| Exeter | 323 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 64 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1761/01/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1761/01/28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1763/07/26 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1775/01 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Chatham | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | William Bately | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | William Martin | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Burnt | 1784/02/12 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 158' 9" | Imperial Feet | 48.387 | Length of Keel | 129' 9" | Imperial Feet | 39.5478 | Breadth | 44' 0" | Imperial Feet | 13.4112 | Depth in Hold | 19' 1" | Imperial Feet | 5.8166 | Burthen | 1,340 911⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775/01 | Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1763 | 500 | Establishment | BWAS-1714 |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1782/01 | 1782/08 | Commodore | Richard King | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1775/01 | 1777 | Captain | Matthew Moore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778 | 1778/11 | Captain | John Neale Pleydall Nott | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779 | 1782/01 | Captain | Richard King | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/01 | 1782/02/17 | Captain | Henry Reynolds† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03/01 | 1782/05 | Captain | Charles Hughes | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/05 | 1783 | Captain | Robert Montagu | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783 | 1784/02/12 | Captain | John Samuel Smith | BWAS-1714 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1780/01/25 | 1782/04/30 | Captain's Clerk | Richard King | NAO |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1763/07/26 | Launched | B066 |
| 1763/07/26 | Completed at Chatham at a cost of £20576.13.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/10/08 | Broke from her moorings in the Medway and ran ashore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/11 | Began repairs at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/11/19 | Inspected at Chatham Dockyard | NNF-1715 |
| 1764/03 | Repairs completed | B066 |
| 1764/03 | Completed repairs at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4740.10.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/07 | Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/01 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/10 | Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £11648.14.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/01 | Commissioned for the first time | B066 |
| 1775/04 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £3469.12.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/07/27 | Present at the 1st Battle of Ushant | |
| 1778/11 | Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/12 | Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £3359.18.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/03/07 | Sailed with Sir Edward Hughes squadron for the East Indies | NNF-1715 |
| 1782/02/17 | Present at the Battle of Sadras | |
| 1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of Providien | |
| 1782/07/06 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Negapatam | |
| 1782/09/03 | Present at the Battle of Trincomalee | |
| 1783 | coppering at Bombay Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/06/20 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Cuddalore | |
| 1784/02/12 | Burnt at the Cape of Good Hope "being in a very defective state" | B066 |
| 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 |
| B066 | The Ship of the Line - Volume II | Brian Lavery | Book |
| NNF-1715 | Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774 | Alain Demerliac | Book |