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Richard Stacey
Richard Stacey (1663–1743) was an English shipbuilder and ship designer employed by the Royal Navy at several dockyards but predominantly Deptford. Life He was probably apprenticed as a shipwright around 1677. He was appointed a master mastmaker and boat-builder at Plymouth Dockyard by the Royal Navy in November 1695. In 1698 he transferred briefly to Kinsale where he launched HMS Kinsale at Cork Docks in Ireland. He then worked for a few months at Sheerness Dockyard in 1705 before being appointed Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard in November 1705. He was personally responsible for designing the Flamborough class of ship in 1706. In 1708/9 he designed HMS Delight (1709) in Woolwich but this was completed by Jacob Ackworth as in August 1709 Stacey was appointed master shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard one of the most important in Britain and created a large number of vessels there. In July 1715 he moved to be Master of Deptford Dockyard the most important in Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Chichester (1706)
HMS ''Chichester'' was an 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham Dockyard on 6 March 1695. She underwent a rebuild in 1706 at Woolwich Dockyard. ''Chichester'' served until 1749, when she was broken up. Tobias Smollett Tobias George Smollett (baptised 19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for picaresque novels such as ''The Adventures of Roderick Random'' (1748), ''The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle'' (1751) a ..., later to become a well-known writer, served as a ship's doctor, naval surgeon on the ''Chichester''. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850''. Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 1690s ships {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Launceston (1711)
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Launceston'': * was a 40-gun fifth-rate ship in service from 1711 and broken up at Deptford Dockyard in 1726. * was a 44-gun fifth-rate ship in service from 1741 to 1784. See also * * References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Launceston Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Solebay (1711)
HMS ''Solebay'' was a member of the Gibraltar Group of 24-gun sixth rates. After commissioning she spent her career in Home waters, North America, and the West Indies on trade protection duties. She was converted to a bomb ketch with 3 mortars and six guns in 1726. She became a fireship in 1734 then converted back to a 24-gun sixth rate in 1735. Her final conversion was into a hospital ship to lie at Tower Wharf in 1742. She was sold in 1748. Construction ''Solebay'' was ordered on 29 July 1710 from Portsmouth Dockyard to be built under the guidance of Richard Stacey, Master Shipwright of Portsmouth. She was launched on 21 August 1711. Commissioned service ''Solebay'' was commissioned in 1712 under the command of Commander William Owen (promoted to captain in January 1713) for service in the Irish Sea. She proceeded to Newfoundland for 1714 to 1715, then on to New York in 1715 to 1717. In 1718 she was under command of Captain Richard Davis for service to Sale, Morocco until h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Dolphin (1711)
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS ''Dolphin'' after the dolphin. * The first seven ''Dolphins'' were small ketches and fireships. * , launched in 1731, was a 20-gun post ship, renamed ''Firebrand'' in 1755 and ''Penguin'' in 1757. * , launched in 1751, was a 24-gun post ship. She was used as a survey ship from 1764 and made two circumnavigations under the command of John Byron and Samuel Wallis. She was broken up in 1777. * was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1781 and broken up in 1817. * was originally the Dutch 24-gun ''Dolflin'', launched in 1780 at the Amsterdam naval yard, which and captured at Vlie Island in 1799. She became a transport in 1800, a storeship in 1802, and was broken up in 1803. * was a 10 or 12-gun cutter hired by the Royal Navy in 1793, purchased in 1801, and sold in 1802. * was the 12-gun American privateer schooner ''Dolphin'' captured by Admiral John Borlase Warren's squadron on 13 April 1813. * was originally the East India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuverability, intended to be used in scouting, escort and patrol roles. The term was applied loosely to ships varying greatly in design. In the second quarter of the 18th century, the 'true frigate' was developed in France. This type of vessel was characterised by possessing only one armed deck, with an unarmed deck below it used for berthing the crew. Late in the 19th century (British and French prototypes were constructed in 1858), armoured frigates were developed as powerful ironclad warships, the term frigate was used because of their single gun deck. Later developments in ironclad ships rendered the frigate designation obsolete and the term fell out of favour. During the Second World War the name 'frigate' was reintroduced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Fowey (1709)
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Fowey'', either after the Cornish town of Fowey, or the River Fowey which runs through it, whilst another two were planned: * was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1696 and captured by the French in 1704. * was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1705 and captured by the French in 1709. * was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1709. She was renamed HMS ''Queenborough'' in 1744 and was broken up in 1746. * was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1744 and wrecked in 1748. * was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1749 and sunk in 1781. * was a 3-gun gunvessel, originally an ex-barge purchased in 1795 and sold on 29 December 1801 for £160.Great Britain: Commissioners of Naval Enquiry (1803) ''The First (second-twelfth) Report of the Commissioners of Naval Enquiry, Appointed by Act 43 Geo. III. (Observations, by Way of Supplement, to the First Report of the Commissioners of Naval Enquiry, on the Memorial of the Principal Officers and Commissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Royal Anne
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Royal Anne''. A third was renamed before being launched: * HMS ''Royal Anne'' was a 100-gun first rate launched in 1670 as . She was rebuilt and renamed HMS ''Royal Anne'' in 1703 and was broken up in 1727. * HMS ''Royal Anne'' was a 100-gun first rate launched in 1673 as . She was renamed HMS ''Queen'' in 1693, HMS ''Royal George'' in 1715 and HMS ''Royal Anne'' in 1756. She was broken up in 1767. * HMS Royal Anne (1709) 42 gun galley built at Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Dockyard (formally H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich, also known as The King's Yard, Woolwich) was an English Royal Navy Dockyard, naval dockyard along the river Thames at Woolwich in north-west Kent, where many ships were built from the early 1 ... by Richard Stacey * HMS ''Royal Anne'' was to have been a 100-gun first rate. She was renamed before her launch in 1756. She foundered in 1782. See also * was a 42-gun fifth rate launched in 1709 and wrecked in 1721. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Falmouth (1708)
HMS ''Falmouth'' was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 18th century. The ship participated in several battles during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–15) and the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739–48). Description ''Falmouth'' had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 700 tons burthen. Officially rated at 50 guns, her armament consisted of 22 twelve-pounder guns on the lower gundeck and 22 six-pounder guns on the upper deck. On the quarterdeck were 8 six-pounder guns with another pair on the forecastle. The ship had a crew of 185–280 officers and ratings. When rebuilt in 1724, ''Falmouth'' had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 760 tons burthen. Her armament was upgraded and now consisted of 22 eighteen-pounder guns on the lower gundeck and 22 nine-pounder guns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Squirrel (1707)
HMS ''Squirrel'' was designed by Richard Stacey, Master Shipwright of Woolwich. Her design was based on the standardize 20-gun sixth rates. After commissioning she was assigned to Home Waters then the Mediterranean. She took a privateer in 1710. She was dismantled at Deptford with her timbers sent to Woolwich Dockyard for rebuilding as a 374-ton (bm). She was finally broken in 1749. ''Squirrel'' was the fifth ship so named. The name had previously been used for a discovery vessel with Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1682 and lost in 1583. Construction She was ordered on 26 March 1707 from Woolwich Dockyard to be built under the guidance of their Master Shipwright, Richard Stacey. She was launched on 29 December 1707. Commissioned Service She was commissioned in 1708 under the command of Commander James Hodsoll, RN for service with Admiral Byng's Fleet in the English Channel and North Sea. During 1710 she came under command of Commander John Gray, RN for service at the Firth of Forth. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Gosport (1707)
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Gosport'', after the Hampshire town of Gosport, located close to the naval base at Portsmouth: * was a 32-gun fifth rate In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six " ratings" based on size and firepower. Rating The rating system in the Royal ... launched in 1696. She was captured by the French in 1706. * was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1707 and broken up in 1735. * was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1741 and broken up by 1768. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gosport Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Flamborough (1707)
HMS ''Flamborough'' was a Royal Navy post ship, launched in 1707 with 24 guns. She was the first Royal Navy vessel to be stationed in South Carolina, holding that position from 1719 to 1721. She was rebuilt as a considerably larger 20-gun vessel in 1727, and was employed during the following decade off Ireland and later on the Jamaica station. After a period in New York she returned to the Carolinas in 1739, patrolling the coast and playing a minor role in the War of Jenkins' Ear. She returned to England in 1745. After undergoing a major repair she was recommissioned under Captain Jervis Porter in April 1746, and served in the North Sea for the following two years. She was sold out of naval service in 1749. Construction and early service ''Flamborough'' was laid down in Woolwich Dockyard as a 24-gun post ship in 1706 and launched on 29 January 1707. Her earliest recorded duty was protecting the Yarmouth fisheries in 1707 under Commander William Clarke, then with Byng's Channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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