| Defence | 322 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1758/12/13 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1759/05/14 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1759/04/19 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1762/03/31 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Bellona Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Israel Pownoll | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Wrecked | 1811/12/24 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 168' 0" | Imperial Feet | 51.2064 | Length of Keel | 138' 0" | Imperial Feet | 42.0624 | Breadth | 46' 9" | Imperial Feet | 14.2494 | Depth in Hold | 19' 9" | Imperial Feet | 6.0198 | Draught Forward | 12' 4" | Imperial Feet | 3.7592 | Draught Aft | 18' 0" | Imperial Feet | 5.4864 | Burthen | 1,603 8⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1762/03/31 | Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1758/01/31 | 550 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/10 | Unknown | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Robert Man | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1770/03 | 1771/05 | Captain | John Reynolds | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/06 | 1781 | Captain | James Cranston | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/01 | 1783/12 | Captain | Thomas Newnham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/12 | 1784/11 | Captain | Thomas Troubridge | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/11 | 1786/01 | Captain | Christopher Halliday | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/08 | 1790/12 | Captain | George Murray | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05 | 1794/10 | Captain | James Gambier | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/10 | 1797 | Captain | Thomas Wells | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/03 | 1798/05 | Captain | William Brown | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/05 | 1798/11 | Captain | John Peyton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/11 | 1799/02 | Commander | Thomas Stephenson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/02 | 1802 | Captain | Henry Paulet | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/05/27 | 1805/12 | Captain | George Johnstone Hope | NAO |
| 1806/11 | 1811/02 | Captain | Charles Ekins | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/02 | 1811/12/24 | Captain | David Atkins† | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/12/03 | 1802/08 | Midshipman | James Brasier | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1770 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/03 | Commissioned as a guardship at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/10/19 | Completed at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £27690.3.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/10/19 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £11208.17.11d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/05 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779 | Channel fleet | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/04 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/05 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £4714.17.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/01/08 | Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy | |
| 1780/01/16 | Present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent | |
| 1781/04/12 | Arrived at Gibraltar as part of the relief fleet | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/02/06 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/06/20 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Cuddalore | |
| 1786/01 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/06/01 | Present at the Glorious 1st of June | |
| 1795/05/23 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/07/13 | Present at the Battle of Hyeres | |
| 1798/08/01 | Present at the Battle of the Nile | |
| 1800/06/11 | Her boats took Nochette and other gunboats off Quiberon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/06/11 | Destroyed, with others, the Therese in Bourgheuf Bay | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/09/28 | Took the privateer Enfant du Carnaval off the Portugese coast | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/09/28 | Took the Privateer L'Enfant du Carnaval | |
| 1802 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/07 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/07/31 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £10505.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/10/21 | Present at the Battle of Trafalgar | |
| 1805/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/04 | Began large repair at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/01 | Completed large repair at Chatham at a cost of £24535.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/08 | Copenhagen expedition | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/08/15 | Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1807/12 | Blockade of Cadiz | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/12/24 | Wrecked on Laland Island off Jutland, 5 survivors out of 530 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |