British third rate ship of the line 'Captain' (1787)

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Captain3492
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1782/11/14BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1784/05BWAS-1714
Acquired1787/11/26BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1790/06
ShipyardLimehouse BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCanada Class - ModifiedBWAS-1714
ConstructorRobert Batson BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Burnt1813/03/22BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck170' 0"Imperial Feet51.816
Length of Keel140' 5 ½"Imperial Feet42.8117
Breadth46' 10"Imperial Feet14.2748
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Draught Forward12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7592
Draught Aft18' 10"Imperial Feet5.7404
Burthen1,638 63⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1787/11/26Broadside Weight = 891 Imperial Pound ( 404.0685 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1781550Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1796/081797/05CommodoreHoratio NelsonBWAS-1714
1797/02/131797/02/15CommodoreHoratio NelsonNA-ROA
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1790/061790/08CaptainArchibald DicksonBWAS-1714
1793/011795/07CaptainSamuel ReeveBWAS-1714
1795/071795/08CaptainThomas SeccombeBWAS-1714
1795/081796/06CaptainJohn Samuel SmithBWAS-1714
1796/061796/08CaptainHoratio NelsonBWAS-1714
1796/081796/09Acting CaptainEdward BerryBWAS-1714
1796/09/191796/12CaptainCharles StuartBWAS-1714
1796/121797/05CaptainRalph Willett MillerBWAS-1714
1797/051797/11CaptainJohn AylmerBWAS-1714
1798/121799/03CaptainGeorge BowenBWAS-1714
1799/031801/09CaptainRichard John StrachanBWAS-1714
1801/091802/07CaptainCharles BoylesBWAS-1714
1805/061806/03CaptainGeorge Hopewell StephensBWAS-1714
1806/051806/07CaptainWilliam Granville LobbBWAS-1714
1806/071807/07CaptainGeorge CockburnBWAS-1714
1807/071808/09CaptainIsaac WolleyBWAS-1714
18081809CaptainHugh PigotW025
1808/09/131808/11CaptainEdward RushworthBWAS-1714
1808/111809/07CaptainJames Athol WoodBWAS-1714
1809/071809/12CaptainChristopher John Williams NeshamBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1796/061796/07LieutenantJames NobleW031
1796/101796/12/15Flag LieutenantJames NobleW031
1805/08/031806/05/09LieutenantJames John Gordon BremerNBD1849
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1790/10/261796/06/10GunnerFrancis HarrisNAO
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1793/06/011795/07/20MidshipmanCharles Cobbe 
1797/061798/05MidshipmanWilliam BowlesNBD1849
18061807/02MidshipmanJohn William MontaguNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1793/05/171793/05/31Able SeamanCharles Cobbe 
1793/06/2117961st Class VolunteerJohn Read BindonNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1787/11/26Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1788/05Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £4183.0.0dBWAS-1714
1788/05/22fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £7386.0.0dBWAS-1714
1790/06Commissioned for the Spanish armamentBWAS-1714
1790/08Paid offBWAS-1714
1793/01RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/02Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/03Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £5173.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/05/22Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1793/10/05At GenoaBWAS-1714
1793/10/11Took the Fifth Rate Frigate L'Impérieuse off La Spezia 
1793/10/17Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Modeste  
1795/03/14Present at the Action off Genoa 
1795/07/13Present at the Battle of Hyeres 
1797/02/14Present at the 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent 
1797/02/14Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line San Nicolas de Bari  
1797/11Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1798/05Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £18167.0.0dBWAS-1714
1799/05/06Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1799/06/19Present at the Capture off Cape Sicie 
1800/08At FerrolBWAS-1714
1800/08/25Present at the Attack on Ferrol 
1802/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1805/04Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1805/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/08Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £27505.0.0dBWAS-1714
1806/02Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1806/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1806/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1806/06Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £13902.0.0dBWAS-1714
1807/08/15Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen 
1807/11/20Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1807/12/24Present at the Occupation of Madeira 
1807/12/26At the occupation of MadeiraBWAS-1714
1809/01/28Present at the Capture of Martinique 
1809/02At the capture of MartiniqueBWAS-1714
1809/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1809/12Re-classed as a UnratedReceiving Ship  
1809/12fitting at Plymouth BWAS-1714
1813/03/22Accidentally burnt and sunk at Plymouth with two men killedBWAS-1714
1813/07Wreck was raised and broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NA-ROA The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. Book
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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