British Sixth Rate frigate 'Garland' (1724)

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Garland

7672
Guarland
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered12.10.1721BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down24.10.1721BWAS-1714
Launched1.5.1724BWAS-1714
First Commissioned12.1.1726/27BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
Ship Class1719 Establishment 20-Gunner (1719)BWAS-1714
Constructor
John WardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1711-1752
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold27.9.1744BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck106' 1"Imperial Feet32.313 
Length of Keel87' 10"Imperial Feet26.5176 
Breadth28' 4"Imperial Feet8.5471 
Depth in Hold9' 2"Imperial Feet2.794 
Burthen375 5⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1.5.1724Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1719140Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1.1726/27 - 15.3.1727/28Captain
Daniel MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1728
: on board from 1.2.1726/27 ADM 6/13/130BWAS-171415.3.1727/28 - 11.7.1728Captain
Daniel MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1728
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/13/199ADM 6/1312.7.1728 - 11.10.1728Captain
George AnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Service 1711-1761
: on board from 13.7.1728ADM 5111.10.1728 - 17.7.1730Captain
George AnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Service 1711-1761
ADM 6/14/2BWAS-171419.9.1730 - 4.3.1730/31Captain
Samuel CockayneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1705-1733
ADM 6/14/59ADM 6/145.3.1730/31 - 3.7.1733Captain
George BerkeleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1709-1745
ADM 6/14/152
Confirmed 4.9.1733BWAS-171431.12.1733 - 25.1.1735/36Captain
Aubrey BeauclerkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1733
ADM 6/15/159BWAS-171414.2.1737/38 - 25.5.1741Captain
Charles WatsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1758
: on board from 16.2.1737/38 Transfered ADM 6/15/94BWAS-171417.5.1741 - 3.4.1743Captain
Henry GodsalveBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1756
Transfered ADM 6/16/425
Issued by
Nicholas HaddockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1744
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 15.1.1744/45BWAS-17144.4.1743 - 5.8.1743Captain
Thomas GrenvilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
ADM 6/16/201ADM 6/16

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.1.1726/27 - 10.1.1727/28Lieutenant
Nathaniel CooperBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1682-1729
Transfered ADM 6/13/130ADM 6/1311.1.1727/28 - 17.7.1730Lieutenant
Griffith DearingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1738
ADM 6/14/185ADM 6/1319.9.1730 - 2.1.1732/33Lieutenant
James FieldingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1733
ADM 6/14/59ADM 6/142.1.1732/33 - 3.7.1733Lieutenant
Alexander StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1740
ADM 6/14/149
Confirmed 10.7.1733ADM 6/1414.3.1737/38 - 1.5.1740Lieutenant
George StepneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1732
ADM 6/16/100ADM 6/152.5.1740 - 24.10.1740Lieutenant
Thomas GrenvilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1748
Transfered ADM 6/16/17
Confirmed 23.2.1741/42ADM 6/1624.10.1740 - 5.8.1743Lieutenant
Nicholas CooperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1746
ADM 6/16/204ADM 6/16

12 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
4.6.1732 - 21.12.1732Midshipman
William HolburneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1734
ADM 107/3/240ADM 107/35.6.1732 - 3.4.1733Master's Mate
Peter RobertsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1747
Transfered ADM 107/3/299ADM 107/322.12.1732 - 17.7.1733Master's Mate
William HolburneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1734
ADM 107/3/240ADM 107/37.3.1733/34 - 18.2.1735/36Midshipman
James EricksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1588-1741
ADM 107/3/408ADM 107/310.6.1734 - 18.2.1735/36Midshipman
Edward CrickettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1769
ADM 107/3/362ADM 107/328.8.1734 - 25.1.1735/36Master's Mate
Benjamin FerrandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1743
ADM 107/3/300ADM 107/36.11.1738 - 26.9.1741Midshipman
James GardnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1744
ADM 107/3/518ADM 107/37.7.1739 - 12.3.1739/40Midshipman
James CunninghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1763
ADM 107/3/366ADM 107/34.11.1740 - 22.8.1741Midshipman
James ButlerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1753
Transfered ADM 107/3/449ADM 107/327.9.1741 - 26.5.1742Master's Mate
James GardnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1744
Transfered ADM 107/3/518ADM 107/330.5.1742 - 1.2.1742/43Master's Mate
James HovellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1743
ADM 107/3/488ADM 107/37.2.1742/43 - 5.8.1743Midshipman
Thomas MoriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1778
ADM 107/4/368ADM 107/4

6 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
21.3.1731/32 - 3.6.1732Able Seaman
William HolburneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1734
ADM 107/3/240ADM 107/317.5.1733 - 6.3.1733/34Able Seaman
James EricksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1588-1741
ADM 107/3/408ADM 107/328.7.1733 - 11.6.1734Able Seaman
Edward CrickettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1769
ADM 107/3/362ADM 107/37.6.1739 - 6.2.1742/43Able Seaman
Thomas MoriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1778
Transfered ADM 107/4/368ADM 107/44.1743 - 5.8.1743Captain's Servant
Samuel HoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1793
ADM 107/3/53ODNB21.4.1743 - 5.8.1743Able Seaman
Anthony FortyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1738
ADM 107/3/507ADM 107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
1.5.1724building at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2952.11.6dBWAS-1714
1727In the BalticBWAS-1714
1728Sailed to South CarolinaBWAS-1714
1730Returned homeBWAS-1714
17.7.1730

Paid off

ADM 33
1731Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1714
3.7.1733

Paid off

ADM 33
9.1733Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
12.1733Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1326.18.5dBWAS-1714
1734Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
2.1736Began great repair at UnknownBWAS-1714
18.2.1735/36

Paid off

ADM 33
4.1736Completed great repair at a cost of £3171.3.1dBWAS-1714
2.1738Recommissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1739In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1740In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
5.8.1743

Paid off

ADM 33
27.9.1744Sold at Sheerness for £1,003BWAS-1714

 
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