British second rate ship of the line 'Temeraire' (1798)

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Temeraire120
Nominal Guns98BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1790/12/09BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1793/07BWAS-1793
Launched1798/09/11BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassDreadnought ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
ConstructorEdward Sison BWAS-1793
CategorySecond RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up1838/08/16BWAS-1793

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck185' 0"Imperial Feet56.388
Length of Keel152' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet46.4153
Breadth51' 2"Imperial Feet15.5956
Depth in Hold21' 6"Imperial Feet6.5532
Draught Forward14' 8"Imperial Feet4.4704
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen2,120 58⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1799Broadside Weight = 1048 Imperial Pound ( 475.268 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
1808Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg) BWAS-1793
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
1799738EstablishmentBWAS-1793
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1799/08UnknownRear-Admiral of the BlueSir John Borlase WarrenBWAS-1793
1799/111801Rear-AdmiralJames Hawkins WhitshedBWAS-1793
18011803Rear-Admiral of the BlueGeorge CampbellBWAS-1793
1811/031812/03Rear-AdmiralFrancis PickmoreBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1799/031799/08CaptainPeter PugetBWAS-1793
1799/081799/11CaptainThomas EylesBWAS-1793
1799/111801CaptainEdward MarshBWAS-1793
18011803CaptainThomas EylesBWAS-1793
1803/101804/08CaptainEliab HarveyBWAS-1793
1804/081804/08CaptainWilliam Hancock KellyBWAS-1793
1804/081805/12CaptainEliab HarveyBWAS-1793
1805/121806CaptainJohn LarmourBWAS-1793
1807/031809CaptainCharles HamiltonBWAS-1793
18091810CaptainEdward Snyd ClayBWAS-1793
18091810Rear-Admiral of the BlueManley DixonBWAS-1793
1810/011810/09CaptainEdwin Henry ChamberlayneBWAS-1793
1810/091811/03CaptainGeorge HonyBWAS-1793
1811/031812/03CaptainJoseph SpearBWAS-1793
1812/031812CaptainSamuel Hood LinzeeBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1804/09/011806LieutenantBenjamin VallackNAO
1804/09/011806LieutenantWilliam SmithNAO
1804/09/011806LieutenantJames MouldNAO
1804/09/011806LieutenantThomas Fortescue KennedyNAO
1804/09/011806LieutenantHenry Conyngham CoxenNAO
1805/04/291806LieutenantJohn WallaceNAO
1805/05/041806LieutenantAlexander DavidsonNAO
1807/061810/06LieutenantGeorge BenthamNBD1849
1808/05/241809/11/17LieutenantChristopher William BettyNBD1849
1834/04/231836CommanderJohn Aitken BlowNBD1849
18361837/05Second CaptainJohn Aitken BlowNBD1849
1837/09/011838/07/01LieutenantJospeh Bage BoultbeeNBD1849
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1799/05/071811/02/18GunnerFrancis HarrisNAO
1804/09/011805SurgeonThomas CairdNAO
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1799/051800/10/02Masters MateRobert BloyeNBD1849
1804/01/141805/12/01MidshipmanWilliam ShepheardB163
1804/061805/12MidshipmanWilliam Edward Hughes AllenNBD1849
1804/09/011805/09/06Masters MateThomas CoakleyNAO
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1804/02/071806/011st Class Volunteer NBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1799/05/18Completed at a cost of £73,241 including fittingBWAS-1793
1801/12Involved in the Bantry Mutiny then sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1803/05Began fitting at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1803/10RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1804/02Completed fitting at a cost of £16,898BWAS-1793
1805/10/21Had 47 killed and 76 wounded at the [Battle of Trafalgar]BWAS-1793
1805/10/21Present at the Battle of Trafalgar 
1806Paid offBWAS-1793
1806/06Began fitting at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1807/03Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1793
1807/09Completed fitting at a cost of £25,352BWAS-1793
1811Blockade of ToulonBWAS-1793
1813/11Started fitting as a prison shipBWAS-1793
1813/12Completed fitting as a prison shipBWAS-1793
1814In ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1819/09Began fitting at Plymouth as a receiving shipBWAS-1793
1820/06Completed fitting at a cost of £27,733BWAS-1793
1829Victualing depotBWAS-1793
1836/08Receiving ship and depot at SheernessBWAS-1793
1838/08/16Sold for breakup to J Beatson for £5,530BWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
B163 Royal Navy BiographyJohn MarshallBook
 
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