British first rate ship of the line 'Caledonia' (1808)

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Caledonia25
Nominal Guns120BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1794/11/06BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1805/01BWAS-1793
Named1796/01/19BWAS-1793
Launched1808/06/25BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
Designed byWilliam Rule BWAS-1793
ConstructorJoseph Tucker BWAS-1793
CategoryFirst RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Broken Up1875/03/20BWAS-1793

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck205' 0"Imperial Feet62.484
Length of Keel170' 9 ⅛"Imperial Feet52.0478
Breadth53' 8"Imperial Feet16.3576
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0612
Draught Forward15' 10"Tons BM 
Draught Aft18' 2"Tons BM 
Burthen2,616 5⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1808Broadside Weight = 1538 Imperial Pound ( 697.483 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck32British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pounder
Roundhouse6British 24-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1808875EstablishmentBWAS-1793
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1809/061809/12CommodoreHarry Burrard NealeBWAS-1793
18101810Rear-AdmiralFrancis PickmoreBWAS-1793
1811/061811/07AdmiralSir Edward PellewBWAS-1793
1811/071813/01Rear-AdmiralHarry Burrard NealeBWAS-1793
1813/011814/06/04Rear-Admiral of the WhiteIsrael PellewBWAS-1793
1814/06/041814/09Rear-Admiral of the RedIsrael PellewBWAS-1793
1835/10/301837Rear-AdmiralSir Joshua RowleyW033
1842/04/211844AdmiralSir David MilneW033
18441844/05Rear-Admiral William BowlesNBD1849
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1808/081810/10CaptainWilliam BedfordBWAS-1793
1810/101811/05CaptainFrancis William AustenBWAS-1793
1810/12/031811/07/09CaptainFrancis William AustenBWAS-1793
1811/051811/05CaptainPeter HeywoodBWAS-1793
1813/011814/04CaptainJeremiah CoghlanBWAS-1793
1814/041814/06CaptainEdwards Lloyd GrahamBWAS-1793
1814/061814/09CaptainEdward SiblyBWAS-1793
1815/051815/07CaptainJames BrisbaneBWAS-1793
1835/10/301837CaptainGeorge Bohun MartinW033
1840/10/211842/04/21CaptainHenry EdenBWAS-1793
1840/10/271842/04/21CaptainHenry EdenW033
1842/04/211845/04CaptainAlexander MilneW033
1845/05/221848/01CaptainManley Hall DixonW025
1848/01/281851CaptainThomas Wren CarterW033
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1808/08/081811/05Flag LieutenantHenry BoyesNBD1849
1830/05/01UnknownLieutenantJeffery Reid AmherstNBD1849
1831/06/091834/06/06LieutenantHenry John CodringtonW033
1833/06/24UnknownLieutenantHenry BagotNBD1849
1834/01/231837/01/10CommanderJames BrasierNBD1849
1837/05/061837/08LieutenantCharles George Edward PateyW025
1844/12/111845/03/04LieutenantRobert William Henry AlcockNL1865
18451846First LieutenantGeorge Stanway BourneNBD1849
1845/06/10UnknownLieutenantJoseph Hughes BellamyNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1810/021810/05/01MidshipmanWilliam BranderNBD1849
1812/021813/02/05Masters MateFrancis BraceNBD1849
1812/09/031814/01/04MidshipmanFrancis BickerstaffNBD1849
18131814/03MidshipmanCharlton Booth BaylyNBD1849
1813/091813/12Masters MateSir John BannatyneNBD1849
1814/02UnknownMidshipmanCheesman Henry BinsteadNBD1849
1815/061816MidshipmanCharles BrandNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1808/09/23Completed at a cost of £96,381 to build plus £6,711 for fittingBWAS-1793
1809/04At the Basque RoadsBWAS-1793
1810/02/20Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1810/09/27Present at the Action of 1810-09-27 
1811/06/14Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1814/09Paid offBWAS-1793
1815/04Started fitting for sea at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1815/05Completed fitting at a cost of £24,205BWAS-1793
1815/07Paid off and laid up in ordinary until 1830BWAS-1793
1826/05Started a repair and refitting as a guard shipBWAS-1793
1831/05Completed reapir at a cost of £113,839 and refitting as a guardship at a cost of £9,511BWAS-1793
1838/02Started fitting as a demonstration ship at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1838/06Completed fitting as a demonstration ship at a cost of £8,909BWAS-1793
1840/11Fitted as a flagship at a cost of £6,129 at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1855/05Started fitting as a hospital ship at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1855/05Completed fitting as a hospital shipBWAS-1793
1870/07/14Returned to Admiralty controlBWAS-1793
1871/05/06Lent to the Metropolitan AsylumsBWAS-1793
1875/03/20Break up completed at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
W033 Vaisseaux de Ligne Francais de 1682 a 1767Ronald DeschenesWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
NL1865 The Navy List 1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book
 
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