British third rate ship of the line 'Lion' (1777)

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Lion367
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1768/10/12BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1769/05BWAS-1714
Launched1777/09/03BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1778/05
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassWorcester ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorEdward Hunt BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sold for Break Up1837/11/31BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Length of Gundeck1,377 86⁄94Tons BM 
Length of Keel130' 4"Imperial Feet39.7256
Breadth44' 8"Imperial Feet13.6144
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward11' 11"Imperial Feet3.6322
Draught Aft16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768

Armament

1777/09/03Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1765/11500Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17821783Rear-Admiral of the RedSir Robert DigbyBWAS-1714
18121812Vice-Admiral of the BlueRobert StopfordBWAS-1714
18121813Rear-Admiral of the RedCharles TylerBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1778/051778/08CaptainWilliam CampbellBWAS-1714
1778/081781/07CaptainThe Hon. William CornwallisBWAS-1714
1780/08/161780/11/25CaptainHoratio NelsonNAO
1781/071782/12CaptainWilliam FooksBWAS-1714
1782/121783/08CaptainJames PigotBWAS-1714
1790/061791/09CaptainSeymour FinchBWAS-1714
1792/051794/10CaptainErasmus GowerBWAS-1714
1795/021795/02CaptainHenry InmanBWAS-1714
1795/021796CaptainGeorge PalmerBWAS-1714
17961797CaptainEdmund CrawleyBWAS-1714
1797/071797/09CaptainCharles CobbBWAS-1714
1797/091800/04CaptainManley DixonBWAS-1714
1800/041800/07CaptainWilliam StuartBWAS-1714
1800/071800/11CaptainGraham Eden HamondBWAS-1714
1801/031804CaptainHenry MitfordBWAS-1714
1805/121808/02CaptainRobert RollesBWAS-1714
1808/021812CaptainHenry HeathcoteBWAS-1714
18121812CaptainJames JohnstoneBWAS-1714
1812/02/281813CaptainGeorge DouglasBWAS-1714
18131813/08CaptainJohn EveleighBWAS-1714
1813/04/061813CaptainHenderson BainBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1795/09/211798/07/15LieutenantWilliam Henry Brown TremlettMarshall
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17971800/04MidshipmanHenry BoyesNBD1849
1813/011814/04MidshipmanWilliam Nettleton BoyceNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1792/05/221894/10/12Able SeamanJohn QuilliamNAO
1796/05/0117971st Class VolunteerHenry BoyesNBD1849
1806/01/151808/03/033rd Class BoyGeorge BlandNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1777/10Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1778/09/07Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £26220.18.10dBWAS-1714
1778/09/07Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4923.4.3dBWAS-1714
1778/12/26Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1779At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1779/07/06Present at the Battle of Grenada 
1780/03/20Present at the 1st Action off Monti Christi 
1780/06/20Present at the Action off Monti Christi 
1780/12Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1781/01Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8255.14.11dBWAS-1714
1781/07/20Sailed to AmericaBWAS-1714
1781/09/24Arrived in North AmericaBWAS-1714
1782/09/12Took the Privateer Recipocite  
1782/09/14Took the Fifth Rate Frigate L'Aigle In the Delaware 
1783/08Paid offBWAS-1714
1787/02Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1787/09Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £13489.0.0dBWAS-1714
1790/06Recommissioned for the Spanish ArmamentBWAS-1714
1790/07fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4759.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1792/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1792/09/26Sailed for ChinaBWAS-1714
1794/10Paid offBWAS-1714
1794/10Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1795/02Recommissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
1795/04Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £8518.0.0dBWAS-1714
1797Nore mutinyBWAS-1714
1798/06/02Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1798/07/15Present at the Action of 1798-07-15 
1798/07/15Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Santa Dorotea at the action of 1798/07/15 
1800/03/31Present at the Capture of the Guillaume Tell 
1800/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1801/02Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1801/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1801/05Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £13545.0.0dBWAS-1714
1801/05/20Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1804/12Began repairs at Deptford BWAS-1714
1805/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/12Completed repairs at Deptford at a cost of £58124.0.0dBWAS-1714
1805/12Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1806/01Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £15509.0.0dBWAS-1714
1806/05Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1807/12/27Took the Privateer Recipocite off Beachy Head 
1810/07/18Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1811/07At the reduction of JavaBWAS-1714
1812Flagship at Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
1814/08Re-classed as a Other VesselsSheer Hulk  
1814/08fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £15509.0.0dBWAS-1714
1816/09Moved to SheernessBWAS-1714
1837/11/31Sold at Chatham to John Levy & Son for £2,300 for breaking upBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
Marshall Royal Navy BiographyJohn MarshallDigital Book
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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