| Courageux | 3716 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | ||
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1794/11/06 | ||
| Keel Laid Down | 1797/10 | ||
| Named | 1797/05/22 | ||
| Launched | 1800/03/26 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | ||
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | ||
| Designed by | John Henslow | ||
| Constructor | Edward Tippett | ||
| Category | Third Rate | ||
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | ||
| Broken Up | 1832/10 | ||
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 181' 0" | Imperial Feet | 55.1688 | Length of Keel | 150' 9 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 45.9549 | Breadth | 47' 1 ½" | Imperial Feet | 14.3637 | Depth in Hold | 19' 10" | Imperial Feet | 6.0452 | Draught Forward | 13' 1" | Imperial Feet | 3.9878 | Draught Aft | 18' 3" | Imperial Feet | 5.5626 | Burthen | 1,780 93⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800/04 | Broadside Weight = 1005 Imperial Pound ( 455.7675 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Roundhouse | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803/11 | 1804/03 | Rear-Admiral of the White | James Richard Dacres | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/04 | 1801 | Captain | Samuel Hood | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801 | 1801/05 | Captain | George Duff | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/05 | 1802/04 | Captain | Thomas Sotheby | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/04 | 1803/04 | Captain | Robert Plampin | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/04 | 1803/11 | Captain | John Oakes Hardy | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/11 | 1804/03 | Captain | Thomas Bertie | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/03 | 1805 | Captain | Charles Boyles | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805 | 1805 | Captain | Richard Lee | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806 | 1807 | Captain | James Bissett | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/05 | 1810/05 | Captain | Robert Plampin | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/05 | 1810/08 | Captain | Sir Adam Drummond | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/08 | 1810/11 | Captain | William Butterfield | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/11 | 1813 | Captain | Philip Wilkinson | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1805/12 | 1806 | Lieutenant | Charles John Napier | EWIKI |
| 1810/05/16 | 1810/11/22 | Lieutenant | Richard Booth Bowden | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804/07/01 | 1805/07 | Midshipman | William Francis Bond | NBD1849 |
| 1809/07/05 | 1810/12 | Masters Mate | Emanuel Blight | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1797/10 | Began building at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/03/26 | Completed building at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £60701.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/04/05 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/05/30 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £3543.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/08/25 | Present at the Attack on Ferrol | |
| 1801/02 | Saield to the West Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06/21 | Present at the Capture of St. Lucia and Tobago | |
| 1804/01/04 | Sailed with a convoy to the West indies but drvien back by the weather | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/02 | Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/04 | Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £17468.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805 | In the Channel | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/11/04 | Present at the Battle of Cape Ortegal | |
| 1807 | Blockade of Cadiz | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/03 | Began very small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/07 | Completed very small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £20095.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/07/28 | Present at the Expedition to the Scheldt | |
| 1811/01/21 | Grounded on Skerries Rocks | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/11/13 | Grounded on Anholt Reef | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/12 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/02 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsLazarette | |
| 1814/02 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| EWIKI | Wikipedia | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |