British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Greenwich' (1748)

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Greenwich
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.10.1745	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1745	BWAS-1714
Named	9.3.1747/48	BWAS-1714
Launched	19.3.1747/48	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	18.3.1747/48	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Lepe - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 50-Gunner (1745)
Constructor	Moody JanverinBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	18.3.1757	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Greenwich' (1757) (50) 1757-1758 French 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 6 ½"Imperial Feet43.9039
Length of Keel116' 1 ½"Imperial Feet35.3695
Breadth41' 3 ½"Imperial Feet12.5095
Depth in Hold17' 7"Imperial Feet5.207
Burthen1,053 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.3.1747/48Broadside 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
1745350Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.3.1747/48 - 6.4.1748Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/334BWAS-17146.4.1748 - 21.4.1748Captain ADM 3/17/341ADM 6/1721.4.1748 - 20.5.1748Captain ADM 3/17/347ADM 6/1711.3.1755 - 13.5.1755Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/146BWAS-171413.5.1755 - 18.3.1757Captain ADM 6/18/163BWAS-1714

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
25.9.1744 - 25.1.1744/45Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/4/295ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
19.3.1747/48building at Lepe - Hampshire at a cost of £19582.15.2dBWAS-1714
24.6.1748

Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard

ADM 33
28.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1714
3.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.8.1756Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
17.3.1757Taken by off Saint Domingue
17.3.1757Taken by off Saint Domingue

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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