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HBMS Berwick (1723)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 4 months ago

Berwick, 70 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1721/03/31 B057
Launched 1723/07/23 B057
Shipyard Deptford DY B057
Design Class 1719 Establishment 70-Gunner (1719)
Master Shipbuilder Richard Stacey B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1783/06 B057
Fate Broken Up B057

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 151' 0" Imperial Feet 46.02
Length of Keel 123' 2" Imperial Feet 37.54
Breadth 41' 6" Imperial Feet 12.65
Depth in Hold 17' 4" Imperial Feet 5.28
Burthen 1,12830/94 Tons BM

Armament
1734/09/05 B057 Broadside Weight = 522
Lower Gun Deck 26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 14 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1719 440 Design Complement  

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1738 1738/12/05 Captain Richard Thomas Girlington B057
1739 1740/10 Captain William Davies B057
1740/10 1742 Captain Henry Osborn B057
1743/06 1746 Captain Miles Stapleton B057
1757/03 1758/09 Captain John Fergusson B057
1758/08 1763/03 Captain Samuel Wallis B057
Crew
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1803/05 1803/09 Able Seaman James Bance B080

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1734/09/30 Completed at Deptford DY at a cost of £17,239.7.7d B057
1738 Commissioned for home waters B057
1738/12/05 Paid off B057
1739 Recommissioned B057
1740 Sailed to the Mediterranean B057
1741 Sailed to the Jamaica B057
1742 Sailed home and paid off B057
1742/10 Began Great Repair at Chatham DY B057
1743/06 Recommissioned B057
1743/07 Completed Great Repair at a cost of £22,105.15.15d B057
1744/10/20 Went ashore in a hurrican but was salved B057
1746 Sailed from Jamaica for home B057
1747/06 Began middling repair at Woolwich DY B057
1747/10/16 Re-classified as a Fourth Rate of 60 guns  
1748/10 Completed middling repair at a cost of £12,218.16.16d B057
1749/01/29 Surveyed B057
1755/07 Began middling repair at Chatham DY B057
1757/03 Recommissioned B057
1757/09 Completed middling repair at a cost of £22,159.7.7d B057
1758/03/23 Sailed for North America B057
1759 At Quebec B057
1761/04 Bellisle operations B057
1763/03 Paid off B057
1763/05/10 Surveyed B057
1770/03/22 Surveyed B057
1771/02/22 Surveyed B057
1771/12 Began fitting at Sheerness DY B057
1772/04 Completed fitting at a cost of £3,560.18.18d ,as a sheer hulk B057
1772/04 Re-classified as a Unrated Sheer Hulk of 0 guns  

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien

Last Updated :2009/11/06 at 15:51:36 by Cy

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