British fourth rate ship 'Adamant' (1780)

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Adamant628
Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1776/11/13BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1777/09/06BWAS-1714
Launched1780/01/24BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLiverpool BWAS-1714
Ship ClassPortland ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1714
ConstructorPeter Baker BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip BWAS-1714
Broken Up1814/06BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck146' 3"Imperial Feet44.577
Length of Keel120' 0"Imperial Feet36.576
Breadth40' 9"Imperial Feet12.4206
Depth in Hold17' 7 ½"Imperial Feet5.3721
Burthen1,059 63⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1780/01/24Broadside 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
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1766/04/02350Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17841786Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir Richard HughesBWAS-1714
1789/021792/01Rear-Admiral of the RedSir Richard HughesBWAS-1714
1810/101813Rear-Admiral of the RedWilliam Albany OtwayBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1779/111782/02CaptainGideon JohnstoneBWAS-1714
1782/021783/04CaptainDavid GravesBWAS-1714
1783/061783/08/08CommanderWilliam Hancock KellyBWAS-1714
1783/08/081786/09CaptainWilliam Hancock KellyBWAS-1714
1789/021792/01CaptainDavid KnoxBWAS-1714
1792/071792/06CaptainCharles HopeBWAS-1714
1793/041794/06CaptainWilliam BentinckBWAS-1714
1794/061796/11CaptainHenry d'Esterre DarbyBWAS-1714
1796/111797/03CaptainHenry WarreBWAS-1714
1797/031797/09CaptainWilliam HothamBWAS-1714
1797/091797/09CaptainWilliam MitchellBWAS-1714
1797/091801CaptainWilliam HothamBWAS-1714
1804/061805/10CaptainGeorge BurltonBWAS-1714
1805/101807/10CaptainJohn StilesBWAS-1714
1807/101808CaptainMacaiah? MacbonBWAS-1714
1809/051810/08CaptainJohn SykesBWAS-1714
1810/081813CaptainMathew BuckleBWAS-1714
Warrant Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1804/07/031805/04/14BoatswainThomas NeedhamNAO
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1810/09UnknownMidshipman NBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1813/01/031814/032nd Class Volunteer NBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1780/01/24building at Liverpool at a cost of £16313.13.10dBWAS-1714
1780/06/13Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1780/08/12Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £11184.8.2dBWAS-1714
1780/08/13Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1781/03/16Present at the Battle of Cape Henry 
1782/12Sailed home with a convoyBWAS-1714
1783/04Paid offBWAS-1714
1783/05Began refitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1783/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1783/09Completed refitting at a cost of £6681.0.5dBWAS-1714
1783/11/22Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1786/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1787/08Began great repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1789/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1789/05Completed great repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £23533.0.0dBWAS-1714
1792/06Paid offBWAS-1714
1792/07fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1794/09/12Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1797/10/11Present at the Battle of Camperdown 
1798In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1798/10Sailed with a convoy to the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
1799/12/11Destruction of La Preneuse near Port Louis, Ile de FranceBWAS-1714
1803/05Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1804/06RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1804/08Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1805/04/12Took the Privateer Alerte  
1806/05/06Took the Privateer Ship Nuestra Señora de los Dolores  
1807/06/17Took the Privateer La Bueno Union  
1809/04Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1809/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1809/07Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1809/07/28Present at the Expedition to the Scheldt 
1810/08Receiving ship at LeithBWAS-1714
1814In ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1714
1814/06Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship
 
ADAMANT,50 (1780 Liverpool. HS 1809)
In November 1779 Lieut. Isaac COFFIN (later an Admiral) was appointed to ADAMANT, which was about to be launched, and in June 1780 he brought her round to Plymouth under jury masts. In the following August she sailed for New York with a convoy.
1785 Flagship of Sir Richard HUGHES, Leeward Is.
1789 Capt. KN0X, flagship of Sir Richard HUGHES, North American station. ADAMANT sailed for Halifax in June 1789. In June 1790 Capt. KN0X was obliged to retire from the service due to bad health and Lieut. William H0PE of the RATTLE sloop was appointed by Sir Richard to act in his place. (Later in the year he acted as captain of PENEL0PE before returning to ADAMANT.) His appointment was not confirmed by the Admiralty and ADAMANT paid off at Plymouth in the summer of 1792.
1793 Capt. W BENTINCK. 1794 Capt. Henry D'Esterre DARBY, 6/94. ADAMANT was employed in escorting the trade to and from the Mediterranean and the West Indies. Capt. DARBY removed to BEL
 
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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