British third rate ship of the line 'Hector' (1774)

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Hector357
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1771/01/14BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1771/04BWAS-1714
Launched1774/05/27BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1776/11
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford BWAS-1714
Ship ClassRoyal Oak ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1714
ConstructorHenry Adams BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1816/02BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 7"Imperial Feet51.3842
Length of Keel138' 1"Imperial Feet42.0878
Breadth47' 0"Imperial Feet14.3256
Depth in Hold20' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet6.1151
Draught Forward12' 9"Imperial Feet3.8862
Draught Aft17' 6"Imperial Feet5.334
Burthen1,622 45⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1776/11Broadside 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
1779Broadside Weight = 829 Imperial Pound ( 375.9515 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 12-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse6British 12-Pound Carronade
1783Broadside 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
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1765/12/18600Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1793/091794/08Rear-Admiral of the BlueGeorge MontaguBWAS-1714
17961796Rear-Admiral of the BlueHugh SeymourBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1776/111779/10CaptainSir John HamiltonBWAS-1714
1779/101779/10CaptainAnthony HuntBWAS-1714
1779/101782/09CaptainSir John HamiltonBWAS-1714
1783/041784CaptainSir John HamiltonBWAS-1714
17841786CaptainSir George CollierBWAS-1714
1790/091793CaptainGeorge MontaguBWAS-1714
1793/091794CaptainLawrence William HalsteadBWAS-1714
17941794/08CaptainCuthbert CollingwoodBWAS-1714
1794/121796CaptainRobert MontaguBWAS-1714
1797/071799/04CaptainPeter AplinBWAS-1714
1799/041799/09CaptainRobert CampbellBWAS-1714
1799/091802CaptainJohn ElphinstonBWAS-1714
1802/03/181802CaptainWilliam SkipseyBWAS-1714
1806/071811LieutenantEdmund NepeanBWAS-1714
18121812LieutenantAlexander LighternessBWAS-1714
18121812LieutenantAlexander LighternessBWAS-1793
18131814LieutenantEdward ElersBWAS-1714
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1810/05/111814/03/12BoatswainThomas NeedhamNAO
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1790/12/171791/12/05Able SeamanEdward Nathaniel GreenswordIPC
Service History
DateEvent Source
1774/06/24Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £35333.16.7dBWAS-1714
1778/07/27Present at the 1st Battle of Ushant 
1779/04coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6783.14.5dBWAS-1714
1779/12/25Sailed with a convoy to the West indiesBWAS-1714
1780/06/20Present at the Action off Monti Christi 
1781Returned home with a convoyBWAS-1714
1782/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1782/10Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1783/04Recommissioned as a guard shipBWAS-1714
1783/05Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £20741.0.9dBWAS-1714
1787/02Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1787/12Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £20168.0.2dBWAS-1714
1790/09RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/03/24Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1793/06At MartiniqueBWAS-1714
1794/08Paid offBWAS-1714
1794/12RecommisisonedBWAS-1714
1796/02refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9230.0.0dBWAS-1714
1797/08refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £13045.0.0dBWAS-1714
1797/10Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1799/11refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £13691.0.0dBWAS-1714
1803/04/29Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1806/07Recommissioned as a prison ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1806/07Re-classed as a UnratedPrison Ship  
1816/02Broken 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
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
IPC Individual's Passing Certificate Book
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 3rd of August 2012 22:12

Oct 1793 Hector 74 Captain Lawrence William Halstead, Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Montagu and Hannibal 74 cap Colpoys arrives at Plymouth with a convoy from Jamaica

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