HMS Deal Castle (1706)

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NameHMS Deal Castle
BuilderRichard Burchett, Rotherhithe
Launched9 September 1706
Acquired2 August 1706
Commissioned1707
Out of service12 December 1722
ReinstatedMay 1727
FateBroken at Deptford 14 August 1746
General characteristics
Type20-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen272+18⁄94 bm
Length
  • 98 ft 2 in (29.9 m) gundeck
  • 74 ft 6 in (22.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam26 ft 2.5 in (8.0 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Sail plan ship-rigged
Armament
  • 20 × 6-pdrs on upper deck
  • 4 × 4-pdrs guns on quarterdeck
General characteristics As Rebuilt 1727
Class and type20=gun, Sixth Rate
Tons burthen3755/94 bm
Length
  • 106 ft 1 in (32.33 m) gundeck
  • 87 ft 10 in (26.77 m) keel for tonnage
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) maximum
Depth of hold9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
Sail plan ship-rigged
Armament20 × 6-pdrs on upper deck

HMS Deal Castle was a 24-gun sixth-rate ship of the Royal Navy, purchased in 1706 and in service in West Indies, North America and English waters until 1727 when she was rebuilt at Sheerness. She commissioned after her rebuild in May 1727 and served in Home waters, North America and the West Indies. She was finally broken at Deptford in August 1746. [1] [2]

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Deal Castle was the second named ship since it was used for a 24-gun sixth rate launched at Deptford Dockyard on 6 November 1697 and taken by the French off Dunkirk on 3 July 1706. [3]

Specifications and construction

Initially intended for merchant service, the vessel was purchased for naval use while still under construction at Richard Burchett of Rotherhithe on 2 August 1706. [4] She was launched on 9 September 1706. [5] Her gun deck was 98 feet 2 inches (29.9 metres) with her keel 74 feet 6 inches (22.7 metres) reported for tonnage. Her breadth was 26 feet 2.5 inches (8.0 metres). Her depth of hold was 11 feet 0 inches (3.4 metres). Her builder's Measure tonnage was 27218/94 tons. She carried a standardize armament of twenty 6-pounders on the upper deck (UD) and four 4-pounders on the quarterdeck. She was a full-rigged ship. [6] [7]

Commissioned service

She was commissioned in 1707 under the command of Commander Charles Howard, RN, for the West Indies. In August 1707 after Commander Howard had drowned, Commander Henry Blimstone, RN, took command in the West Indies. In 1709 Commander John Codner, RN, took command for service in the North Sea and English Channel and later to Jamaica. He was promoted to captain in January 1713, but died on 23 April 1714. In April 1714 Commander (promoted Captain September 1714) Francis Willis, RN, prepared for service on the Scottish Coast at Leigh. In 1717 she went to Newfoundland. [8]

Rebuild at Sheerness 1727

She was docked at Sheerness for dismantling and preparation for rebuilding as a 375 ton (builder's measure) 20 gun sixth rate [9] in accordance with the 1719 Establishment specifications [10] [11] under the guidance of the Master Shipwright of Sheerness, John Ward. [12] Her rebuild was ordered on 3 January 1723 and launched (floated out of dock) on 6 April 1727. Her new dimensions were now gundeck 106 feet 1 inch (32.3 metres) with her keel 87 feet 10 inches (26.8 metres) reported for tonnage. Her breadth was 28 feet 4 inches (8.6 metres). Her depth of hold was 9 feet 2 inches (2.8 metres). Her builder's Measure tonnage was 3755/94 tons. She carried a standardize armament of twenty 6-pounders on the upper deck (UD). She was a full rigged ship. [13] Her rebuild was completed on 16 June 1727 at a cost of £3,716.0.11/2. [Note 1]

Commissioned service after rebuild

She was commissioned in May 1727 under Captain Timothy Brett, RN, for service in Home Waters. In 1728 she was under command of Captain Samuel Mead, RN. She was paid off in November 1731 and recommissioned around the same time under the command of Captain David Aubin, RN. In March 1734 she was under command of Captain Robert Shorting, RN, who died on 8 August 1734 and Captain William Knight assumed command to bring the ship back to Home Waters paying off in August 1735. [14] She underwent a refit from March to July 1738 at a cost of £4,033.19.9d [Note 2] at Deptford on 14 August 1746. [15] She was recommissioned in June 1738 under the command of Captain Temple West, RN, for service in Home Waters. In October 1739 she went to Halifax, Nova Scotia then off Tagus in 1740. February 1741 she came under command of Captain John Hamilton, RN, and he sailed with the Lisbon convoy in May 1741. In December 1741 Captain Jacon Elton, RN, took command for service in the Western Approaches. She was at Vigo with HMS Looe in on 7 July 1742. Captain Samuel Goddard, RN, took command in February 1743 for service in the West Indies. She captured the privateer, Le Bien Aime on 23 February 1744. [16] By September 1744 she was under the command of Captain Thomas Somers, RN. She took the privateers, La Fidele and La Providence on 16 May 1645. She returned to Home Waters and paid off in December 1745. [17]

Disposition

She was surveyed then sold for £191 [Note 3] at Deptford on 14 August 1746. [18] [19]

Notes

  1. ↑ A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £634,800 in today's money.
  2. ↑ A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £900 in today's money.
  3. ↑ A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £37,500 in today's money.

Citations

  1. ↑ Winfield 2009
  2. ↑ Winfield 2007
  3. ↑ Colledge
  4. ↑ Winfield 2009
  5. ↑ Winfield 2007
  6. ↑ Winfield 2009
  7. ↑ Winfield 2007
  8. ↑ Winfield 2007
  9. ↑ Colledge
  10. ↑ Winfield 2009
  11. ↑ Winfield 2007
  12. ↑ Winfield 2007
  13. ↑ Winfield 2007
  14. ↑ Winfield 2007
  15. ↑ Winfield 2007
  16. ↑ Winfield 2007
  17. ↑ Winfield 2007
  18. ↑ Winfield 2007
  19. ↑ Colledge

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