HMS Lively was a member of the Gibraltar Group of 24-gun Sixth Rates.[1] After commissioning she spent her career in Home waters on trade protection duties. She was broken in 1738.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Lively |
| Ordered | 22 April 1712 |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Plymouth |
| Launched | 28 May 1713 |
| Completed | 19 March 1715 |
| Commissioned | 1715 |
| Fate | Breaking completed at Portsmouth in December 1738 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 20-gun Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 278 73⁄94 bm |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 26 ft 0 in (7.9 m) for tonnage |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Armament | 20 × 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD) |
Lively was the eighth named vessel since it was used for a 45-gun ship launched at Deptford in 1545, rebuilt 1558 and wrecked in 1563 off the Rye.[3]
Construction
editShe was ordered on 22 April 1712 from Plymouth Dockyard to be built under the guidance of John Phillips, Master Shipwright of Plymouth. She replaced a smaller Sixth Rate of 12 guns with the same name, which was sold in 1712. She was launched on 28 May 1713. She was completed for sea on 19 March 1715. Due to her completion in 1715 she would not carry the 4-pounder guns as they were removed from these ships in 1714.[4]
Commissioned service
editShe was commissioned in 1715 under the command of Captain St John Charlton, RN for service on the west coast of Scotland and Irish Waters. In 1720 she was under the command of Captain William Rowley, RN on the same service. She underwent a small repair at Plymouth costing £1,605.11.4d[Note 1] completed in August 1723. She returned to her previous service. In 1729 she underwent another small repair at Plymouth costing £559.19.8d,[Note 2] which was completed in May 1729. In January 1729 she had come under the command of Captain John Onley, RN, and she was deployed after her repairs to the Bristol Channel, moving to Irish Waters in 1732. With the court-martial of Captain Onley on 3 December 1738, she came under the command of Captain Edward Legge, RN, for service in the Bristol Channel. She was paid off on 21 November 1738.[5]
Disposition
editHMS Lively was broken at Portsmouth by Admiralty Order (AO) 30 November 1738, completing in December 1738.[6]
Notes
editCitations
editReferences
edit- 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, Lively
- 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 in Service at 1 August 1714, Gibraltar Group, Lively
- 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 L (Lively)