| Fame | 4217 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1799/10/15 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1802/01/22 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1805/10/08 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Fame Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Elias Bird | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1817/09 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 175' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 144' 1 ⅝" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 47' 6" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 20' 6" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 1,729 70⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1805/10/08 | Broadside Weight = 1174 Imperial Pound ( 532.409 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 12 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Roundhouse | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1800/01/31 | 640 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1805/10 | 1806/05 | Captain | Graham Moore | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/05 | 1809 | Captain | Richard Henry Alexander Bennet | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/02/15 | 1810/08/06 | Captain | Phipps Hornby | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/08/06 | 1810/11/19 | Captain | Abel Ferris | NAO |
| 1810/11/19 | 1814 | Captain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1805/10/29 | 1806/01 | Lieutenant | Henry Boyes | NBD1849 |
| 1809/05/19 | 1810/11/13 | Lieutenant | Robert Ball Boardman | NBD1849 |
| 1811/01/01 | 1811/10/25 | First Lieutenant | James Bayly | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/05 | 1810/02 | Midshipman | Algernon Percy | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1802/01/22 | Began building at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/10/08 | Completed building at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £63059.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/10/08 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/11/22 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/06/28 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/10 | Capture of Fort Trinidad, Rosas Bay | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/11 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815 | In Ordinary at Chatham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817/09 | Broken up at Chatham | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |