British third rate ship of the line 'Leviathan' (1790)

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Leviathan5088
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1779/12/09BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1782/05BWAS-1714
Launched1790/10/09BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1793/01
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCarnatic ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Nelson BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sold1848/08/07BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 3"Imperial Feet52.5018
Length of Keel140' 4"Imperial Feet42.7736
Breadth47' 10"Imperial Feet14.5796
Depth in Hold20' 9"Imperial Feet6.3246
Draught Forward11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814
Draught Aft17' 6"Imperial Feet5.334
Burthen1,707 85⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1790/10/09Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1793/01640Design establishmentBWAS-1793
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1797/081798CommodoreJohn Thomas DuckworthBWAS-1793
1799/021803/12Rear-Admiral of the WhiteJohn Thomas DuckworthBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1793/011793/10CaptainHugh Seymour ConwayBWAS-1793
1793/101793/10CaptainBenjamin HallowellBWAS-1793
1793/101794CaptainHugh Seymour ConwayBWAS-1793
17951797/08CaptainJohn Thomas DuckworthBWAS-1793
1797/081798CaptainJoseph BinghamBWAS-1793
17981799/02CaptainHenry DigbyBWAS-1793
1799/021800CaptainJames MayBWAS-1793
18001800/04CaptainJames CarpenterBWAS-1793
1800/061801CommanderEdward Durnford KingBWAS-1793
18011802CommanderChristopher ColeBWAS-1793
18021803/12CaptainRichard Dalling DunnBWAS-1793
1804/011807/11CaptainHenry William BayntunBWAS-1793
1808/061811/08CaptainJohn HarveyBWAS-1793
1811/081813/08CaptainPatrick CampbellBWAS-1793
1813/101814/04CaptainSir Adam DrummondBWAS-1793
1814/041816CaptainThomas BriggsBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1803/05/281806LieutenantAlexander Burgoyne HoweNBD1849
1803/07/141806LieutenantJames HardingNBD1849
1803/07/141806LieutenantFrancis BakerNBD1849
1803/07/141806LieutenantJohn BaldwinNBD1849
1803/07/141806LieutenantCharles KnightonNBD1849
1803/12/231806LieutenantEyles MounsherNBD1849
18041804LieutenantLeslie BouldersonNBD1849
18081808LieutenantWilliam Silvester AddingtonNBD1849
18121812LieutenantAlexander DobbsBWAS-1793
1815/02/221815/12LieutenantGeorge Hans BlakeNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1795/01/251795/03/15MidshipmanThomas Bladen CapelNAO
1801/04/241802/08/07MidshipmanGeorge CanningNAO
1802/091802/10/20MidshipmanChristopher BellNBD1849
1802/091803/09/03MidshipmanLeslie BouldersonNBD1849
18031803/04MidshipmanWilliam HillNAO
1805/10/271805/11/03Masters MateJohn ManNAO
18091813/09MidshipmanJohn BarnesNBD1849
18111814MidshipmanJohn RadcliffNBD1849
18141815MidshipmanWilliam George AshbyNBD1849
18141816/09/16Masters MateJohn RadcliffNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1793/04/131794Able SeamanWilliam BlackNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1791/08Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1791/08/27Completed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4810.19.8dBWAS-1714
1791/08/27Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £2064.16.5dBWAS-1714
1793/01First commissionedBWAS-1793
1793/04Fitted at SheernessBWAS-1793
1793/05/22Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1793/07Took the Privateer Vrai Patriote  
1793/10At ToulonBWAS-1793
1794/04refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £11673.0.0dBWAS-1714
1794/06/01Present at the Glorious 1st of June 
1795/05/14Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1796/03/21At LeoganeBWAS-1793
1796/03/21Present at the Attack on Leogane 
1797/08refitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £10624.0.0dBWAS-1714
1798/06/02Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1798/11Present at the capture of MinorcaBWAS-1793
1800Present at the blockade of CadizBWAS-1793
1800/04/05Present at the Action of 1800-04-07 
1800/06Sailed for the Leeward IslesBWAS-1793
1803/10Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1803/12Paid offBWAS-1793
1804/01Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £22261.0.0dBWAS-1714
1804/04/26Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1805/10/21Present at the Battle of Trafalgar 
1807/11Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1808/08Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £39026.0.0dBWAS-1714
1809/02/07Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1809/10/21Present at the Action of 1809-10-21 
1809/10/23Present in attack on convoyBWAS-1793
1812/04/29Her boats attacked shipping near FrejusBWAS-1793
1812/04/29Present at the Action of 1812-04-29 
1812/05/09In company with America and Eclair destroyed a convoy near LaiguegliaNNF-1715
1812/06/27In company with Imperieuse and Curacao destoryed a second convoyNNF-1715
1812/06/27Present at the Attack at Laigueglia 2 
1813/08Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1813/11Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £13396.0.0dBWAS-1714
1814At JamaicaBWAS-1793
1814/04At Lisbon, CorkBWAS-1793
1816Paid offBWAS-1793
1816/10Fitted as a convict ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1846/10Scuttled as a target ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1848/08/07Remains sold to Mr Burns for £805BWAS-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
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
 
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