British Fifth Rate ship 'Guardian' (1784)

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Guardian
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.8.1780	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	12.1780	BWAS-1714
Launched	23.3.1784	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.1789	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Batson's Yard - Limehouse Hole	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Roebuck Class (1769)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Robert BatsonBritish Ship Builder Service 1751-1800	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Beached	12.4.1790	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 0"Imperial Feet42.672
Length of Keel115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622
Breadth38' 2 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951
Depth in Hold16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Burthen896 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.3.1784Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1769280Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.12.1787Captain ADM 6/23/439ADM 6/234.1789 - 12.4.1790LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
23.2.1784building at Limehouse - London at a cost of £12322.12.11dBWAS-1714
7.4.1784Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
20.5.1784Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4420.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1789Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
24.6.1789Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8267.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.9.1789Sailed for Botany BayBWAS-1714
24.12.1789Collided with an iceberg and diverted to Cape TownBWAS-1714
21.2.1790Arrived at Cape Town in a sinking conditionBWAS-1714
12.4.1790Beached during a gale in Table BayBWAS-1714
8.2.1791Remains soldBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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