Commissioned in February 1743 under Captain John Pitman, Aldborough was launched in March as part of the British home fleet during the War of Jenkins' Ear. For two years she was assigned patrol and convoy duties from the English Channel to northern Scotland. Former Harvard College professor Isaac Greenwood served as ship's chaplain during this coastal service, from 1743 until his discharge from the Navy on 22 May 1744.[2] From 1744 Aldborough was transferred to the British fleet stationed off South Carolina, protecting British colonies against the risk of Spanish attack. Her captain at this station was Carolinas fleet commander Ashby Utting, late of HMS Looe.[3] However Utting died in January 1746 and Aldborough's captaincy devolved to a more junior officer, Commander Thomas Innes.[4]
In September 1747 the ship was reassigned to the Caribbean, where she remained until 1749. Service in the tropics having reduced her seaworthiness, she was paid off in July 1749 and returned to Deptford Dockyard for repairs. A naval survey in September of that year found that her condition was not salvageable. On 28 November she was sold out of service for £302.[b][4]
^Leonard, David C. (April 1981). "Harvard's First Science Professor: A Sketch of Isaac Greenwood's Life and Work". Harvard Library Bulletin. 29 (2). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University: 162. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
^May, W.E. (January 1969). "Capt. Charles Hardy on the Carolina Station, 1742-1744". The South Carolina Historical Magazine. 70 (1). South Carolina Historical Society: 1–19. JSTOR 27566917.
^"Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to Present". MeasuringWorth. 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
Bibliographyedit
Colledge, J.J.; Warlow, Ben (2010). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Castlemate. ISBN9781935149071.
Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN9781844157006.
May 03, 2024
aldborough, 1743, other, ships, with, same, name, aldborough, aldborough, sixth, rate, ship, royal, navy, launched, 1743, service, atlantic, caribbean, waters, until, 1749, plan, aldboroughhistory, great, britain, namehms, aldborough, ordered17, november, 1741. For other ships with the same name see HMS Aldborough HMS Aldborough was a 20 gun sixth rate ship of the Royal Navy launched in 1743 and in service in Atlantic and Caribbean waters until 1749 Plan for the AldboroughHistory Great Britain NameHMS Aldborough Ordered17 November 1741 BuilderJohn Orkill Liverpool Laid down6 January 1742 Launched16 March 1743 CompletedBy June 1743 CommissionedFebruary 1743 FateSold out of service Deptford dockyard 28 November 1749 General characteristics Class and type20 gun sixth rate Tons burthen498 36 94 bm a Length112 ft 0 in 34 1 m gundeck 91 ft 6 in 27 9 m keel Beam32 ft 9 8 m Depth of hold11 ft 3 4 m PropulsionSail Sail planship rigged Complement140 Armament20 x 9pdrs Contents 1 Naval career 2 Notes 2 1 Footnotes 2 2 Citations 3 BibliographyNaval career editCommissioned in February 1743 under Captain John Pitman Aldborough was launched in March as part of the British home fleet during the War of Jenkins Ear For two years she was assigned patrol and convoy duties from the English Channel to northern Scotland Former Harvard College professor Isaac Greenwood served as ship s chaplain during this coastal service from 1743 until his discharge from the Navy on 22 May 1744 2 From 1744 Aldborough was transferred to the British fleet stationed off South Carolina protecting British colonies against the risk of Spanish attack Her captain at this station was Carolinas fleet commander Ashby Utting late of HMS Looe 3 However Utting died in January 1746 and Aldborough s captaincy devolved to a more junior officer Commander Thomas Innes 4 In September 1747 the ship was reassigned to the Caribbean where she remained until 1749 Service in the tropics having reduced her seaworthiness she was paid off in July 1749 and returned to Deptford Dockyard for repairs A naval survey in September of that year found that her condition was not salvageable On 28 November she was sold out of service for 302 b 4 Notes editFootnotes edit Other sources suggest 506 bm 1 In 2014 terms this equates to a sale value of approximately 41 800 5 Citations edit Colledge Warlow 2010 p 10 Leonard David C April 1981 Harvard s First Science Professor A Sketch of Isaac Greenwood s Life and Work Harvard Library Bulletin 29 2 Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University 162 Retrieved 29 November 2014 May W E January 1969 Capt Charles Hardy on the Carolina Station 1742 1744 The South Carolina Historical Magazine 70 1 South Carolina Historical Society 1 19 JSTOR 27566917 a b Winfield 2007 p 254 Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to Present MeasuringWorth 2009 Retrieved 9 November 2014 Bibliography editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2010 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Castlemate ISBN 9781935149071 Winfield Rif 2007 British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714 1792 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth ISBN 9781844157006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Aldborough 1743 amp oldid 1123793736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
