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]

Ormonde
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Ormonde
NamesakeJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, ship renamed on his fall from grace
BuilderAckworth, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched18 October 1711
FateBroken up, 1733
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen703 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

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

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, Vol.1, p.168.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g National Maritime Museum Warship Histories Archived 2 August 2011 at the UK Government Web Archive.

References

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  • 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.