| Achille | 2866 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1795/04/30 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1795/10 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1798/04/16 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Gravesend | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Achille Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | William Cleverley | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold for Break Up | 1865/11 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 182' 2" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 149' 7" | Imperial Feet | 45.593 | Breadth | 49' 3" | Imperial Feet | 15.0114 | Depth in Hold | 21' 11" | Imperial Feet | 6.6802 | Burthen | 1,929 85⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798/04/16 | Broadside Weight = 1050 Imperial Pound ( 476.175 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 30 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Roundhouse | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1795 | 640 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/06 | 1799/04 | Captain | Sir Henry Edwin Stanhope | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/02/27 | 1801/02/26 | Captain | George Murray | ADM/L |
| 1801/03/01 | 1802/04/28 | Captain | Sir Edward Buller | ADM/L |
| 1801/11 | 1801/11 | Acting Captain | James Wallis | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/05 | 1805 | Captain | John Oakes Hardy | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/11 | 1804/11 | Captain | George Dundas | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/03/31 | 1811 | Captain | Richard King | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/01 | 1811/04 | Captain | Askew Hollis | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/04 | 1815 | Captain | Askew Hollis | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/07/04 | 1799/07/04 | Lieutenant | William Mercer | ADM/L |
| 1799/07/08 | 1800/03/13 | Lieutenant | Joseph Ore Masefield | ADM/L |
| 1800/02/23 | 1802/06/29 | Lieutenant | Allan Stewart | ADM/L |
| 1805/03/31 | 1805/12/12 | Lieutenant | George Canning | NAO |
| 1805/03/31 | 1806/01/02 | Lieutenant | Parkins Prynn | NAO |
| 1805/04/18 | 1807/07/27 | Lieutenant | William Hill | NAO |
| 1805/05/09 | 1806/01/07 | Acting Lieutenant | Edward Barnard | NBD1849 |
| 1805/12/28 | 1808/03/15 | Lieutenant | John Man | NAO |
| 1806/01/07 | 1811/02 | Lieutenant | Edward Barnard | NBD1849 |
| 1815/02/08 | 1815/07/12 | Lieutenant | Thomas Benn | NBD1849 |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1805/09/22 | 1806/02/03 | Acting Boatswain | Peter Johnson | NAO |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/10/21 | 1801/03 | Midshipman | Charles Bowen | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/04/07 | 1805/10/26 | Masters Mate | John Man | NAO |
| 1805/10/01 | 1806/06/11 | Masters Mate | George Pigg | NAO |
| 1805/11/04 | 1805/12/27 | Masters Mate | John Man | NAO |
| 1806/04 | 1815/02/08 | Midshipman | Thomas Benn | NBD1849 |
| 1806/06/12 | 1807/01/31 | Midshipman | George Pigg | NAO |
| 1807/02/01 | 1807/08/07 | Masters Mate | George Pigg | NAO |
| 1809/02/01 | 1811/04/17 | Masters Mate | George Pigg | NAO |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/01/18 | 1800/10/21 | Boy | Charles Bowen | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03/31 | 1805/09/30 | Captain's Clerk | George Pigg | NAO |
| 1807/08/08 | 1809/01/31 | Captain's Clerk | George Pigg | NAO |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1795/10 | Began building at Gravesend | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/04/16 | Completed building at Gravesend at a cost of £38450.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/04/16 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/08/25 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £15165.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/02 | refitting at Unknown at a cost of £6881.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/10/21 | Present at the Battle of Trafalgar | |
| 1806/09/25 | Present at the Action off Rochefort | |
| 1806/09/25 | Present at the Action of 1806-09-25 | |
| 1807 | Blockade of Ferrol | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809 | Walcheren expedition | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/02/18 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811 | In the Adriatic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817 | Began rebuilding at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1822 | Placed in ordinary at Chatham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1822 | Completed rebuilding at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1829 | At Sheerness | BWAS-1793 |
| 1839 | Re-classed as a 76 gun Third RateShip of the Line | |
| 1865/11/01 | Sold to Castle & Beech to be broken up | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| ADM/L | ADM/L Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs | Authority | Web Site |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |