British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Antelope' (1742)

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Antelope	7460
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.1.1737/38	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	28.9.1738	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.1.1741/42	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 50-Gunner (1733)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John HaywardBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1701-1742	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	30.10.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck134' 3"Imperial Feet40.8454
Length of Keel108' 8"Imperial Feet32.9438
Breadth38' 7"Imperial Feet11.6046
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Burthen860 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.1.1741/42Broadside 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

1755Broadside 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
1733300Design Complement

14 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1741/42 - 17.8.1744Captain Transfered ADM 6/16/16BWAS-171418.8.1744 - 1.10.1745Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/85BWAS-17141.10.1745 - 6.2.1745/46Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/17/327
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 3.3.1747/48BWAS-17147.2.1746/47 - 14.3.1746/47Captain Transfered ADM 6/17/252
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 27.7.1747ADM 6/1714.3.1746/47 - 6.11.1748Captain ADM 3/17/408
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 18.11.1748ADM 6/1721.5.1755 - 4.6.1756Captain Transfered ADM 6/18/168BWAS-17144.6.1756 - 10.4.1759Captain ADM 6/18/276BWAS-171410.4.1759 - 14.5.1761Captain† ADM 6/19/55BWAS-171415.5.1761 - 4.4.1764Captain ADM 6/19/315BWAS-171421.2.1769 - 8.1.1771Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/228BWAS-171431.1.1774 - 7.9.1774Captain ADM 6/21/12BWAS-17147.9.1774 - 28.7.1777Captain ADM 6/21/47BWAS-17147.9.1777 - 13.5.1778Captain ADM 6/21/408
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 18.5.1778ADM 6/2113.5.1778 - 20.5.1778Captain ADM 6/21/404ADM 6/21

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.2.1769 - 19.2.1771Commodore ADM 6/20/227BWAS-171431.1.1774 - 20.5.1778Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.12.1744 - 1.5.1745Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/75
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 18.3.1745/46ADM 6/1713.9.1756 - 6.11.1756Third Lieutenant ADM 6/18/308ADM 6/186.11.1756 - 30.4.1759Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/18/319ADM 6/188.12.1770 - 8.1.1771First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/20/322ADM 6/2031.1.1774 - 11.11.1776Second Lieutenant ADM 6/21/12ADM 6/211776 - 14.2.1776Acting LieutenantNDARIV

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.8.1762 - 12.1762Master ADM 346/1/1ADM 346

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.4.1742 - 22.3.1743/44Midshipman ADM 107/3/515ADM 107/328.4.1743 - 15.1.1744/45Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/211ADM 107/430.8.1744 - 13.4.1745Midshipman Transfered ADM 6/86/273ADM 6/8622.9.1755 - 17.12.1755Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/401ADM 107/48.1.1756 - 3.7.1756Master's MateODNB

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
15.1.1744 - 20.4.1746Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/4/257ADM 107/4

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1742Commissioned for the Bay of BiscayBWAS-1714
16.5.1742Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £19977.16.10dBWAS-1714
1743In the SoundingsBWAS-1714
9.1743Off PortugalBWAS-1714
1744In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
11.1748Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
6.11.1748Paid off at Chatham Dockyard ADM 106
28.11.1748SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.2.1749/50SurveyedBWAS-1714
9.1750Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £8357.8.0dBWAS-1714
2.1754Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
3.1754Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £507.7.6dBWAS-1714
5.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
16.6.1756Left for the Mediterranean carrying orders for the supersession of the Admiral Byng and Rear-Admiral West.TRN3
3.7.1756Arrived at GibraltarTRN3
9.7.1756Left Gibraltar carrying Admiral as a prisonerTRN3
26.7.1756Arrived at SpitheadTRN3
14.5.1757l'Aquilon vs Antelope
24.5.1757Took the Privateer
3.11.1757Antelope vs Le Moras
3.11.1757Took the Privateer
11.4.1758Took the Privateer
31.10.1758Antelope vs Belliqueux
31.10.1758Took the Ship of the Line
1759Blockade of Dunkirk 1759
10.5.1759Sailed with a Newfoundland convoyBWAS-1714
26.7.1759Took the Privateer Mandal, Norway
5.4.1760Took the Privateer off the LizardBG
5.6.1762Sailed with a Newfoundland convoyBWAS-1714
29.11.1762Rescued the crew of the sinking in the North AtlanticTRN3
15.5.1763Sailed for fishery protection dutyBWAS-1714
4.4.1764

Paid off

BWAS-1714
22.8.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.1768Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
2.1769RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1769Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £12372.8.10dBWAS-1714
4.6.1769Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
17.5.1770Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
19.2.1771

Paid off

BWAS-1714
6.12.1771SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1773Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
8.1773Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1292.16.4dBWAS-1714
1.1774RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.5.1774Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
3.1778Sailed for homeBWAS-1714
20.5.1778Paid offADM 51
30.10.1783Sold at Woolwich for £530BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 346 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/86 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NDARIVWilliam Bell Clark, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

TRN3William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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