| Salisbury | 6406 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1810/07/13 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1811/10 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1814/06/21 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Salisbury Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | William Stone | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold for Break Up | 1837/01/12 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 154' 4" | Imperial Feet | 47.0408 | Length of Keel | 127' 3 ⅜" | Imperial Feet | 38.7953 | Breadth | 42' 1" | Imperial Feet | 12.827 | Depth in Hold | 17' 6" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 1,199 2⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814/06/21 | Broadside Weight = 534 Imperial Pound ( 242.169 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1810 | 350 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1815/03 | 1815/12 | Vice-Admiral of the White | Sir Richard Goodwin Keats | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/12 | 1817 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | John Erskine Douglas | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/08 | 1819/11 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Donald Campbell† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1821/09 | 1824 | Rear-Admiral | William Charles Fahie | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1815/03 | 1815/12 | Captain | Edward Hawker | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/12 | 1817/03 | Captain | John Mackellar | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817/03 | 1817/03 | Commander | Houston Stewart | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/08 | 1819 | Captain | John Wilson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1821/09 | 1824 | Captain | William Maude | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1816/03/15 | 1818 | Flag Lieutenant | Richard Barton | NBD1849 |
| 1817/03 | 1819/07/13 | Acting Lieutenant | Robert Ross Achmuty | NBD1849 |
| 1821/09 | 1825/04/18 | Lieutenant | Edward Belcher | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1816 | 1817 | Midshipman | Robert Augustus Bradshaw | NBD1849 |
| 1818/11 | 1821 | Midshipman | NBD1849 | |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1815 | Flag ship on the Newfoundland station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/12 | Flag ship on the Jamaica station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/05 | Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/12 | Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £19224.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1819 | Flag ship on the Leeward Islands station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1821/09 | Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1822/03 | Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £12850.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1824/09 | Laid up at Portmsouth | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |