British second rate ship of the line 'Royal William' (1757)

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Royal William282
Nominal Guns84BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Previously British first rate ship of the line 'Royal William' (1719) BWAS-1714
Ordered1755/11/01BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1756/06/29BWAS-1714
Launched1757/08/08BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
ConstructorRichard Stacey BWAS-1714
CategorySecond RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1813/08BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck175' 4"Imperial Feet53.4416
Length of Keel142' 7"Imperial Feet43.4594
Breadth50' 3"Imperial Feet15.3162
Depth in Hold20' 1"Imperial Feet6.1214
Draught Forward14' 3 ½"Tons BM 
Draught Aft16' 4"Tons BM 
Burthen1,918 22⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1757/04Broadside Weight = 826 Imperial Pound ( 374.591 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 9-Pounder
1782Broadside Weight = 1339 Imperial Pound ( 607.2365 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 68-Pound Carronade
Middle Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
1784Broadside Weight = 723 Imperial Pound ( 327.8805 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 24-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1757/04750EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1782650EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17601760AdmiralEdward BoscawenBWAS-1714
1790/051791/09Vice-Admiral of the RedRobert RoddamBWAS-1714
1792/121799AdmiralSir Peter ParkerBWAS-1714
18001801Admiral of the WhiteMark MilbankBWAS-1714
18051807/07AdmiralGeorge MontaguBWAS-1714
1807/071809Rear-Admiral of the RedSir Isaac CoffinBWAS-1714
18091810AdmiralSir Roger CurtisBWAS-1714
18121812Admiral of the BlueRichard Hussey BickertonBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1757/041758/01CaptainWittewronge TaylorBWAS-1714
1758/011759CaptainThomas EvansBWAS-1714
17591763/02CaptainHugh PigotBWAS-1714
1771/011771/05CaptainSamuel HoodBWAS-1714
1782/021783/02CaptainJohn Carter AllenBWAS-1714
1790/051791/09CaptainGeorge GaytonBWAS-1714
1792/121794CaptainGeorge GaytonBWAS-1714
17941801CaptainFrancis PickmoreBWAS-1714
1803/091806/05CaptainJohn WainwrightBWAS-1714
1806/051809CaptainSir Courtnay BoyleBWAS-1714
18101812CaptainRobert HallBWAS-1714
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18001801/09/04MidshipmanWilliam BalfourNBD1849
1814/051815/05/28Masters MateDaniel BairdNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
17961798UnknownWilliam Lenthall BrakeNBD1849
1803/06/1818051st Class VolunteerCharles BasdenNBD1849
180518051st Class VolunteerWilliam BlenkarneNBD1849
1805/03/071807/062nd Class VolunteerWilliam AylingNBD1849
1807/12/031808/03LandmanSir George Henry AytonNBD1849
1808/09/17Unknown1st Class VolunteerJames AndersonNBD1849
1809/07/121811/071st Class VolunteerCharles BlatchleyNBD1849
1809/10/311810/09/03Able SeamanGeorge CoulbertPMD
Service History
DateEvent Source
1755/11/01Order to be cut down to her Upper DeckBWAS-1714
1756/06/29Started middling repair and removal of upper works at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1757/04Commissioned for service with the Channel fleetBWAS-1714
1757/06In the Rochefort expedition until 1757/07BWAS-1714
1757/08/08Changes and repair completed at Portsmouth at a cost of £31,507.18.2dBWAS-1714
1757/09/23With Hawke's fleet at the Isle d'AixBWAS-1714
1757/09/23Present at the Attack on Isle d'Aix 
1758/02/05Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1758/10/27Present at the Action of 1758-10-27 
1759/02/16Sailed for Canada and took part in capture of QuebecBWAS-1714
1759/09Sailed home carrying the body of General WolfeBWAS-1714
1760In Boscawen's fleetBWAS-1714
1760In Hawke's fleetBWAS-1714
1761Expedition to BelleisleBWAS-1714
1762Blockade of Basque RoadsBWAS-1714
1762Took the Privateer Le Baillen  
1762Took the Privateer Le Minx  
1762Took the Privateer Nuestra Señora del Corlylas  
1762Took the Privateer Anama Guiposcoa  
1763/02Paid offBWAS-1714
1764/04Started a small repair at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1764/11Completed small repair at a cost of £9,480.14.5dBWAS-1714
1771/01Started fitting at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1771/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1771/02Completed fitting at a cost of £7,923.17.10dBWAS-1714
1771/05Paid offBWAS-1714
1782/02Recommissioned for Lord Howe's relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1782/03Started fitting for serviceBWAS-1714
1782/08Completed fitting at a cost of £22,992.15.8d, reduced to 80 guns and fitted with a 74's masts and yards 
1782/10/20Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel 
1783/02Paid offBWAS-1714
1790/05Commissioned as a receiving ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1791/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1792/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1803/09RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1803/11Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £14,323BWAS-1714
1813/08Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
1782/091782/12Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782Lord Richard Howe
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
PMD Private manuscript documents Book
 
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