| Belliqueux | 374 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 64 | ||
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1778/02/19 | ||
| Keel Laid Down | 1778/06 | ||
| Launched | 1780/06/05 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | ||
| Shipyard | Blackwall | ||
| Ship Class | Ardent Class | ||
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | ||
| Constructor | John Perry | ||
| Category | Third Rate | ||
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | ||
| Broken Up | 1816/03 | ||
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 160' 0" | Imperial Feet | 48.768 | Length of Keel | 131' 6 ⅞" | Imperial Feet | 40.1034 | Breadth | 44' 4 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 13.5318 | Depth in Hold | 19' 0" | Imperial Feet | 5.7912 | Draught Forward | 11' 10 ½" | Imperial Feet | 3.6195 | Draught Aft | 17' 10" | Imperial Feet | 5.4356 | Burthen | 1,379 38⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780/06/05 | Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1762 | 500 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/08 | 1798/08 | Admiral of the Blue | Sir Adam Duncan | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1780/05 | 1781 | Captain | Thomas Fitzherbert | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781 | 1782/01 | Captain | James Brine | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/01/31 | 1782/03 | Captain | James Cranstoun | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03 | 1783/08 | Captain | Andrew Sutherland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04 | 1793/06 | Captain | William Albany Otway | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/06 | 1794/06 | Captain | George Bowen | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/06 | 1795/09 | Captain | James Brine | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/05 | 1797/12 | Captain | John Inglis | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/12 | 1798/01 | Captain | Henry Inman | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/06 | 1798/10 | Captain | Robert England | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/10 | 1799/05 | Captain | John Inglis | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/05 | 1801 | Captain | Rowley Bulteel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03 | 1811/08 | Captain | George Byng | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814 | 1814 | Lieutenant | William Lee | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796/05 | 1798/10/08 | Midshipman | Edward Nathaniel Greensword | W005 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1708/08/31 | Completed Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £37235.19.7d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/06/13 | Began Completed at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/11/29 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/02/03 | At St Eustatius | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/04/29 | Present at the Battle of Fort Royal | |
| 1781/05 | At Tobago | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/09/05 | Present at the Battle of the Chesapeake | |
| 1781/12/05 | Arrived back in the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/01/25 | Present at the Battle of Saint Kitts | |
| 1782/04/09 | Present at the Action off Dominica | |
| 1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of the Saintes | |
| 1782/04/19 | Present at the Action in the Mona Passage | |
| 1783/08 | Returned home and paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/05 | Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/12 | Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £13952.11.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/01 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £10769.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/01/04 | Present at the Operations against San Domingo | |
| 1794/03/20 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/05/31 | At Port-au-Prince | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/09 | Began refitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/05 | Completed refitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £9292.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/10/11 | Present at the Battle of Camperdown | |
| 1800/04 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/08 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Concorde Off Brazil | |
| 1800/08/04 | Present at the Action of 1800-08-04 | |
| 1804/10 | Began repairs | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03 | Completed repairs at a cost of £22720.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/03 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/04 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/09 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/11 | At Batavia | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809 | At occupation of Rodrigues | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/06 | Sailed to China with a convoy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/08 | Home to pay off into ordinary at Sheerness | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/10 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814 | Re-classed as a UnratedPrison Ship | |
| 1814/02 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1782/07 | 1783 | Pigot\'s Fleet to America |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W005 | Naval History of Great Britain | William James | Web Site |