British Third Rate ship of the line 'Kron Princen' (1807)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Kron Princen
Nominal Guns	74
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish Third Rate ship of the line 'Kronprinds Frederik' (1784) (74) 1784-1807 Danish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	7.9.1807
Shipyard	Arodsand	W006
Ship Class	Prindsesse Sophia Frederica Class (1780)	W006
Designed by	Henrik GernerDanish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1787	W006
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	21.11.1814

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 1"Imperial Feet53.3403
Length of Keel143' 5 ⅜"Imperial Feet43.5959
Breadth47' 10 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold19' 5 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039
Burthen1,748 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1809 - 1811LieutenantBWAS-17931811 - 1814LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
13.11.1807Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
11.1809Prison ship at GillinghamBWAS-1793
12.1809Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison Ship
12.1809Began fitting as a Prison Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.12.1809Completed fitting as a Prison Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
21.11.1814Sold for £2,600BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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