| Dolphin | 3941 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 44 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1777/01/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1777/05/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1781/03/10 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Roebuck Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Nicholas Phillips | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1817/07 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 139' 11" | Imperial Feet | 42.6466 | Length of Keel | 115' 6 ¼ | Imperial Feet | 35.2108 | Breadth | 37' 10 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 11.538 | Depth in Hold | 16' 4" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 880 47⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781/03/10 | Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 20 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| 1800/04 | Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 20 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1769 | 280 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1781/03 | 1782 | Captain | William Blair | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782 | 1782/10 | Captain | Robert Manners Sutton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/10/11 | 1784/01 | Commander | George Tripp | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | 1794/01 | Commander | James May | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/01 | 1794/08/12 | Lieutenant | Richard Retalick | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/08/12 | 1797/03/08 | Commander | Richard Retalick | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/03/08 | 1797/10 | Commander | Robert Williams | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/10 | 1799/12 | Lieutenant | John Nesbit | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/02 | 1799/09 | Commander | Thomas Bayley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/09 | 1799/12 | Lieutenant | Philip Beaver | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/12 | 1802/03 | Commander | John Dalrymple | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/01 | 1804/10 | Commander | John Shortland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/10 | 1806/09 | Commander | Isaac Ferrieres | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/09 | 1807 | Commander | Daniel Tandy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/10 | 1810/10 | Commander | Christopher Watson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/10 | 1812 | Commander | Alexander Milner | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1781/05/11 | building at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £21525.10.5d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/08/05 | Present at the Battle of Dogger Bank | |
| 1782/01/31 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/01 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/03 | Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/06 | Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £5936.6.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/10 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/02 | Re-classed as a 8 gun UnratedHospital Ship | |
| 1791/02 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £3819.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/03 | At Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05/22 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/11 | Recapture of Minorca | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798 | Hospital ship at Lisbon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/01 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/04 | Egypt operations | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/04 | Re-classed as a 20 gun UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1800/04 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £9042.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/01 | Returned to England | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/03 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/10 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/01 | Re-classed as a 20 gun UnratedStoreship | |
| 1804/01 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £9508.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/10 | Sailed to the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/10 | Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/10 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/11 | Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809 | Sailed to the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/02 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/04 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1817/07 | Broken up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |