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Resistance6163
Nominal Guns44BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1780/03/29BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1781/04BWAS-1714
Launched1782/07/11BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLimehouse BWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorEdward Greaves BWAS-1714
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Blown Up1798/07/24BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 2"Imperial Feet42.7228
Length of Keel116' 0"Imperial Feet35.3568
Breadth38' 1"Imperial Feet11.6078
Depth in Hold16' 4 ½"Imperial Feet4.9911
Draught Forward10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Draught Aft14' 4"Imperial Feet4.3688
Burthen894 8494Tons BM 

Armament

1782/07/11Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1769280Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1782/031784/03CaptainJames KingBWAS-1714
1791/021793CommanderJohn O'BryenBWAS-1714
17961798/07/24CaptainEdward PakenhamBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1782/07/11building at Limehouse at a cost of £12264.19.7dBWAS-1714
1782/07/11Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1782/09/17Completed fittingBWAS-1714
1783/03/02Took the Sixth Rate Corvette Coquette off Turk\\\'s Island 
1784/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1785/07Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1785/12Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6945.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791/02Recommissioned as a troop shipBWAS-1714
1791/02Re-classed as a 22 gun UnratedTroop Ship  
1791/03Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1791/04Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4040.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/06Re-classed as a 44 gun Fifth RateShip  
1793/07Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/08Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £5189.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/11/28Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1794/10Took the Unrated Revenge  
1796/02/16At AmboynaBWAS-1714
1796/03/18At Banda NeiraBWAS-1714
1797Took the Unrated Yonge Frans  
1797Took the Unrated Yonge Lansier  
1797Took the Unrated Waaker  
1797Took the Unrated Limbi  
1797Took the Unrated Resource  
1797Took the Unrated Ternate  
1797Took the Unrated Juno  
1798/07/24Blew up by accident in Bangka Strait off Sumatra with only 4 survivors. Possibly a lightning strike.BWAS-1714
1798/07/24On July 23rd, the Resistance, 44, Captain Edward Pakenham, whilst at anchor in the Straits of Banca, blew up from some unexplained cause. Of the people on board her, 332 were killed and only thirteen survived. These clung to her wreckage, constructed a raft, and set sail for Sumatra, but a sudden storm arising, all but five perished. These five reached Sumatra and were imprisoned by the Malays. Eventually, only one man escaped.TRN4

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
TRN4 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IVWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
 
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