St. Albans (60)
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Origin and History
The ship was built by Thomas West at Deptford Dockyards and launched on December 23 1747.
In 1748, the ship served as guard ship at Plymouth. In December 1752, it sailed for West Africa, and then to Jamaica before returning to Great Britain.
During the Seven Years' War, the ship was under the command of:
- from September 1755 to November 1756: captain sir William Gordon
- from November 1756 to 1758: captain James Webb
- in 1758: captain Edward Vernon
- from January 1759 to September 1759: captain James Baker
- from September 1759 to 1760: captain Edward Vernon
The ship was sold at Chatham on March 14 1765.
Service during the War
On December 1 1756, the ship captured the French privateer Rouille. A few weeks later, on December 29, she captured the French privateer Prince de Conti.
On April 21 1757, the ship sailed from Great Britain to join the British squadron conducting operations in the Mediterranean.
In July 1758, the ship captured the French Loire (50) in the Mediterranean.
On August 18 1759, she took part to the victorious battle of Lagos.
Characteristics
| Guns | 60
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| Crew | 420 men | ||||||||
| Length | 149 ft 10 in (45.67 m) | ||||||||
| Width | 43 ft 4 in (13,21 m) | ||||||||
| Depth | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) | ||||||||
| Displacement | 1207 tons BM (1226 tonnes) |
References
Blasco, Manuel, British 4th Rates, 3 Decks Wiki
Phillips, M., Michael Phillip's Ships of the Old Navy
N.B.: the section Service during the War is partly derived from our articles depicting the various campaigns, battles and sieges.
