British Fifth Rate ship 'Glory' (1747)

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Glory

7674
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Gloire' (1724) (46) 1724-1747
French 46 Gun
5th Rate Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)
Captured3.5.1747BWAS-1714
First Commissioned3.1750/51BWAS-1714
ShipyardLe Havre - Normandy NNF-1715
Constructor
Jacques PoirierFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
NNF-1715
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold15.3.1763BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck130' 7"Imperial Feet39.6299 
Length of Keel108' 10"Imperial Feet32.9184 
Breadth35' 11 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807 
Depth in Hold15' 7 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847 
Burthen748 49⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.5.1747Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
14.3.1750/51 - 20.5.1752Captain
Richard HoweBritish
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
ADM 6/17/543ODNB20.5.1752 - 6.9.1753Captain
George CockburneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1756
ADM 6/18/34ADM 6/18

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.3.1750/51 - 6.9.1753Second Lieutenant
Thomas LynnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1780
ADM 6/17/543ADM 6/1719.8.1753 - 6.9.1753Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
William BrograveBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1762
ADM 6/18/78ADM 6/18

6 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
28.7.1751 - 13.1.1751/52Midshipman
Thomas GillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1756
Transfered ADM 107/4/265ADM 107/418.11.1751 - 2.1.1753Midshipman
Basil KeithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1751
Transfered ADM 107/4/267ADM 107/428.2.1751/52 - 25.3.1752Midshipman
Percy PowlettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1771
Transfered ADM 107/4/251ADM 107/48.6.1752 - 29.9.1752Midshipman
Thomas GillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1756
ADM 107/4/265ADM 107/44.10.1752 - 5.9.1753Master's Mate
Thomas GillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1756
ADM 107/4/265ADM 107/411.6.1754 - 6.5.1755Midshipman
Francis BanksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1772
ADM 107/4/305ADM 107/4

4 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
11.3.1750/51 - 6.9.1753Able Seaman
George TowersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1763
ADM 107/5/31ADM 107/52.11.1751 - 27.2.1751/52Able Seaman
Percy PowlettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1771
ADM 107/4/251ADM 107/49.5.1752 - 7.6.1752Able Seaman
Thomas GillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1756
ADM 107/4/265ADM 107/430.9.1752 - 3.10.1752Able Seaman
Thomas GillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1756
ADM 107/4/265ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
19.5.1747

Arrived at Portsmouth

BWAS-1714
16.6.1747

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
18.3.1747/48Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
21.3.1747/48

Registered in the navy list

BWAS-1714
3.1748/49Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.1751Sailed for the coast of Africa and on to JamaicaBWAS-1714
5.1751Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £11519.18.7dBWAS-1714
8.1753Returned home to pay offBWAS-1714
5.9.1753

Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard

ADM 33
8.12.1762SurveyedBWAS-1714
15.12.1762Ordered to be sold for £400BWAS-1714

 
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