British second rate ship of the line 'Barfleur' (1768)

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Barfleur104
Nominal Guns90BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1761/10/19BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1762/11/22BWAS-1714
Named1761/11/15BWAS-1714
Launched1768/07/30BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBarfleur ClassBWAS-1714
CategorySecond RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1819/09BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 8"Imperial Feet54.1528
Length of Keel144' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet43.9103
Breadth50' 3"Imperial Feet15.3162
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward14' 3"Imperial Feet4.3434
Draught Aft17' 1"Imperial Feet5.207
Burthen1,947 47⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1768Broadside Weight = 907 Imperial Pound ( 411.3245 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
1780Broadside 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
1780750EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1794738EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1780/021780/10Vice-AdmiralSamuel BarringtonW031
1780/101783/05Rear-AdmiralSamuel HoodW031
1787/101788Rear-AdmiralSamuel HoodW031
17891790Vice-Admiral of the RedRobert RoddamW031
17911791AdmiralSamuel BarringtonW031
17911791/09Rear-AdmiralJonathon FaulknorW031
1793/121794/08Rear-AdmiralGeorge BowyerW031
1794/081795/03Rear-AdmiralSir George Keith ElphinstoneW031
1795/031799/02Vice-AdmiralWilliam WaldegraveW031
1799/021799/08Vice-AdmiralLord George Keith ElphinstoneW031
1799/081800Rear-AdmiralJames Hawkins WhitshedW031
18001802/05Rear-AdmiralCuthbert CollingwoodW031
1809/011809/02Rear-AdmiralSamuel HoodW031
1809/021812/08Vice-AdmiralGeorge BerkelyW031
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1770/101770/12CommanderAndrew Snape HamondW031
1770/121771/06CaptainAndrew Snape HamondW031
1771/061773/11CaptainEdward VernonW031
1773/111776CaptainPeter ParkerW031
17761779CaptainMark MilbankW031
1780/021780/10CaptainBenjamin HillW031
1780/101781/03CaptainJohn Nicholson InglefieldW031
1781/031781/08CaptainJohn KnightW031
1781/081782/04CaptainAlexander Arthur HoodW031
1782/041783/05CaptainJohn KnightW031
1787/101789CaptainJohn KnightW031
17891790CaptainRobert CalderW031
17901791CaptainSir John JervisW031
17911791/09CaptainJohn BourmasterW031
1794/081795/03CaptainJohn ElphinstonW031
1795/031799/02CaptainJames Richard DacresW031
1799/021799/08CaptainJohn ElphinstonW031
1799/06/081799/07CaptainGeorge BarkerNBD1849
1799/081800CaptainPeter PugetW031
18001800CaptainGeorge Hopewell StephensW031
18001801/10CaptainJohn IrwinW031
1801/011809/01CaptainDonald M'LeodW031
1801/101802/05CaptainJohn Acworth OmmanneyW031
1804/111805/10CaptainGeorge MartinW031
1804/111805/11/09CaptainGeorge MartinW031
1805/101805/12CaptainRobert BarlowW031
1805/121806CaptainPhilip Charles Calderwood Henderson DurhamW031
18061807CaptainSir Joseph Sydney YorkeW031
1809/011809/02CaptainSamuel Hood LinzeeW031
1809/051812/08CaptainThomas Masterman HardyW031
1811/031812/08CommanderJohn CowanW031
1812/091813/12CaptainSir Edward BerryW031
1813/121814/07CaptainJohn MaitlandW031
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17901791Second CaptainRobert CalderW031
1795/03/201797/01/14LieutenantWalter BoswellNBD1849
1798/02/081798/05/16LieutenantCharles AdamNBD1849
1808/02/231808/12/07LieutenantPeregrine BowenBWAS-1714
1810/021810/12/19Flag LieutenantMaurice Frederick Fitzhardinge BerkeleyNBD1849
18111811/11/02Acting LieutenantMartin BennettNBD1849
1811/11/021811/12/18LieutenantMartin BennettNBD1849
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1787/12/011790/05/30GunnerWilliam RiversNAO
1793/04/12UnknownMasterSamuel BlythN-GAZ
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1812/041814MidshipmanWilliam Augsustus ArchboldNBD1849
1812/05UnknownMidshipmanJames AndersonNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1770/10Commissioned as a guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1771/01Completed as a guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1772/04Refited as a guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1773/06/22Took part in the Royal Review at SpitheadBWAS-1714
1778Re-classed as a 98 gun Second Rate 
1779/07Started a small repair, refit and coppering at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1780/02Recommissioned for the Western squadronBWAS-1714
1780/05Completed small repair, refit and coppering at a cost of £24,397.4.5dBWAS-1714
1780/11/29Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1781/02/03At St EustatiusBWAS-1714
1781/08Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1781/09/05Present at the Battle of the Chesapeake 
1781/11/11Sailed for New YorkBWAS-1714
1781/12/05At BarbadosBWAS-1714
1782/01/25At St KittsBWAS-1714
1782/01/25Present at the Battle of Saint Kitts 
1782/04/12Present at the Battle of the Saintes 
1782/04/19In the Mona PassageBWAS-1714
1782/07/27Sailed to America with PigotBWAS-1714
1782/09/05Arrived at New YorkBWAS-1714
1782/10/24Left New York to blockade Cape FrancoisBWAS-1714
1783/04/26Left Jamaica bound for England, paid off on arrivalBWAS-1714
1785/06Started a great repair at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1786/10Completed great repair at Portsmouth at a cost of £31,829.11.8dBWAS-1714
1787/10RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1791/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1792/09Started a middling to great repair and refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1793/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1794/01Completed repairs and refit at a cost of £51,400BWAS-1714
1794/06/01Had 9 killed and 25 wounded at the [Glorious 1st of June]BWAS-1714
1794/06/01Present at the Glorious 1st of June 
1795/06/23Present at the Action of Ile Groix 
1795/12Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1796At TunisBWAS-1714
1797/02/14Present at the 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent 
1800Returned to the Channel fleetBWAS-1714
1802/05Paid offBWAS-1714
1803/01Started fitting at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1804/11RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/01Completed fitting at a cost of £20,491BWAS-1714
1805/07/22Present at the 3rd Battle of Cape Finisterre 
1807Service in the ChannelBWAS-1714
1808/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1808/04/29Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1714
1809/02/25Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1714
1812/08Sailed for homeBWAS-1714
1812/11/17Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1814/07Laid up in ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1714
1819/09Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
N-GAZ The Naval gazetteer, Biographer and ChronologistJ W NorieBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 7th of May 2012 21:12

22 June 1773 The fleet reviewed at Spithead, the King in Barfleur 90 cap Edward Vernon fleet C in C Vice-Admiral Thomas Pye,Albion 64 cap Samuel Barrington and Torbay 74 cap Sir Francis Samuel Drake present

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