HMS Ormonde (1711)
HMS Ormonde was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions, and launched on 18 October 1711.[1]
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Ormonde |
| Namesake | James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, ship renamed on his fall from grace |
| Builder | Ackworth, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 18 October 1711 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1733 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 703 bm |
| Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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In September 1715, she was renamed Dragon.[2] The next year, commanded by Streynsham Master, she was assigned to the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
In 1717, still under Master, she served with Admiral Byng's force in the Baltic Sea, capturing the Swedish Fildrim on 28 June.[2]
Between 1718 and 1725, now commanded by Thomas Scott, she served mainly off Newfoundland and in the Mediterranean.[2]
In 1726, Dragon was assigned to the West Indies station, where Scott would die 25 September, replaced by Perry Mayne.[2]
In June 1727, still on West Indies station, Mayne in turn was replaced by F. Hume.[2]
Ormonde (Dragon) finished her career in the West Indies,[2] serving until 1733, when she was broken up.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, Vol.1, p.168.
- National Maritime Museum Warship Histories Archived 2 August 2011 at the UK Government Web Archive.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.