History
Great Britain
NameHMS Rose
Ordered29 September 1711
BuilderRoyal Dockyard, Chatham
Launched25 April 1712
Commissioned1712
FateSold 5 June 1744
General characteristics
Type24-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen273+26⁄94 bm
Length
  • 94 ft 0 in (28.7 m) gundeck
  • 76 ft 0 in (23.2 m) keel for tonnage
Beam26 ft 0 in (7.9 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold11 ft 6 in (3.5 m)
Sail planship-rigged
Armament
  • 20 x 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 4-pdrs 12 cwt guns on wooden trucks (QD)
General characteristics as rebuilt 1727
Type20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen376+85⁄94 bm
Length
  • 106 ft 0 in (32.3 m) gundeck
  • 87 ft 9 in (26.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam28 ft 5 in (8.7 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold9 ft 2 in (2.8 m)
Sail planship-rigged
Armament20 x 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD)

HMS Rose was a member of the Gibraltar Group of 24-gun sixth rates.[1] After commissioning she spent her career in Home waters and North America on trade protection duties. She was rebuilt at Woolwich between 1722 and 1724. After her rebuild she served in Home Waters, North America, West Indies and the Mediterranean on trade protection. She was sold in 1744.[2]

Rose was the eleventh vessel so named, the first being a 'King's ship' 1222.[3]

Construction

She was ordered on 29 September 1711 from Chatham Dockyard to be built under the guidance of Benjamin Rosewell, Master Shipwright of Woolwich. She was launched on 25 April 1712. She was completed on 16 May 1712.[4]

Commissioned Service

She was commissioned in 1712 under the command of Commander Trywit Cyley, RN (promoted to Captain January 1713) for service in the North Sea, then to New England 1715 thru 1716. She returned in 1718 for a small repair at Deptford from February to March 1718 at a cost of £1,648.9.0d.[Note 1] Upon completion she was commissioned under Captain Thomas Whitney, RN for service in the Leeward Islands. She returned Home and was surveyed at Deptford in 1722. She was removed to Woolwich on 10 November 1722.[5]

Rebuild at Woolwich 1722 - 1724

She was dismantled at Woolwich in preparation for rebuilding as a 374 tom 20-gun sixth rate under the guidance of John Hayward, Master Shipwright of Woolwich. She was launched on 8 September 1724. The dimensions after rebuild were gundeck 106 feet 0 inches (32.3 metres) with a keel length of 87 feet 9 inches (26.7 metres) for tonnage calculation. The breadth would be 28 feet 5 inches (8.7 metres) with a depth of hold of 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m). The tonnage calculation would be 37685/94 tons.[6] The gun armament as established in 1713 would be twenty 6-pounder 19 hundredweight (cwt) guns mounted on wooden trucks.[7] She was completed for sea on 23 May 1725.[8]

Commissioned Service after Rebuild

She was commissioned in 1725 under the command of Captain Mungo Herdman, RN for service off the Scottish coast. Captain Herdman died on 8 March 1728. Captain John Weller, RN took over in March 1727 for service in the English Channel. She sailed to Newfoundland in 1729 then moved on to the Mediterranean in 1730. She returned home paying off on 27 December 1731. She underwent a small repair and fitted for foreign service at Portsmouth for £1,023.6.8d[Note 2] from January to May 1732. She was recommissioned in 1732 under Captain Charles Cotterell, RN for service in the English Channel.[9] In January 1733 she came under Captain Charles Wyndham, RN for the Barbary Coast. She went to South Carolina from 1735 thru 1738. She returned home to pay off on 15 December 1738. She was reclassified as a hulk by Admiralty Order (AO) 4 October 1739.[10]

Disposition

HMS Rose was sold by Admiralty Order (AO) 23 May 1744 for £150[Note 3] on 5 June 1744.[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £274,600 in today's money.
  2. ↑ A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £186,900 in today's money.
  3. ↑ A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £25,000 in today's money.

Citations

  1. ↑ Winfield 2009
  2. ↑ Winfield 2007
  3. ↑ Colledge
  4. ↑ Winfield 2009
  5. ↑ Winfield 2009
  6. ↑ Winfield 2007
  7. ↑ Winfield 2009
  8. ↑ Winfield 2007
  9. ↑ Winfield 2007
  10. ↑ Winfield 2007
  11. ↑ Winfield 2007

References

  • Winfield 2009, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6, Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 2 May 1660, Gibraltar Group, Rose
  • Winfield 2007, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1714 – 1792), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2007, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-925-3, Chapter 6, Sixth Rates, Sixth Rates of 20 or 24 guns, Vessels acquired from 1 August 1714, 1719 Establishment Group, Rose
  • Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, EPUB ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7, (EPUB), Section R (Rose)
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