86

8 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
4.6.1734 - 29.7.1736Able Seaman ADM 107/3/384ADM 107/318.12.1734 - 10.5.1737Captain's Servant ADM 107/3/482ADM 107/35.7.1736 - 22.3.1736/37Able Seaman ADM 107/3/337ADM 107/317.7.1736 - 23.1.1737/38Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/3/345ADM 107/31.1.1737 - 3.4.1737Able Seaman Discharged ADM 36/832ADM 3611.5.1737 - 22.7.1737Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/3/482ADM 107/323.7.1737 - 27.7.1737Captain's Servant ADM 107/3/482ADM 107/328.7.1737 - 30.3.1738Able Seaman ADM 107/3/482ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1.2.1734/35Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13165.17.7dBWAS-1714
1736Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
1737At JamaicaBWAS-1714
8.1737Home watersBWAS-1714
9.1738Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
23.9.1738

Paid off at Chatham Dockyard

ADM 33
10.1739Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £5119.6.2dBWAS-1714
7.1.1741Action of January 7 1741
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
3.1741/42Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1742Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7088.10.3dBWAS-1714
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1745In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
4.5.1748

Paid off at Deptford Dockyard

ADM 33
23.9.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
29.10.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
8.11.1748Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
3.1748/49Break up completed at WoolwichBWAS-1714

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