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Maida5227
Nominal Guns74
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorThe Royal Navy
Previously French third rate ship of the line 'Viala' (1795)
Captured1806/02/06
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryThird Rate
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sold1814/08/11

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck181' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet55.4133
Length of Keel148' 2 ½"Imperial Feet45.1739
Breadth48' 11 ½"Imperial Feet14.9225
Depth in Hold21' 5 ½"Imperial Feet6.5405
Burthen1,899Tons BM 

Armament

1807/02Broadside Weight = 936 Imperial Pound ( 424.476 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck2British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck12British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 24-Pounder
Forecastle2British 24-Pound Carronade
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18131813Rear-AdmiralEdward Griffith ColpoysBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1807/021808/03CaptainSamuel Hood LinzeeBWAS-1793
18131813CaptainJohn HayesBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1807/03/121808LieutenantWilliam Silvester AddingtonNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1807/031812/10/22MidshipmanMichael QuinNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1806/05/06Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1807/01Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1807/03Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1807/08/15Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen 
1808/03Paid off into ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1814/08/11Sold for £4,700 at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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