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HBMS Dunkirk (1754)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years ago

Dunkirk, 60 Guns

 

Details
Nationality British fs_gb.gif
Ordered 1750/04/10 B057
Laid Down 1746/04/01 B057
Named 1748/11/22 B057
Launched 1754/07/22 B057
Shipyard Woolwich DY B057
Design Class Dunkirk Class (1750)
Designer Joseph Allin B057
Master Shipbuilder Edward Allin B057
Rate Fourth Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1792/03/08 B057
Fate Broken Up B057

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 153' 2" Imperial Feet 46.69
Length of Keel 127' 0" Imperial Feet 38.71
Breadth 42' 91/2" Imperial Feet 13.04
Depth in Hold 18' 9" Imperial Feet 5.72
Burthen 1,23693/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 123692/94 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1754/07/22 B057 Broadside Weight = 474
Lower Gun Deck 24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1745 420 Design Complement  

 

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1769/02 1770/05/26 Commodore Arthur Forrest B057
1771 1772/03 Commodore George Mackenzie B057
1779/07 1779/11 Rear-Admiral of the Red Francis William Drake B057
1782 1782 Vice-Admiral of the Red Molyneaux Shuldham B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1755/01/20 1757/07/02 Captain Richard Howe W031
1757/08 1763/04/11 Captain Sir Robert Digby B057
1769/02 1771 Captain Sir Walter Stirling B057
1771 1772/03 Captain Stair Douglas B057
1778/07 1782 Captain John Milligan B057
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1769 1770/10/29 First Lieutenant Richard Pearson W031

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1750/07/12 Re-ordered B057
1754/08/05 Completed at Woolwich DY at a cost of £20,379.4.4d B057
1755/01 Began fitting at Chatham DY B057
1755/02 Completed fitting at a cost of £6,056.12.1d B057
1755/04/22 Sailed for North America B057
1755/06/08 Took Alcide  
1756/11 In the Channel Islands B057
1757/05/28 Took the privateer La Nouveau Saxon  
1757/06/09 Took the privateer Le Comte de Gramontoff Bordeaux  
1757/09 Rochefort expedition B057
1757/11 Took the privateer Le Prince de Soubiseoff Bordeaux  
1758/11/11 Sailed for West Africa B057
1758/12/29 Present at the capture of Goree B057
1759/11/20 Present at the Battle of Quiberon Bay  
1760/05/25 Sailed for the Mediterranean B057
1763/04/11 Returned home and paid off B057
1764/01/01 Surveyed B057
1768/06 Began small repair at Portsmouth DY B057
1769/02 Recommissioned B057
1769/04 Completed small repair at a cost of £18,854.15.1d B057
1769/06/06 Sailed for Jamaica B057
1772/03 Paid off B057
1772/05 Surveyed B057
1778/05 Began fitting at Chatham DY B057
1778/07 Recommissioned B057
1778/09 Completed fitting at a cost of £5,734.9.2d ,as a receiving ship B057
1779/06 Began fitting at Chatham DY B057
1779/07 Completed fitting at a cost of £2,121.10.7d ,for the Downs B057
1779/12 Arrived in Plymouth for harbour service B057
1782 Flagship and receiving ship in Plymouth B057
1784/02 fitting at Plymouth DY ,for ordinary B057
1785/06 Began fitting at Plymouth DY B057
1785/07 Completed fitting ,to receive convicts B057
1785/10/28 Deleted from the list B057
1791/04/01 Recovered but not re-registered on the list B057
1792/03/08 Sold at Plymouth for £500 B057

 

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

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1759/11/20 Battle of Quiberon Bay

 

Notes on Ship
Original order British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792
The Dunkirk was originally ordered on 20th April 1745 to the 1745 establishment draught, but not proceeded upon. A new order was given in 1750 to a lengthened draught.

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press

Last Updated :2010/04/25 at 09:55:07 by Cy

Comments (2)

Cy said

at 8:57 am on Apr 25, 2010

Bob
You're correct, the order history for this ships is confusing. I have added a note or two which should clarify things a touch.

Cy

Robert G Legge said

at 2:49 am on Apr 25, 2010

Check ordered date. I have 15 Nov 1745 - David Lyon; 12 July 1750 - David Lyon, Brian Lavery. Rif Winfield has 10 Apr 1750 and 12 Jul 1750. There were multiple order dates. Bob Legge.

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