Peirson Lock (c.1690–1755) was a shipbuilder and designer for the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

who was Master Shipwright of Plymouth Dockyard from 1726 to 1742, and of

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from 1742 to 1755.

History

He was born around 1690. In 1716 he was as Assistant Master Shipwright at Plymouth Dockyard under John Phillips, Master Shipwright. In 1718 he transferred to

before returning to Plymouth in December 1726 to replace Phillips as Master Shipwright. Thereafter the Royal Navy records his works. In July 1742 he transferred from Plymouth to

. In 1749 he designed the Wasp-class sloop and in 1752 designed the Fly-class sloop. He died on 15 December 1755 at Portsmouth Dockyard. His will was read on 22 January 1756 and is now held at the National Archive in Kew.

Ships built

* HMS Mary Galley (rebuilt in 1726) 40-gun ship at Plymouth *Drake (1727), 2-gun yacht at Plymouth * HMS Experiment (rebuilt 1727) 20-gun frigate at Plymouth *Betty smack (1728) at Plymouth *Mary (1728) yacht at Plymouth * HMS Lichfield (1730) 50-gun

ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...

at Plymouth *HMS Saltash (1732), 8-gun sloop at Plymouth * HMS Swallow (1732) 60-gun

at Plymouth *

HMS Warwick (1733) HMS ''Warwick'' was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1719 Establishment at Plymouth by Peirson Lock. The keel was laid down on 1 April 1730, and the ship was launched on 25 October 1733, and completed on 24 ...

60-gun

at Plymouth (sister to HMS Swallow) * HMS Weymouth (1736) 60-gun ship of the line at Plymouth * HMS Jersey (1736) 60-gun ship of the line at Plymouth (sister to HMS Weymouth) * HMS St Albans (1737) 50-gun ship of the line at Plymouth * HMS Severn (1739) 50-gun ship of the line at Plymouth * HMS Kingston (1740) 60-gun ship of the line at Plymouth *

HMS Royal Oak Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Royal Oak'', after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War: * was a 76-gun second rate launched in 1664 and burnt by the Dutch ...

(rebuilt 1741) 70-gun ship of the line at Plymouth * HMS Solebay (1742) 20 gun ship at Plymouth *

HMS Princess Mary (1742) HMS ''Mary'' was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 12 May 1704. In 1724, ''Mary'' fought in battle against the Spanish ''Catalán''.HMS Sunderland (1744) 60-gun ship of the line at Portsmouth * HMS Mediator (1745) refit of a captured American ship * HMS Tilbury (1745) 58-gun ship of the line at Portsmouth *Wasp, 8-gun sloop (1749) *Hazard, 8-gun sloop (1749) *

HMS Grafton (1750) HMS ''Grafton'' was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 29 March 1750. The ship served in the failed Louisbourg Expedition (1 ...

68-gun ship of the line at Portsmouth *

HMS Newcastle (1750) HMS ''Newcastle'' was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Peirson Lock at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1750 for active service during the Seven Years' War against France. Principally engaged in defending ...

50-gun ship of the line at Portsmouth *Fly, 8-gun sloop (1752) *

HMS Chichester (1753) HMS ''Chichester'' was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built by Peirson Lock at Portsmouth Dockyard to the standard draught for 70-gun ships as specified in the 1745 Establishment ame ...

68-gun ship of the line at Portsmouth *

HMS Gibraltar (1754) Seven ships of the United Kingdom, British Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Gibraltar'', after the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. * The first was a 20-gun sixth rate built in 1711, rebuilt in 1727, and sold in 1748. It was the first co ...

20-gun ship at Portsmouth

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lock, Peirson 1755 deaths People from Portsmouth English shipbuilders Year of birth uncertain