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Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1790/12/09BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1792/10BWAS-1714
Named1802/03/04BWAS-1714
Launched1802/03/20BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1803/03
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassDiomede ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1714
ConstructorHenry Peake BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sold1832/10BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248
Length of Keel124' 7 ½"Imperial Feet37.9857
Breadth41' 0"Imperial Feet 
Depth in Hold17' 8"Imperial Feet 
Burthen1,114 3194Tons BM 

Armament

1802/03/20Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1791/07/14350Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1811/111812/04CommodoreGeorge CockburnBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1803/031803/04CaptainHugh DownmanBWAS-1793
1803/041806/06CaptainThomas Gordon CaulfieldBWAS-1793
1806/061807/10Captain BWAS-1793
1807/101809CaptainJames Haldane TaitBWAS-1793
1810/011812/06CaptainWilliam HanwellBWAS-1793
1812/061812/10CaptainRobert BarrieBWAS-1793
1812/101815/07CaptainFrancis Augustus CollierBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1812/01/061815/06/03LieutenantLestock Francis BoileauNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1803/061805MidshipmanWilliam BradleyNBD1849
1811/121815/05MidshipmanFrederick BedwellNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1803/06/29Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1809Returned home to pay offBWAS-1793
1809/06Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1810/01RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1810/02Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1810/04/28Sailed with a convoy for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1812/06In North AmericaBWAS-1793
1812/09/02Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1814In the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1815/00In the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1815/07Laid up at WoolwichBWAS-1793
1816Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1793
1817Re-classed as a 26 gun Sixth RateTroop Ship  
1820Laid up at DeptfordLent to the Committee for Distressed Seamen in the ThamesBWAS-1793
1820/02Began fitting as an Hospital Ship at Deptford (Grove Street) BWAS-1793
1820/07Completed fitting as an Hospital Ship at Deptford (Grove Street) BWAS-1793
1831/12Returned to the RNBWAS-1793
1832/10Sold at Woolwich? to Mr BeastonBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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