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Nominal Guns78BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French third rate ship of the line 'Northumberland' (1780) BWAS-1793
Captured1794/06/01BWAS-1793
ShipyardBrest BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Broken Up1795/11BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck178' 8"Imperial Feet54.4576
Length of Keel146' 6"Imperial Feet44.6532
Breadth48' 2 ½"Imperial Feet14.6939
Depth in Hold21' 1"Imperial Feet6.4262
Burthen1,811 294Tons BM 
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17991800MidshipmanWilliam BalfourNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1794/06Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1795/07Moved to PlymouthBWAS-1793
1795/11Broken up at Plymouth. Never commissionedBWAS-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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