| Saturn | 6466 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1781/12/27 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1782/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1786/11/22 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1790/05 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Northam | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Edgar Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Thomas Raymond | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Razeed | 1813/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Becomes | British fourth rate frigate 'Saturn' (1813) | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 168' 2" | Imperial Feet | 51.2572 | Length of Keel | 138' 1" | Imperial Feet | 42.0878 | Breadth | 46' 11" | Imperial Feet | 14.3002 | Depth in Hold | 19' 10" | Imperial Feet | 6.0452 | Burthen | 1,616 68⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786/11/22 | Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1774/08/25 | 550 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/08 | 1795 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | George Vandeput | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795 | 1797 | Admiral of the Blue | John Laforey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/08 | 1802/06/02 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Thomas Totty† | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1790/05 | 1791/09 | Captain | Robert Linzee | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/10 | 1794/08 | Captain | Thomas Newnham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/08 | 1795 | Captain | William Lechmere | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795 | 1797 | Captain | James Douglas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/08 | 1797/10 | Captain | Herbert Sawyer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/10 | 1798/10 | Captain | Jacob Waller† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/11 | 1800 | Captain | Thomas Totty | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/01 | 1801/02 | Captain | Charles Boyles | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/02 | 1801/08 | Captain | Robert Lambert | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/08 | 1802/02 | Captain | James Brisbane | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/07 | 1808 | Captain | Amelius Beauclerk | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808 | 1809/05 | Captain | Thomas Boys | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/05 | 1810 | Captain | William Cumberland | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/01/19 | 1798/01/22 | Midshipman | Thomas Coleman | NAO |
| 1798/01/23 | 1800/08/19 | Masters Mate | Thomas Coleman | NAO |
| 1801/05 | 1802/11 | Midshipman | Edward Hollingworth Delafosse | NBD1849 |
| 1806/10 | 1807 | Midshipman | Edward Brown Addis | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1786/12/18 | Began Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/02/05 | Completed Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £29422.12.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/02/05 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £10126.12.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/06/12 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4935.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/10 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/05/23 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/07/13 | Present at the Battle of Hyeres | |
| 1797/02 | Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/04 | Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £12475.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/10 | Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/01 | Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9158.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/02 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/01 | Sailed to the Leeward Islands, paid off later in the year | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/05 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/07 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/07 | Recommissioned for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/08 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9135.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808 | Blockade of Lorient | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812 | In ordinary at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/08 | Re-classed as a 58 gun Fourth RateFrigate | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |