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

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1773/07/21BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1773/11BWAS-1714
Launched1781/10/18BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassAlfred ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1714
ConstructorGeorge White BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1857/12/11BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck169' 0"Imperial Feet51.5112
Length of Keel138' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet42.1323
Breadth47' 3"Imperial Feet14.4018
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Draught Forward11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Draught Aft17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen1,641 48⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1781/10/18Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1772600Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18151815/09Rear-Admiral of the BlueJohn Erskine DouglasBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1781/101782/06CaptainSir James WallaceBWAS-1714
1782/061783CaptainJohn SymonsBWAS-1714
1797/031797/04CaptainHenry TrollopeBWAS-1714
1797/041799/05CaptainHenry SavageBWAS-1714
1799/051802CaptainCharles TylerBWAS-1714
1804/051805/05CaptainWilliam BlighBWAS-1714
1805/051806/04CaptainSamuel Hood LinzeeBWAS-1714
1806/041811CaptainJohn William SprangerBWAS-1714
1811/101814/09CaptainGeorge ByngBWAS-1714
1814/091815/09CaptainJohn Tremayne RoddBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1781/11/171782/06LieutenantGeorge Paris MonkeMHVA
1804/05/031805/03/06LieutenantAlexander BoyackNBD1849
1809/01/131810/05/04Acting LieutenantThomas BeerNBD1849
1810/05/041811/04/28LieutenantThomas BeerNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1811/111815/07MidshipmanRobert Ross AchmutyNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1781/12/16Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1782/01/10Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1782/04/09Present at the Action off Dominica 
1782/04/12Present at the Battle of the Saintes 
1782/04/19Present at the Action in the Mona Passage 
1782/07/21Sailed to AmericaBWAS-1714
1782/09/05At New YorkBWAS-1714
1782/10/24Sailed from New YorkBWAS-1714
1783Paid offBWAS-1714
1784/03Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1784/07Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1784/07Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1796/09Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1797/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1797/03Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1797/04/04Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1799In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1801In the BalticBWAS-1714
1802/02Arrived at JamaicaBWAS-1714
1802/06Left JamaicaBWAS-1714
1803/01Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1804/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1804/07Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £64006.0.0dBWAS-1714
1805/07/22Present at the 3rd Battle of Cape Finisterre 
1806/12Flagship in the ChannelBWAS-1714
1809Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1809/06/24Present at the Operations in the Bay of Naples 
1811/08Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1811/10Recommissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
1811/11Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1814/09At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1815/09Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1714
1819/08Re-classed as a UnratedReceiving Ship  
1819/08fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1831/07fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1832/12Receiving ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
1839/06Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1840/02Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1857/12/11Break up completed at Woolwich DYBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
MHVA The Maritime History Virtual ArchivesLars BruzeliusWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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