British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Malabar' (1804)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Malabar ➡ 1815 Coromandel
Nominal Guns	56
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant merchantman 'Cuvera' (1798) (24) 1798-1804 British 24 Gun Merchant Merchantman
Purchased	30.5.1804
Shipyard	Calcutta - Bengal - Hooghly	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	12.1853

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck168' 6"Imperial Feet51.2086
Length of Keel127' 4"Imperial Feet38.7134
Breadth37' 2"Imperial Feet11.2849
Burthen935 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1804Broadside Weight = 789 Imperial Pound ( 357.8115 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck28 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1804 - 1805CaptainBWAS-17931805 - 1806CaptainBWAS-17939.2.1806 - 12.3.1806Acting Captain Transfered ADM 196/3/4ADM 1963.1806 - 7.1806CaptainBWAS-17937.1806CommanderBWAS-179312.1806 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17935.1808 - 7.1809MasterBWAS-17937.1809 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1834 - 15.12.1834First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
17.3.1805 - 18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1804Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
24.7.1804Completed fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
24.7.1804Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
19.11.1804Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1805Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
2.1.1806Took the Schooner off Port Azarades
11.1806Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.1806Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Storeship
1.1807Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
25.6.1807Sailed for the River PlateBWAS-1793
7.1808Began fitted as a storeship at UnknownBWAS-1793
8.1808Completed fitted as a storeshipBWAS-1793
7.3.1815Renamed CoromandelBWAS-1793
7.1818Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1818Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1819Began fitting as a Convict Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1819Completed fitting as a Convict Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1821Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
6.1827Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1827Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1828Prison ship at BermudaBWAS-1793
2.5.1853Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1793
12.1853Broken up at BermudaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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