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Gelikheid4427
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously Dutch third rate ship of the line 'Prins Frederik Willem' (1788) BWAS-1793
Captured1797/10/11BWAS-1793
ShipyardAmsterdam BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Sold1814/09/01BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck155' 8"Imperial Feet47.4472
Length of Keel126' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet38.6112
Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Depth in Hold17' 1"Imperial Feet5.207
Burthen1,304 4794Tons BM 

Armament

1797/10Broadside Weight = 609 Imperial Pound ( 276.1815 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1797/10491BWAS-1793
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1803/031803/11Rear-Admiral of the BlueEdward ThornbroughBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1798/101800LieutenantFrancis WheatleyBWAS-1793
1803/031803/11CaptainDavid ColbyBWAS-1793
1803/111804CaptainFrancis Geary GardinerBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1798/01/03RegisteredBWAS-1793
1798/01/08Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
1798/10Commissioned as a prison shipBWAS-1793
1803/03Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
1803/03Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/05Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1805/11Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1806/01Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1807Re-classed as a Other VesselsSheer Hulk  
1807/05Sheer hulk at FalmouthBWAS-1793
1814/09/01Sold at Portsmouth for £2,620BWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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