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Queen13178
Nominal Guns74
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorThe Royal Navy
Previously British second rate ship of the line 'Queen' (1769)
Acquired1811/10
ShipyardChatham
CategoryThird Rate
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Broken Up1821/04/04

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 6"Imperial Feet54.102
Length of Keel144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912
Breadth49' 6"Imperial Feet15.0876
Depth in Hold21' 9"Imperial Feet6.6294
Draught Forward13' 8 ½"Tons BM 
Draught Aft19' 6"Tons BM 
Burthen1,876 7494Tons BM 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1814/091815Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCharles Vinicombe PenroseBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1811/091814/09CaptainJohn ColvillBWAS-1714
1814/091815CaptainJohn CoodeBWAS-1714
18151816/08CaptainSir James WalkerBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1812/10/161813/02/01First LieutenantRichard BastardNBD1849
18141814LieutenantEdward BoysNBD1849
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18141815SurgeonGabriel JohnstonNA-ROA
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18111815/09Masters MateEmanuel BlightNBD1849
1814/081815/12MidshipmanEdward Joseph BirdNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1811/10Completed being cut done and refitted as a 74 at a cost of £29,719BWAS-1714
1812Channel serviceBWAS-1714
1813North SeaBWAS-1714
1821/04/04Break up completed 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
NA-ROA The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. Book
 
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