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Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1770/12/25BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1772/12BWAS-1714
Launched1774/11/19BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassPortland ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Henniker BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1810/09BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Imperial Feet44.5008
Length of Keel119' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet36.4808
Breadth40' 7 ½"Imperial Feet12.3825
Depth in Hold17' 6"Imperial Feet5.334
Draught Forward10' 1"Imperial Feet3.0734
Draught Aft15' 1"Imperial Feet4.5974
Burthen1,050 6594Tons BM 

Armament

1774/11/19Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
1779Broadside Weight = 486 Imperial Pound ( 220.401 kg) BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck2British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse6British 12-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1766/04/02350Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1799/081799/10Vice-Admiral of the BlueAndrew MitchellBWAS-1714
1802/071803/12Vice-Admiral of the RedJames GambierBWAS-1714
1804/051806Vice-Admiral of the WhiteSir Erasmus GowerBWAS-1714
1806/061809/01Vice-Admiral of the RedJohn HollowayBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1775/101777CaptainSir Charles DouglasBWAS-1714
17771778CaptainThe Hon. William CornwallisBWAS-1714
17781779CaptainJohn RaynorBWAS-1714
1780/081781/04/17CaptainEvelyn SuttonBWAS-1714
1781/04/251782/09/03CaptainThomas LumleyBWAS-1714
1781/04/251782/09/03CaptainThomas LumleyBWAS-1714
1782/091782/10CaptainChristopher HallidayBWAS-1714
1783/061784/07CaptainThomas NewnhamBWAS-1714
1794/121795/07CaptainBenjamin ArcherBWAS-1714
1795/071797/09CaptainRobert WatsonBWAS-1714
1797/091799/08CaptainWilliam MitchellBWAS-1714
1799/081799/10CaptainJames OughtonBWAS-1714
1799/101800/11CaptainRichard RetalickBWAS-1714
1800/111801/08CaptainSir James WalkerBWAS-1714
18021802CaptainThomas Masterman HardyW031
1802/061803/02CaptainEdward BraceBWAS-1714
1803/021804/05CaptainWilliam Granville LobbBWAS-1714
1804/051806/06CaptainJohn Acworth OmmanneyBWAS-1714
1806/061809/01CaptainJohn LaugharneBWAS-1714
1809/011809/05CaptainDonald M'LeodBWAS-1714
1809/051809/06CaptainAlexander Robert KerrBWAS-1714
1809/06UnknownCaptainWoodley LosackBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18011801/12/06LieutenantWilliam Henry IngramTNC
1809/04/241810/01/29LieutenantThomas BevisNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18021804/01MidshipmanHenry BourneNBD1849
1803/011803/03Masters MateEdward Henry A'CourtNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1776Began fitting at Chatham BWAS-1714
1776/02Completed at Chatham at a cost of £19303.8.9dBWAS-1714
1776/02Completed fitting at Chatham at a cost of £4334.19.6dBWAS-1714
1776/03/07Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1776/05Present at the relief of QuebecBWAS-1714
1777/03/27Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1777/10Delaware operationsBWAS-1714
1778/07/22At Sandy HookBWAS-1714
1778/11/04Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1778/12/14At St LuciaBWAS-1714
1778/12/14Present at the Battle of St. Lucia 
1779/06For home with a convoyBWAS-1714
1780/02Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1780/05/25Taken by Active  
1780/11Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £2964.19.9dBWAS-1714
1780/12/31Action vs Rotterdam - Iris vs Rotterdam 
1781/03/13Sailed for IndiaBWAS-1714
1781/04/16Present at the Battle of Port Praya 
1782/02/17Present at the Battle of Sadras 
1782/04/12Present at the Battle of Providien 
1782/07/06Present at the 2nd Battle of Negapatam 
1782/09/03Present at the Battle of Trincomalee 
1783/06/20Present at the 2nd Battle of Cuddalore 
1784/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1792/03Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1794/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1795/05Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £33312.0.0dBWAS-1714
1795/08/22Present at the Action of 1795-08-22 
1795/08/22Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Alliantie in the North Sea 
1797/10/11Present at the Battle of Camperdown 
1799/08/28Present at the seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Nieuwe DiepBWAS-1714
1799/08/30Present at the seizure of the Dutch Fleet at VlieterBWAS-1714
1801/04/02Present at the Battle of Copenhagen 
1802/06Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1802/07Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £3008.0.0dBWAS-1714
1802/07/29Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1803/05Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1808/06/19Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
1810/09Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
TNC The Naval ChronicalVariousBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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