| Camilla | 3482 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1773/12/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1774/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1776/04/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Sphinx Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Israel Pownoll | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1831/04/13 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 108' 1 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 32.9501 | Length of Keel | 89' 10 ⅜" | Imperial Feet | 27.3907 | Breadth | 30' 1" | Imperial Feet | 9.1694 | Depth in Hold | 9' 8" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 7' 4" | Imperial Feet | 2.2352 | Draught Aft | 12' 6" | Imperial Feet | 3.81 | Burthen | 432 56⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776/04/20 | Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 20 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| 1794 | Broadside Weight = 114 Imperial Pound ( 51.699 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 20 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 12-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1773 | 140 | Design Complement | |
| 1794 | 134 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1777/11 | 1781 | Commodore | Sir George Collier | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1776/05 | 1777/02/16 | Commander | Mathew Squire | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/02/16 | 1777/05/21 | Captain | John Linzee | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/05/21 | 1778/11 | Captain | Charles Phipps | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/11 | 1781 | Captain | John Collins | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781 | 1781/11 | Commander | John Wainwright | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/03 | 1787/12 | Captain | John Hutt | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/03/19 | 1795/11 | Captain | Sir Thomas Graves | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/10/31 | 1797/03 | Captain | Richard Dacres | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/03 | 1798/09 | Captain | Stephen Poyntz | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/09 | 1801/12 | Captain | Robert Larkan | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/12 | 1802/04 | Captain | Edward Brace | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/04 | 1802/04 | Captain | Charles Wollaston | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/04 | 1803/04 | Captain | Henry Hill | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/04 | 1805/12 | Captain | Bridges Watkinson Taylor | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/12 | 1805/12 | Captain | Clotworthy Upton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/07 | 1809/12 | Captain | Sir James Bowen | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802 | 1802 | Midshipman | Henry Bourne | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/04/08 | 1802 | 1st Class Volunteer | Peter Bayly | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1774/05 | Began building at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/04/20 | Completed building at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £10401.9.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/04/20 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/07/09 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/08/20 | Sailed for America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1776/10/27 | Took the Privateer Sloop Independence | |
| 1779/07/24 | Present at the Penobscot Expedition | |
| 1779/10/13 | Took the Privateer Revenge | |
| 1780/01 | Present at the Operations against Charleston | |
| 1781/11 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/07 | Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/01 | Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £5960.12.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/05/11 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784 | Returned home at the end of the year | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/12 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/07 | Began great repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/05 | Completed great repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £11744.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800 | In Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/01/29 | Took the Privateer La Vigoureuse | |
| 1803/05 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/08/15 | Took the Unrated La Faune in the Channel | |
| 1805/08/16 | Took the Unrated Corvette La Torche | |
| 1807 | In the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808 | In the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/03/02 | Took the Unrated La Marie Galante by landing party | |
| 1809 | In the North Sea | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/12 | Laid up in ordinary at Sheerness | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsReceiving Ship | |
| 1825 | Laid aground as a breakwater? | BWAS-1714 |
| 1831/04/13 | Sold to John Small Sedger for £1,130 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |