British third rate ship of the line 'Polyphemus' (1782)

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Polyphemus5860
Nominal Guns64B028
NationalityGreat BritainB028
OperatorThe Royal NavyB028
Ordered1773/12/01BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1776/01BWAS-1714
Acquired1782/04/27B028
ShipyardSheerness Dockyard B028
Ship ClassIntrepid ClassB028
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1714
ConstructorHenry Peake BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Broken Up1827/09/15B028

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Length of Keel133' 3"Imperial Feet40.6146
Breadth44' 7"Imperial Feet13.589
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft16' 9"Imperial Feet5.1054
Burthen1,408 73⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1782/04/27Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1777500Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17961800Vice-Admiral of the RedRobert Brice KingsmillBWAS-1714
1806/101808/01Rear-Admiral of the WhiteGeorge MurrayBWAS-1714
1808/051811Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBartholomew Samuel RowleyBWAS-1714
1811/121812/01Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCharles StirlingBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1782/041782/11CaptainWilliam Clement FinchBWAS-1714
1782/121783/06CaptainJohn FordBWAS-1714
1794/041800CaptainGeorge LumsdaineBWAS-1714
1800/081802/04CaptainJohn LawfordBWAS-1714
1804/061806/09CaptainRobert RedmillBWAS-1714
1806/091806/10CaptainJoseph Ore MasefieldBWAS-1714
1806/101806/10CaptainJohn BroughtonBWAS-1714
1806/101808/05CaptainPeter HeywoodBWAS-1714
1808/051811/03CaptainWilliam Pryce CumbyBWAS-1714
1811/031811/10CaptainThomas GravesBWAS-1714
1811/101811/12CommanderNicholas Lechmere PateshallBWAS-1714
1811/121812/01CaptainCornelius QuintonBWAS-1714
1812/011812/11CaptainPeter John DouglasBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1804/08/191806LieutenantJohn MedlicottNAO
1804/09/011806LieutenantWilliam SandeyNAO
1804/10/231806LieutenantRobert MayneNAO
1805/07/15UnknownLieutenantCharles SquareyNAO
1805/10/071806LieutenantGeorge MowbrayNAO
1807/051807/08/30Acting LieutenantCharles BowenBWAS-1714
1808/05/271809/11/05Flag LieutenantWilliam BlackNBD1849
18091810Flag LieutenantJohn AlexanderNL1865
1812/02/071813/04/23LieutenantGeorge BlurtonNBD1849
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17971800SurgeonGabriel JohnstonNA-ROA
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18001802/05MidshipmanJohn Donaldson BoswallNBD1849
1800/081803MidshipmanAndrew O'BrienNBD1849
1806/111807/05Masters MateCharles BowenBWAS-1714
1809/07UnknownMidshipmanGeorge ArglesNL1865
Service History
DateEvent Source
1782/04CommissionedBWAS-1714
1782/07/24Completed at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £37218.5.1dBWAS-1714
1782/10/20Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel 
1782/12/08Arrived in the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1783/06Returned home and paid offBWAS-1714
1783/12Began small repair at Chatham BWAS-1714
1784/09Completed small repair at Chatham at a cost of £6371.10.4dBWAS-1714
1793/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/12Began small repair at Chatham BWAS-1714
1794/06Completed small repair at Chatham at a cost of £8771.0.0dBWAS-1714
1795/10/22Present at the capture of the Overijssel  
1795/10/22Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Overijssel at Queenstown 
1796Became flagship on the Irish stationBWAS-1714
1796/05Began refitting at Plymouth BWAS-1714
1796/07Completed refitting at Plymouth at a cost of £5605.0.0dBWAS-1714
1796/12Took the Privateer Schooner Deux Amis off the Irish coast 
1797/01/05Took the Tortue (40) off IrelandBWAS-1714
1797/01/05Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Tartu off Ireland 
1797/06Began making good defects at Plymouth BWAS-1714
1797/08Completed making good defects at Plymouth at a cost of £2987.0.0dBWAS-1714
1799/11Began fitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1800/03Completed fitting at Chatham at a cost of £12753.0.0dBWAS-1714
1801/04/02Present at the Battle of Copenhagen 
1802/04Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1804/03Began fitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1804/07RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1804/07Recommissioned for the Channel fleetBWAS-1714
1804/09Completed fitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1804/12/07Took the Sixth Rate Frigate Santa Gertrudis off Cape St Mary 
1805/10/21Present at the Battle of Trafalgar 
1806/07/15Took the Unrated Brig César in the Gironde 
1808/01Began refitting at Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1808/02Completed refitting at Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1808/07/02Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1812/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1813/03Began refitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1813/09Completed conversion to a powder hulkBWAS-1714
1813/09Completed refitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1815Placed in ordinaryBWAS-1714
1815Moved to the Medway as a powder hulkBWAS-1714
1826/02Began refitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1826/04Completed fitting for ordinaryBWAS-1714
1826/04Completed refitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1827/09/15Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Fleets
FromUntilFleetFleet CommanderSource
1782/091782/12Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782Lord Richard Howe
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NL1865 The Navy List 1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book
NA-ROA The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. Book
 
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