British third rate ship of the line 'Edgar' (1779)

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Edgar372
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1774/07/16BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1776/08/26BWAS-1714
Launched1779/06/30BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEdgar ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorGeorge White BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1835/02BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 0"Imperial Feet51.2064
Length of Keel138' 0"Imperial Feet42.0624
Breadth46' 10"Imperial Feet14.2748
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet6.0198
Draught Forward12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7592
Draught Aft17' 9"Imperial Feet5.4102
Burthen1,609 93⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1779/06/30Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1779/06/30600Design ComplementBWAS-1714
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1781/071782/05CommodoreJohn ElliotBWAS-1714
1782/05/011783CommodoreWilliam HothamBWAS-1714
1787/09/241787/09Rear-Admiral of the BlueJohn Leveson GowerBWAS-1714
17891789Rear-Admiral of the WhiteJoseph PeytonBWAS-1714
18071807Admiral of the WhiteLord George Keith ElphinstoneBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1779/051781/07CaptainJohn ElliotBWAS-1714
1781/07/191782/04CaptainThomas BostonBWAS-1714
1782/041782/05CaptainJohn MoutrayBWAS-1714
1782/05/011783CaptainWilliam CayleyBWAS-1714
1783/041786/08CaptainSir Adam DuncanBWAS-1714
1787/011789CaptainCharles ThompsonBWAS-1714
1790/011791/08CaptainAnthony James Pye MolloyBWAS-1714
1791/081794CaptainAlbemarle BertieBWAS-1714
1794/081796/08CaptainCharles Henry KnowlesBWAS-1714
1796/081799/11CaptainJohn M'DougallBWAS-1714
1799/111801/03/01CaptainSir Edward BullerBWAS-1714
1801/02/261801/08CaptainGeorge MurrayBWAS-1714
1805/071806/02CaptainJohn Clarke SearleBWAS-1714
1806/021807/05CaptainRobert JacksonBWAS-1714
1807/051809CaptainJames MacnamaraBWAS-1714
1810/031812CaptainStephen PoyntzBWAS-1714
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1801/031801/08MidshipmanCharles BowenBWAS-1714
1801/061802Masters MateFlowers BeckettNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1785/08/031785/09/20Able SeamanWilliam Gordon RutherfordNAO
Service History
DateEvent Source
1779/09/06Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £42362.0.11dBWAS-1714
1780/01/08Present at the Attack on the Caracas Convoy 
1780/01/16Present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent 
1780/01/19The relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1781/03/13Sailed for the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1781/04/12Arrived at GibraltarBWAS-1714
1781/12/12Present at the Action of 1781-12-12 
1781/12/12Present at the 2nd Battle of Ushant 
1782Relief of Gibraltar in the AutumnBWAS-1714
1782/02refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8017.1.9dBWAS-1714
1782/10/20Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel 
1783Paid offBWAS-1714
1783/04Recommissioned as a guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1783/04fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6028.4.9dBWAS-1714
1786/08Paid offBWAS-1714
1786/09Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1787/01Recommissioned as a guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1787/06Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £14243.4.7dBWAS-1714
1788/05refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £2601.0.0dBWAS-1714
1790/01Recommissioned for the Spanish ArmamentBWAS-1714
1790/05refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1792/12refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5980.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793Took the Privateer Dumouriez  
1795/04refitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £10791.0.0dBWAS-1714
1796/09refitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £11356.0.0dBWAS-1714
1801/04/02Present at the Battle of Copenhagen 
1802/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1805/03Began refitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1805/07RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/08Completed refitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £19605.0.0dBWAS-1714
1808To the BalticBWAS-1714
1808/01Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1808/03Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £11439.0.0dBWAS-1714
1808/08/11Took the Unrated Brig-Sloop Fama  
1808/08/11Took the Unrated Cutter Soormen  
1809/04Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1809/06Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8667.0.0dBWAS-1714
1812In ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1714
1813/10Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1813/12Re-classed as a UnratedPrison Ship  
1813/12Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £9179.0.0dBWAS-1714
1814Convict hulk at Sheerness until 1833BWAS-1714
1814/08/19Converted to a convict hulk at SheernessBWAS-1714
1814/08/19Re-classed as a UnratedHulk  
1814/08/19Renamed RetributionBWAS-1714
1835/02Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
1782/091782/12Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782Lord Richard Howe
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
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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