British Third Rate ship of the line 'Cambridge' (1715)

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Cambridge	7559
Nominal Guns	80	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.9.1713	BWAS-1603
Keel Laid Down	30.8.1713	BWAS-1603
Acquired	17.9.1715	B028
First Commissioned	28.2.1739/40	B028
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 80-Gunner (1706)	B028
Constructor	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	12.2.1749/50	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck156' 1"Imperial Feet47.5493
Length of Keel126' 0"Imperial Feet38.4048
Breadth43' 8"Imperial Feet13.1741
Depth in Hold17' 8 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen1,286 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1739Broadside Weight = 656 Imperial Pound ( 297.496 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1706520Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.2.1739/40 - 28.1.1739/40Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/250BWAS-160329.1.1740/41 - 1.2.1740/41Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/373ADM 6/1525.3.1741 - 24.8.1741Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/403BWAS-16031.9.1741 - 26.9.1741Captain Transfered ADM 6/15/447ADM 6/1527.9.1741 - 19.11.1741Captain ADM 6/15/461ADM 6/1520.11.1741 - 23.5.1742Captain Transfered ADM 6/16/482ADM 6/1524.5.1742 - 29.5.1745Captain ADM 6/16/57BWAS-160329.5.1745 - 21.11.1746Captain ADM 6/17/194
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 24.1.1746/47BWAS-1603

21 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.3.1739/40 - 12.3.1740/41First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/254ADM 6/154.3.1739/40 - 11.3.1739/40Third Lieutenant ADM 6/15/254ADM 6/154.3.1739/40 - 11.3.1739/40Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/254ADM 6/1512.3.1739/40 - 4.10.1741Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/260ADM 6/1512.3.1739/40 - 19.1.1740/41Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/260ADM 6/1513.4.1741 - 4.10.1741Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/409ADM 6/155.10.1741 - 27.12.1741First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/464ADM 6/155.10.1741 - 11.5.1742Third Lieutenant ADM 6/16/464ADM 6/155.10.1741 - 11.5.1742Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/464ADM 6/1510.12.1741 - 11.3.1741/42Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/15/486ADM 6/1518.3.1741/42 - 18.5.1742Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/30ADM 6/1612.5.1742 - 25.5.1742First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/54ADM 6/1612.5.1742 - 28.7.1742Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/54ADM 6/1612.5.1742 - 17.8.1744Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/54ADM 6/162.6.1742 - 2.7.1742First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/16/66ADM 6/1629.7.1742 - 10.1.1745/46Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/82ADM 6/161.3.1744/45 - 10.1.1745/46Third Lieutenant ADM 6/17/162
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 11.10.1746ADM 6/1717.12.1745 - 10.1.1745/46Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/175
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 24.11.1746ADM 6/1711.1.1745/46 - 21.11.1746Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/162
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 11.10.1746ADM 6/1711.1.1745/46 - 21.11.1746Third Lieutenant ADM 6/17/175
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 24.11.1746ADM 6/1711.1.1745/46 - 14.4.1746Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/17/172
Issued by
Confirmed 11.11.1746ADM 6/17

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
7.11.1742 - 21.11.1746Midshipman ADM 107/5/56ADM 107/519.7.1744 - 5.12.1744Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/157ADM 107/431.8.1746 - 21.11.1746Midshipman ADM 107/5/19ADM 107/5

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
24.6.1744 - 18.7.1744Able Seaman ADM 107/4/157ADM 107/43.3.1745/46 - 30.8.1746Able Seaman ADM 107/5/19ADM 107/5

Service History

DateEventSource
1715In ordinary until 1739BWAS-1603
25.9.1715Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £17117.4.0dBWAS-1603
1725small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1312.0.0dBWAS-1603
1.1733Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1603
7.1734Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £11476.4.4dBWAS-1603
1742In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
21.11.1746Paid off at Chatham Dockyard ADM 106
20.12.1746SurveyedBWAS-1603
9.1.1747/48Ordered that she be investigated to check her suitablitiy for reduction to a 66-gun shipBWAS-1603
29.1.1748/49SurveyedBWAS-1603
14.9.1749Ordered to be broken up for £462.4.8dBWAS-1603
12.2.1749/50Breaking up completed at ChathamBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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