| Diomede | 647 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1790/12/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1792/10 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1797/12/29 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1798/01/17 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1798/03 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Diomede Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Thomas Pollard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1815/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 151' 1 ½" | Imperial Feet | 46.0629 | Length of Keel | 124' 7 ⅞" | Imperial Feet | 37.9952 | Breadth | 41' 1 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 12.5412 | Depth in Hold | 17' 8" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 1,107 25⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798/01/17 | Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1791/07/14 | 350 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803/06 | 1805/06 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Sir James Saumarez | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/03 | 1802/12 | Captain | Charles Elphinstone Fleeming | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/12 | 1804/01 | Captain | Samuel Motley | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/01 | 1806/04 | Captain | Hugh Downman | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/04 | 1807 | Commander | Joseph Edmonds | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807 | 1807/06 | Captain | Hugh Downman | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/08 | 1808 | Captain | Philip Dumaresq | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808 | 1808 | Captain | John Sykes | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809 | 1809 | Captain | Hugh Cook | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/10 | 1813 | Captain | Charles Montagu Fabian | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | 1814/10/01 | Captain | Hugh Pigot | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/10/01 | 1815/04 | Captain | George Kippen | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1808/12/31 | 1812/04/15 | Lieutenant | Henry Fage Belson | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1792/10 | Began building at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/01/17 | Completed building at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £43804.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/03 | Commissioned for the North Sea | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/12/06 | Sailed for the Cape of Good Hope | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804 | In the Channel Islands and North Sea | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/04 | At the Cape of Good Hope | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807 | Sailed to the River Plate | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/08 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/09 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/11 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808 | At Guernsey | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/04/22 | Sailed with a convoy for St Helena and then the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/06 | Began fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/09 | Completed fitting as a Troopship at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/10 | Re-classed as a 26 gun Sixth RateTroop Ship | |
| 1813 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/12/14 | Present at the Battle of Lake Borgne | |
| 1815/04 | Returned to England and paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/07/07 | Ordered converted to a provisions depot, but found to be rotten | BWAS-1793 |
| 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 |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |