British third rate ship of the line 'Resolution' (1770)

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Resolution348
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1766/09/16BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1767/06BWAS-1714
Launched1770/04/12BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassElizabeth ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorAdam Hayes BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1813/03BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 6"Imperial Feet51.3588
Length of Keel137' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet41.9544
Breadth46' 11"Imperial Feet14.3002
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet6.0198
Draught Forward12' 7"Imperial Feet3.8354
Draught Aft17' 3"Imperial Feet5.2578
Burthen1,611 57⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1770/12Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
1805Broadside Weight = 965 Imperial Pound ( 437.6275 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1770/12600EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1780/031780/12CommodoreChaloner OgleBWAS-1714
1794/04/121796Rear-Admiral of the WhiteGeorge MurrayBWAS-1714
1797/071798/10Vice-Admiral of the WhiteGeorge VandeputBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1770/121774CaptainWilliam HothamBWAS-1714
17741775/07/13CaptainJohn Hollwall†BWAS-1714
1775/081778/12CaptainChaloner OgleBWAS-1714
1778/121780/03CommodoreChaloner OgleBWAS-1714
1780/031782/04/23CaptainRobert Manners†BWAS-1714
1782/04/241782/07CaptainSir James WallaceBWAS-1714
1793/071794CaptainJames CummingBWAS-1714
17941796CaptainFrancis PenderBWAS-1714
1797/071798/10CaptainWilliam LechmereBWAS-1714
1799/071799/12CaptainWilliam MitchellBWAS-1714
1799/121802CaptainAlan Hyde GardnerBWAS-1714
1806/011809/07CaptainGeorge BurltonBWAS-1714
1809/071810CaptainWilliam WardBWAS-1714
18101812CaptainTemple HardyBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17941795LieutenantCharles WollastonNBD1849
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18061807SurgeonGabriel JohnstonNA-ROA
Service History
DateEvent Source
1770/05/17Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £33576.8.7dBWAS-1603
1772/03fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1603
1773/06/22At the Spithead ReviewBWAS-1714
1774Guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1777/11In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1779/05Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1603
1779/07Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8300.18.10dBWAS-1603
1780/01/08Attack on Caracas shipsBWAS-1714
1780/01/08Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy 
1780/01/16Present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent 
1780/01/19Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1780/02/24Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Le Protée off Madeira 
1780/04/17Present at the Battle of Martinique 
1780/05/17Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1780/07/13Arrived in North AmericaBWAS-1714
1780/11Sailed to the West Indies with RodneyBWAS-1714
1781/02/03At capture of St EustatiusBWAS-1714
1781/05At TobagoBWAS-1714
1781/08Sailed to North America with HoodBWAS-1714
1781/09/05Present at the Battle of the Chesapeake 
1781/12/05Arrived in the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1782/01/25Present at the Battle of Saint Kitts 
1782/04/09Present at the Action off Dominica 
1782/04/12Present at the Battle of the Saintes 
1782/04/19Present at the Action in the Mona Passage 
1782/07Sailed for home and paid offBWAS-1714
1783/03Began great repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1603
1784/07Completed great repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £28716.6.0dBWAS-1603
1789/10fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £13267.0.0dBWAS-1603
1793/07RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1794/05/18Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1714
1798/10Paid offBWAS-1714
1799/07RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1801Mutiny at BantryBWAS-1714
1801/01refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8950.0.0dBWAS-1603
1802Paid offBWAS-1714
1805/05Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1603
1806/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1806/03Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1603
1807/08/15Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen 
1808/01/01Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1714
1809/01Evacuation of CorunnaBWAS-1714
1809/04/11Present at the Battle of the Basque Roads 
1809/07/28Present at the Expedition to the Scheldt 
1810In the BalticBWAS-1714
1812In ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NA-ROA The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. Book
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
 
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