| Magnificent | 5222 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1805/01/24 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1805/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1806/08/30 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Blackwall | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Repulse Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John Perry | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold for Break Up | 1843/01/10 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 174' 2" | Imperial Feet | 53.086 | Length of Keel | 143' 0 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 43.6055 | Breadth | 47' 8 ½" | Imperial Feet | 14.5415 | Depth in Hold | 20' 0" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 13' 3" | Imperial Feet | 4.0386 | Draught Aft | 18' 3" | Imperial Feet | 5.5626 | Burthen | 1,732 3⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806/08/30 | Broadside Weight = 1014 Imperial Pound ( 459.849 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Roundhouse | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1800/01/31 | 590 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/09 | 1811 | Captain | George Eyre | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/02 | 1812/07 | Captain | Willoughby Thomas Lake | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/07 | 1812/09 | Captain | John Hayes | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/09 | 1814 | Captain | Willoughby Thomas Lake | NBD1849 |
| 1826 | 1826/10/26 | Lieutenant | NBD1849 | |
| 1829/09 | 1830 | Acting Captain | Charles Ramsay Drinkwater | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/08 | 1808/04/11 | Midshipman | Charles Cowper Benett | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1806/09 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/10/24 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £26172.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/06/03 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809 | In the Adriatic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810 | In the Adriatic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/03/21 | Present at the Capture of Santa Maura | |
| 1812/02 | Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/05 | Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £24835.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/08 | Attack on Santander | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1825/08 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1825/12 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1826 | Hospital ship at Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1828/04 | Commissioned as a receiving ship at Rio | BWAS-1793 |
| 1842 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1843/01/10 | Sold at Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |