| America | 3031 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French third rate ship of the line 'L'América' (1788) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1794/06/01 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1796/09 | ||
| Shipyard | Brest | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1813/12 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 182' 0" | Imperial Feet | 55.4736 | Length of Keel | 149' 8 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 45.6248 | Breadth | 48' 7 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 14.8272 | Depth in Hold | 21' 7" | Imperial Feet | 6.5786 | Burthen | 1,884 16⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796/09 | Broadside Weight = 1128 Imperial Pound ( 511.548 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 30 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Roundhouse | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1812/06 | 1813 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | George Martin | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796/09 | 1799/03 | Captain | John Willett Payne | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/03 | 1802/04 | Captain | Sir Edward Pellew | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/05 | 1803/07 | Captain | Samuel Graves | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/07 | 1805 | Captain | Thomas Byam Martin | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/11 | 1812/06 | Captain | David Milne | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805 | 1806/10 | Captain | John Erskine Douglas | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/10 | 1811/08 | Captain | John Lawford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/06 | 1813 | Captain | Charles Inglis | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/04/26 | 1802/04/14 | First Lieutenant | John Pilfold | NAO |
| 1813/04/12 | 1813/12 | Lieutenant | James Blandford | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797/06/13 | 1799/03/10 | Midshipman | George Canning | NAO |
| 1799/02 | 1800 | Midshipman | Francis Charles Annesley | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796/10/16 | 1797/06/12 | Able Seaman | George Canning | NAO |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1794/06/01 | Arrived at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/09/25 | Registered | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/07 | Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/07/14 | Renamed Impetueux | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/09 | Commissioned for the Channel | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/11 | Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £42030.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/03/08 | Took the Privateer Cutter Le Vautour in the Channel | |
| 1797/04 | The Spithead Mutiny | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/06/11 | Took the Privateer La Zoe | |
| 1798/04/05 | Took the Privateer Chasse-Maree La Sainte Famille | |
| 1799/06/01 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800 | Took the Privateer La Petite Cherie | |
| 1800/06/01 | Present at the Operation in Quiberon Bay | |
| 1800/07/29 | Took the Privateer Le Celebre cut out from Port Louis | |
| 1800/08/25 | Present at the Attack on Ferrol | |
| 1802/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/08 | Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803 | Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/10 | In the Channel | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809 | In the North Sea | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/03/13 | Sailed for Portugal | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/03/01 | Sailed for Portugal | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813 | In ordinary at Chatham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/12 | Broken up at Chatham | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |