| Leyden | 5089 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 64 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | Dutch third rate ship of the line 'Leiden' (1786) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1799/08/30 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Amsterdam | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold | 1815/02/09 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 155' 11 ½" | Imperial Feet | 47.5361 | Length of Keel | 127' 5 ⅛" | Imperial Feet | 38.8398 | Breadth | 43' 11" | Imperial Feet | 13.3858 | Depth in Hold | 17' 2" | Imperial Feet | 5.2324 | Burthen | 1,307 24⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800/09 | Broadside Weight = 696 Imperial Pound ( 315.636 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder (Gover) | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder (Gover) | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 24-Pounder (Gover) | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pounder (Gover) | ||
| 1807 | Broadside Weight = 672 Imperial Pound ( 304.752 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder (Gover) | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1800 | 491 | BWAS-1793 | |
| 1807 | 350 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1801/08/29 | 1801/08/30 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Lord Horatio Nelson | NAO |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/09 | 1801 | Captain | William Bedford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/04 | 1804/07 | Captain | John Seater | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/02 | 1809 | Captain | William Cumberland | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/05 | 1810 | Captain | Thomas Usher | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/06 | 1812/06 | Captain | Edward Chetham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/06 | 1814/12 | Captain | John Davie | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1801 | 1801 | Lieutenant | Thomas Oliver | TRN4 |
| 1801 | 1801 | Lieutenant | Francis Dickinson | TRN4 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1814 | 1814 | Midshipman | William Ball | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Paid off? | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/08/04 | Present at the Attacks on Bolougne | |
| 1803/04 | Recommissioned as a floating battery | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/07 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/12 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/02 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/07 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/08/15 | Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1809/05 | Recommissioned for the Baltic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/07 | fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/04 | Began fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/06 | Recommissioned for Lisbon | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/08 | Completed fitting as a Troopship at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/02/09 | Sold at Woolwich for £4,440 | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| TRN4 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IV | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |