| Majestic | 5232 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | ||
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1781/07/23 | ||
| Keel Laid Down | 1782/07 | ||
| Acquired | 1785/02/11 | ||
| First Commissioned | 1793/03 | ||
| Shipyard | Deptford | ||
| Ship Class | Canada Class - Modified | ||
| Designed by | William Bately | ||
| Constructor | William Barnard | ||
| Category | Third Rate | ||
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | ||
| Broken Up | 1816/04 | ||
| Becomes | |||
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 170' 6" | Imperial Feet | 51.9684 | Length of Keel | 141' 0" | Imperial Feet | 42.9768 | Breadth | 46' 9 ½" | Imperial Feet | 14.2621 | Depth in Hold | 20' 6" | Imperial Feet | 6.2484 | Draught Forward | 12' 2" | Imperial Feet | 3.7084 | Draught Aft | 18' 3" | Imperial Feet | 5.5626 | Burthen | 1,642 8⁄94 | Imperial Feet | 0.0022 |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1793/03 | Broadside Weight = 891 Imperial Pound ( 404.0685 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| 1813/01 | Broadside Weight = 1042 Imperial Pound ( 472.547 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 42-Pounder Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 1 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1781 | 550 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/01 | 1796 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Benjamin Caldwell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796 | 1796/06/14 | Admiral of the Blue | John Laforey† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805 | 1807 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | Thomas Macnamara Russell | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1790/09 | 1790/10 | Captain | William Waldegrave | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | 1795/01 | Captain | Sir Charles Cotton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/01 | 1798/08/01 | Captain | George Blagden Westcott | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/10/01 | 1798/11/28 | Lieutenant | Robert Cuthbert | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/07 | 1799/12 | Captain | George Johnstone Hope | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/03 | 1802/10 | Captain | Davidge Gould | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/06 | 1804/06 | Captain | Amelius Beauclerk | NBD1849 |
| 1804/06 | 1804/06 | Captain | Edward Hawker | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/06 | 1805 | Captain | Amelius Beauclerk | NBD1849 |
| 1805 | 1806 | Captain | Joseph Hanwell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806 | 1807/11 | Captain | George Hart | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/11 | 1807/11 | Captain | Valentine Collard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/11 | 1808/10 | Captain | George Hart | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/10 | 1809/01 | Captain | Mathew Forster | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/01 | 1809/01 | Captain | Frederick Watkins | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/01 | 1810/01 | Captain | Thomas Harvey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/01 | 1815/07 | Captain | John Hayes | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1807/02/07 | 1810/05/08 | Lieutenant | John Baikie | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1793/10 | 1796 | Midshipman | Christopher William Betty | NBD1849 |
| 1795 | 1795/10/31 | Midshipman | Charles Philip Butler Bateman | NBD1849 |
| 1808 | 1810/02 | Midshipman | William Allen | W033 |
| 1813 | 1815/06 | Midshipman | Charles Brand | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1780/09 | Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/02/11 | Completed at Deptford at a cost of £31543.16.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/02/11 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/05 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £5924.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/05 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/05/28 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £4867.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/10 | Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4581.8.5d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | Returned from the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/06/01 | Present at the Glorious 1st of June | |
| 1797/04 | making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £7467.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/06 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/11/14 | Took El Bolador (16) | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/08/01 | Present at the Battle of the Nile | |
| 1799/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/02/11 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/08/31 | Present at the surrender of Heligoland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/10 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/05 | Her boats took the 2-gun Spider | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/01 | Paid off and laid up at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/01 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/05 | Re-classed as a 58 gun Fourth RateShip of the Line | |
| 1813/05 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/06/02 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814/02/03 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Terpsichore in the Atlantic | |
| 1814/05/22 | Took the Privateer Schooner Dominica | |
| 1815/01/15 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate President | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| W033 | Vaisseaux de Ligne Francais de 1682 a 1767 | Ronald Deschenes | Web Site |