British third rate ship of the line 'Goliath' (1781)

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Goliath388
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1777/02/05BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1778/02/21BWAS-1714
Named1778/05/19BWAS-1714
Launched1781/10/19BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEdgar ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorAdam Hayes BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Razeed1813/03BWAS-1714
Becomes British fourth rate frigate 'Goliath' (1813) BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 0"Imperial Feet51.2064
Length of Keel138' 0"Imperial Feet42.0624
Breadth46' 9"Imperial Feet14.2494
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet6.0198
Draught Forward12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7846
Draught Aft17' 9"Imperial Feet5.4102
Burthen1,604 27⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1781/10/19Broadside 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
1806/12/29Broadside Weight = 888 Imperial Pound ( 402.708 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 24-Pounder (Gover)
Quarterdeck2British 24-Pounder (Gover)
Quarterdeck10British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 24-Pounder (Gover)
Forecastle4British 24-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1774/08/25600Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1781/101783/04CaptainSir Hyde ParkerBWAS-1714
1783/041786CaptainSir Hyde ParkerBWAS-1714
17861790CaptainArchibald DicksonBWAS-1714
17901795CaptainSir Andrew Snape DouglasBWAS-1714
17961797/03CaptainCharles Henry KnowlesBWAS-1714
1797/031799/12CaptainThomas FoleyBWAS-1714
1801/061802/07CaptainWilliam EssingtonBWAS-1714
1802/071805CaptainCharles BrisbaneBWAS-1714
18051805/12CaptainRobert BartonBWAS-1714
1805/121806CaptainMathew Henry ScottBWAS-1714
1807/021808/11CaptainPeter PugetBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18041805/02/15LieutenantLeslie BouldersonNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1786/08/121788/11/21MidshipmanRichard CurryB163
1788/12/031792/07MidshipmanRichard CurryB163
18031805/07MidshipmanEdward BoxerNBD1849
1803/10/291805/05MidshipmanJohn Henry BellairsNBD1849
18071808/12MidshipmanJohn Mort BateNBD1849
1807/03UnknownMidshipmanJohn BarnesNBD1849
1807/041808/08MidshipmanThomas BaxterNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1787/08/12UnknownCaptains ServantJohn AyscoughNBD1849
1801/07/081802/04/101st Class VolunteerWilliam BranderNBD1849
18061808Able SeamanThomas Simonds AkersNL1865
Service History
DateEvent Source
1781/10/31Began Completed at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1782/01/02Completed Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £38583.11.10dBWAS-1714
1782/09/11Sailed to the Relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1782/10/20Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel 
1783/04Paid offBWAS-1714
1783/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1783/04Recommissioned as guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1783/07fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/06Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1787/09Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8254.10.5dBWAS-1714
1795/01Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1796/01Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £21495.0.0dBWAS-1714
1797/02/14Present at the 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent 
1798/08/01Present at the Battle of the Nile 
1798/08/25Took the Privateer Ketch La Torride Near Alexandria 
1799Blockade of MaltaBWAS-1714
1799/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1800/09Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1801/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1801/08Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1801/10Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1803/08Returned homeBWAS-1714
1803/12/09Boats attacked a convoy off Sables d'OlonneBWAS-1714
1805/08/15Took the Unrated La Faune in the Channel 
1805/08/16Took the Unrated Corvette La Torche  
1806Paid offBWAS-1714
1807/01Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1807/03Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807/08/15Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen 
1808In the BalticBWAS-1714
1808/11Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1714
1812Moved to Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-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
B163 Royal Navy BiographyJohn MarshallBook
NL1865 The Navy List 1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book
 
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