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Royal Adelaide38
Nominal Guns112
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorThe Royal Navy
Ordered1812/01/06
Keel Laid Down1819/05
Launched1828/07/28
How acquiredPurpose built
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard
CategoryFirst Rate
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sold for Break Up1905/04/04

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck197' 7"Imperial Feet60.2234
Length of Keel163' 4"Imperial Feet49.784
Breadth52' 10"Imperial Feet16.1036
Depth in Hold22' 6"Imperial Feet6.858
Burthen2,417Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentSSNL
Length of Gundeck197' 7"Imperial Feet60.2234
Length of Keel163' 4"Imperial Feet49.784
Breadth52' 9"Imperial Feet16.0782
Depth in Hold22' 6"Imperial Feet6.858
Displacement4,122Ton 
Burthen2,417 4494Tons BM 

Armament

1828Broadside Weight = 1672 Imperial Pound ( 758.252 kg) B065
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck2British 68-Pound Carronade
Middle Gun Deck32British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck2British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 18-Pounder
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1875/10/011878/11/01AdmiralSir Thomas Matthew Charles SymondsW033
1878/11/011879/10/30AdmiralArthur FarquharW033
1880/01/091881/12/01AdmiralSir Charles Gilbert John Brydone ElliotW033
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1852/011852/04/01CaptainMontagu StopfordW033
1859/04/011860/07CaptainWoodford John WilliamsW033
1860/071861/12/31CaptainWilliam King HallW025
1862/01/011863/10/31CaptainWilliam VeseyW033
1863/11/031866/10/26CaptainHenry CaldwellW033
1866/10/261869/11/01CaptainSir George William PreedyW033
1869/11/011875/10/01CaptainSir Trevenen Penrose CoodeW033
1875/10/011879/10/30CaptainSir William Henry WhyteW033
1879/11/011888/11/30CaptainFrederic Proby DoughtyW033
18811881CaptainWilliam GrantNL1865
1885/03/301887/04/07CaptainWilliam CumingW033
1887/04/031887CaptainHarry Woodfall BrentW033
1888/11/301884/12/31CaptainRichard CarterW033
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1835/09/051836/08First LieutenantRobert Augustus BradshawNBD1849
18811881First LieutenantCharles Robert WoodNL1865
Service History
DateEvent Source
1859/04/01Guardship of ordinary at DevonportW033

Notes on Ship
 
Ordered as **London**, she was renamed on 1827-05-10

She was converted to serve as a depot ship in 1860
 
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol IBrian LaveryBook
SSNL Sail and Steam Navy ListDavid Lyon and Rif WinfieldBook
W033 Vaisseaux de Ligne Francais de 1682 a 1767Ronald DeschenesWeb Site
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
NL1865 The Navy List 1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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