British second rate ship of the line 'London' (1766)

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London103
Nominal Guns90BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1758/12/13BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1759/11/04BWAS-1714
Named1760/12/28BWAS-1714
Launched1766/05/24BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorEdward Allin BWAS-1714
CategorySecond RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1811/04BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 6"Imperial Feet54.102
Length of Keel144' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet43.9198
Breadth49' 8 ⅝"Imperial Feet15.1543
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 3"Imperial Feet4.0386
Draught Aft17' 6"Imperial Feet5.334
Burthen1,870 93⁄94Imperial Feet0.0251

Armament

1778/11Broadside Weight = 931 Imperial Pound ( 422.2085 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
1790Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1778/11750EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1778/111782Rear-AdmiralThomas GravesBWAS-1714
1782/101783/07Rear-AdmiralSir Joshua RowleyBWAS-1714
1793/051794/02Rear-Admiral of the RedWilliam Henry ClarenceBWAS-1714
1794/081795Rear-AdmiralJohn ColpoysBWAS-1714
17961796Vice-AdmiralCharles ThompsonBWAS-1714
1801/021802Admiral of the BlueSir Hyde ParkerBWAS-1714
18021802/04Rear-AdmiralSir Thomas GravesBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1778/111779/09CaptainSamuel Pitchford CornishBWAS-1714
1779/091781/09CaptainDavid GravesBWAS-1714
1781/091783/07CaptainJames KempthorneBWAS-1714
1790/061790/10CaptainSir William DommettBWAS-1714
1790/10/01UnknownCaptainGeorge Blagden WestcottBWAS-1714
1793/051794/02CaptainRichard Goodwin KeatsBWAS-1714
1794/081795/01CaptainLawrence William HalsteadBWAS-1714
1795/011797/12CaptainEdward GriffithBWAS-1714
1797/121799/11CaptainJohn Child PurvisBWAS-1714
1801/021801/04CaptainSir William DommettBWAS-1714
1801/041801/08CaptainRobert Waller OtwayBWAS-1714
1801/081802/04CaptainGeorge MurrayBWAS-1714
1805/081805/11CaptainRobert BarlowBWAS-1714
1805/111806/06CaptainHarry Burrard NealeBWAS-1714
1806/061806/07CaptainEdward OsborneBWAS-1714
1806/071809/06CaptainThomas WesternBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1801/031801/09/10Acting LieutenantGeorge BignellNBD1849
1801/09/101802LieutenantGeorge BignellNBD1849
1805/10/171806/11/08LieutenantJohn Donaldson BoswallNBD1849
1806/07/241809/07LieutenantJohn William AndrewNBD1849
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1801/02/111801/07MasterJohn Fryer 
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1787/091793/12MidshipmanJohn BakerNBD1849
18001801/06Masters MateFlowers BeckettNBD1849
1801/081802/11MidshipmanCharles BowenBWAS-1714
18061809MidshipmanJames Richard BoothNBD1849
1806/051809/07/05MidshipmanEmanuel BlightNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1790/10/121791/09/24Captains ServantWilliam Westcott DanielNAO
1805/08/2518061st Class VolunteerJames Richard BoothNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1766First cost was £53,036.0.0dBWAS-1714
1778/04Started a small repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
1778/11Commissioned for the first timeBWAS-1714
1779/02/14Completed small repair at Chatham at a cost of £15,262.18.5dBWAS-1714
1780/01Coppered and fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £6,461.16.1dBWAS-1714
1780/05/17Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1781/03/16Present at the Battle of Cape Henry 
1781/09/05Present at the Battle of the Chesapeake 
1782/10/17Present at the Action of 1782-10-17 
1783/04/26Left Jamaica bound for homeBWAS-1714
1783/07Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1785/07Started a middling repair at ChathamBWAS-1714
1787/03Completed middling repair at a cost of £36,631.12.11dBWAS-1714
1790/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1791/08Paid offBWAS-1714
1793/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/08Joined Earl Howe's squadronBWAS-1714
1794/02Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1794/08Recommissioned for Channel serviceBWAS-1714
1795/06/23Present at the Action of Ile Groix 
1798To the Lisbon stationBWAS-1714
1799/09Returned to England for service in the ChannelBWAS-1714
1799/11Started a refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1800/01Completed refit at a cost of £12,260BWAS-1714
1800/08/25Present at the Attack on Ferrol 
1801/04/02Present at the Battle of Copenhagen 
1802/04Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1805/04Started fitting at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1805/08Recommissioned for the Channel fleetBWAS-1714
1805/12Completed fitting at a cost of £39,998BWAS-1714
1806/03/13Present at the Action of 1806-03-13 
1806/03/13Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Marengo in the Atlantic 
1806/03/13Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Belle Poule in the Atlantic 
1807Part of the squadron in LisbonBWAS-1714
1807/11/11Sailed for Brazil as part of the escort for the Portugese royal familyBWAS-1714
1809/06Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1811/04Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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