British third rate ship of the line 'Foudroyant' (1798)

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Foudroyant4346
Nominal Guns80BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1788/01/17BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1789/05BWAS-1793
Launched1798/03/31BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPlymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
ConstructorJohn Marshall BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Sold1892/01/12BWAS-1793

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck184' 8 ½"Imperial Feet56.2991
Length of Keel151' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet46.0566
Breadth50' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet15.4368
Depth in Hold22' 6"Imperial Feet6.858
Draught Forward14' 3"Imperial Feet4.3434
Draught Aft18' 7"Imperial Feet5.6642
Burthen2,061 57⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1798/05Broadside Weight = 1058 Imperial Pound ( 479.803 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck30British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6British 18-Pounder
1830Broadside Weight = 1384 Imperial Pound ( 627.644 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2British 68-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2British 68-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4British 32-Pounder
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1798/111799/04Vice-Admiral of the BlueLord George Keith ElphinstoneBWAS-1714
1799/06/081800/06/24Rear-Admiral of the RedLord Horatio NelsonNA-ROA
18011802Admiral of the BlueLord George Keith ElphinstoneBWAS-1714
1803/061803/10Rear-Admiral of the WhiteJames Richard DacresBWAS-1714
1803/101804Rear-Admiral of the WhiteThomas GravesBWAS-1714
1805/101806Rear-Admiral of the RedSir John Borlase WarrenBWAS-1714
18081810Rear-Admiral of the WhiteWilliam Sidney SmithBWAS-1714
18101812Vice-Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. Michael de CourcyBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1798/051798/05/25CaptainJames Richard DacresBWAS-1714
1798/05/251798/10/30CaptainSir Thomas Byard†BWAS-1714
1798/10/301798/11CommanderWilliam ButterfieldBWAS-1714
1798/111799/04CaptainJohn ElphinstonBWAS-1714
1799/041799/06CaptainWilliam BrownBWAS-1714
1799/061799/10CaptainThomas Masterman HardyW031
1799/101801CaptainSir Edward BerryBWAS-1714
1801/02/101801CaptainPhilip BeaverBWAS-1714
1801/02/101801/08CaptainPhilip BeaverBWAS-1714
1801/031801/04CaptainWilliam YoungBWAS-1714
1801/041801/06CaptainThomas StephensonBWAS-1714
1801/061801/09CaptainJohn Clarke SearleBWAS-1714
1801/091802/07CaptainJohn ElphinstonBWAS-1714
1803/061804/03CaptainPeter SpicerBWAS-1714
1804/031805/10CaptainPeter PugetBWAS-1714
1805/101807/01CaptainJohn Chambers WhiteBWAS-1714
1807/011807/10CaptainRichard PeacockeBWAS-1714
1807/101808CaptainNorborn ThompsonBWAS-1714
18081810CaptainSir Charles Marsh SchombergBWAS-1714
18101812/11CaptainRichard Turner HancockBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17991800LieutenantJohn Aitken BlowNBD1849
1799/10/171802/05/15Third LieutenantThomas StainesW031
1807/08/041810/02/05LieutenantSeptimus ArabinNBD1849
1808/09/161809LieutenantJohn ArnoldNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1798/091799/07/22MidshipmanGeorge AntramNBD1849
1799/08/161799/10/13MidshipmanJohn Portal WoodinNAO
1800/091801/02/10MidshipmanWilliam BoroughNBD1849
18021807MidshipmanJohn Mort BateNBD1849
1803/111804/09/07Masters MateThomas Morley BlaineyNBD1849
1803/11/151807/04MidshipmanThomas BaxterNBD1849
1808/011809MidshipmanFrederick William BeecheyNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1798/06UnknownAble SeamanJohn William AndrewNBD1849
1799/06/081799/08/15Able SeamanJohn Portal WoodinNAO
1801/04/1918021st Class VolunteerJohn Mort BateNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1789/05Began building at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1798/03/31Completed building at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £60685.0.0dBWAS-1714
1798/03/31Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1798/06/25Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1798/10/12Present at the Battle of Tory Island 
1798/12/06Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1800Blockade of MaltaBWAS-1714
1800/02/18Present at the Capture of the Généreux 
1800/02/18Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Généreux In the Mediterranean 
1800/03/31Present at the Capture of the Guillaume Tell 
1801Egypt operationsBWAS-1714
1802/07Paid off PlymouthBWAS-1714
1803/01Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1803/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1803/11Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1806/03/13Present at the Action of 1806-03-13 
1806/03/13Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Marengo in the Atlantic 
1806/03/13Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Belle Poule in the Atlantic 
1807Blockade of the TagusBWAS-1714
1808Flagship of the South American stationBWAS-1714
1812/08Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
1812/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1815/01Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1819/04Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £83220.0.0dBWAS-1714
1820Guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1839/10Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1840/06Laid up in ordinaryBWAS-1714
1840/06Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £14027.0.0dBWAS-1714
1861/03Fitted with Armstrong guns as a training shipBWAS-1714
1892/01/12Sold to J. Read and then on to a German shipbreakers. Later repurchased and refitted by J. R. Wheatley CobbBWAS-1714
1897/06/16Stranded on Blackpool sands while on a fund-raising and propaganda tourBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NA-ROA The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. Book
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
 
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