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Montagu370
Nominal Guns74
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorThe Royal Navy
Ordered1774/07/16
Keel Laid Down1775/01/30
Named1774/08/23
Launched1779/08/28
How acquiredPurpose built
ShipyardChatham Dockyard
Designed byJohn Williams
ConstructorNicholas Phillips
CategoryThird Rate
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Broken Up1818/09

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck169' 0"Imperial Feet51.5112
Length of Keel138' 4"Imperial Feet42.164
Breadth47' 1"Imperial Feet14.351
Depth in Hold19' 11 ½"Imperial Feet6.0833
Draught Forward11' 10"Imperial Feet3.6068
Draught Aft16' 11"Imperial Feet5.1562
Burthen1,631 1694Imperial Feet0.0043

Armament

1779/08Broadside 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
1779/08600EstablishmentBWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1807/061808Rear-Admiral of the BlueGeorge MartinBWAS-1714
18121813Rear-Admiral of the RedManley DixonBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1779/081781/02CaptainJohn HoultonBWAS-1714
1781/02/141782/11CaptainGeorge BowenBWAS-1714
1793/021794/06/01CaptainJames MontaguBWAS-1714
1794/06/011794/07/06LieutenantRoss DonnellyBWAS-1714
1794/07/061795/11CaptainWilliam FooksBWAS-1714
1796/041799CaptainJohn KnightBWAS-1714
1799/121801CaptainCharles William PatersonBWAS-1714
18011801/03CaptainRobert CuthbertBWAS-1714
1801/031802CaptainSir Edmund NagleBWAS-1714
1803/031808CaptainRobert Waller OtwayBWAS-1714
18091811CaptainRichard Hussey MoubrayBWAS-1714
18111812CaptainJohn HallidayBWAS-1714
18121813/07CaptainManley Hall DixonBWAS-1714
1813/071816/07CaptainPeter HeywoodBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1813/07/161814LieutenantThomas Simonds AkersNL1865
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1794/071795MidshipmanCharles AdamNBD1849
1803/121808/11MidshipmanThomas BeerNBD1849
18111815/09Masters MateEmanuel BlightNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1779/09/23Completed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £42661.12.10dBWAS-1714
1779/12/25Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1780/01/08Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy 
1780/01/16Present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent 
1780/01/19At the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1780/04/17Present at the Battle of Martinique 
1780/05/15Present at the Action of 1780-05-15 
1780/05/19Present at the Action of 1780-05-19 
1781/02/03At St EustatiusBWAS-1714
1781/08Sailed to North AmericaBWAS-1714
1781/09/05Present at the Battle of the Chesapeake 
1781/12Arrived 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 
1782/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1782/11Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1783/06Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £11507.10.9dBWAS-1714
1790/03Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1790/12Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £7086.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1794/06/01Present at the Glorious 1st of June 
1794/10/25Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1794/10/30Took the Sixth Rate Frigate La Jacobin  
1794/10/30Took the Sixth Rate Frigate La Jacobin  
1795/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1795/11Began small repair at UnknownBWAS-1714
1796/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1796/08Completed small repair at a cost of £13482.0.0dBWAS-1714
1797/10/11Present at the Battle of Camperdown 
1798/06/02Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1801Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1802/01Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1802/12Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £41200.0.0dBWAS-1714
1803/03Recommissioned for the blockade of BrestBWAS-1714
1805Off CadizBWAS-1714
1807/04Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807/05Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £7810.0.0dBWAS-1714
1807/06/03Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1810/03/21Present at the Capture of Santa Maura 
1811/12Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1812/04Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £29294.0.0dBWAS-1714
1812/05/15Sailed for South AmericaBWAS-1714
1813In BrazilBWAS-1714
1814In the North SeaBWAS-1714
1814/09Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1815/04Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1815/04Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9217.0.0dBWAS-1714
1816/07Paid off and laid up at ChathamBWAS-1714
1818/09Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NL1865 The Navy List 1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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