| Gibraltar | 378 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 80 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Previously | Spanish third rate ship of the line 'Fénix' (1749) | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1780/03/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Captured | 1780/01/16 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Havana | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1836/11 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 178' 10 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 54.5274 | Length of Keel | 144' 6" | Imperial Feet | 44.0436 | Breadth | 52' 11 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 16.1481 | Depth in Hold | 22' 1 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 6.7501 | Burthen | 2,157 2⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780 | Broadside Weight = 729 Imperial Pound ( 330.6015 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 30 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 32 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 6 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| 1781/12 | Broadside Weight = 893 Imperial Pound ( 404.9755 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 30 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 32 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 68-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 6 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1780/02 | 650 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1781 | 1781 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Sir Francis Samuel Drake | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/10 | 1781/10 | Admiral of the White | Sir George Brydges Rodney | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/02 | 1784/06 | Commodore | Sir Richard Bickerton | W031 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1780/02 | 1780/11 | Captain | John Carter Allen | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/11 | 1781 | Captain | Sir Walter Stirling | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781 | 1782/01 | Captain | Charles Knatchbull | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/01 | 1784/07 | Captain | Thomas Hicks | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | 1790/06 | Captain | Samuel Granston Goodall | TNC |
| 1793/05 | 1794/08 | Captain | Thomas Mackenzie | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/08 | 1797 | Captain | John Packenham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/07 | 1803 | Captain | William Hancock Kelly | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/06 | 1804/07 | Captain | George Frederick Ryves | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/11 | 1806 | Captain | Mark Robinson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806 | 1806 | Captain | William Lukin | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806 | 1807/04 | Captain | Willoughby Lake | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/04 | 1809/04 | Captain | John Halliday | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/04 | 1809/06 | Captain | Henry Lidgbird Ball | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/06 | 1809/06 | Captain | Valentine Collard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/06 | 1810 | Captain | Henry Lidgbird Ball | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810 | 1812/01 | Captain | Robert Plampin | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/01 | 1813 | Captain | George Scott | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797/01/14 | 1797/04/03 | Lieutenant | Walter Boswell | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1780/01/16 | Taken at the Moonlight Battle | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/03/20 | Named and registered by Admiralty order | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/04 | Began fitting at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/08 | Completed fitting at Plymouth at a cost of £16068.5.3d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/10 | Began fitting at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/01 | Completed fitting at Plymouth at a cost of £9872.2.5d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/02/06 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/06/20 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Cuddalore | |
| 1784/07 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/09 | Fitted for ordinary | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/02 | Began middling repair at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/02 | Completed middling repair at Plymouth at a cost of £36713.0.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | Recommissioned for the Spanish Armament | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/06/01 | Present at the Glorious 1st of June | |
| 1795/07/13 | Present at the Battle of Hyeres | |
| 1797/02 | Began repairs at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/04 | Completed repairs at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £12818.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805 | Re-classed as a 80 gun Second Rate | |
| 1805/07 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/11 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/03 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £30642.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/08/26 | Present at the Chase of the Vétéran | |
| 1813 | Paid off into ordinary | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/08 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/12 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsPowder Hulk | |
| 1813/12 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1824/09 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsLazarette | |
| 1824/09 | fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1836/11 | Broken up at Pembroke Dock | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| TNC | The Naval Chronical | Various | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |