HMS Sapphire (1758) significant event ship launching
Service history
She was originally commissioned under the name of Captain Temple West and built as a hull at Carter's Yard in Limehouse before going to Deptford for creation of her superstructure, launching in 1741. At this stage she had 44 guns and a crew of 250.Despite moderate success she did not handle well and she was paid off in 1748 and sent to Deptford to cut her down in size. 
She was then rebuilt by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard and was launched on 22 June 1758, under command of the renowned Captain John Strachan with a crew of 210 men.
Sapphire had a brief but active career under Strachan: