| Seahorse | 6557 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 24 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1748/02/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1748/02/23 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1748/08/23 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1748/09/13 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Harwich | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Jacob Acworth | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Barnard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1784/12/30 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 114' 0" | Imperial Feet | 34.7472 | Length of Keel | 95' 4" | Imperial Feet | 29.0576 | Breadth | 32' 0" | Imperial Feet | 9.7536 | Depth in Hold | 10' 2" | Imperial Feet | 3.0988 | Burthen | 519 24⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1748/11 | Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1748/11 | 160 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1755/07 | 1755/07 | Commodore | Augustus Keppel | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1748/11 | 1753/04 | Captain | Samuel Barrington | BWAS-1714 |
| 1753/04 | 1756 | Captain | Hugh Palliser | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756 | 1757/03 | Captain | George Darby | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/03/03 | 1758/07 | Captain | Thomas Taylor | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/07 | 1758/10 | Commander | James Hackman | BWAS-1714 |
| 1758/10/18 | 1761/01/12 | Captain | James Smith | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/01 | 1763 | Captain | Charles Cathcart Grant | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763 | 1763/06 | Captain | Robert Jocelyn | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/01/21 | 1773 | Captain | Thomas Pasley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773 | 1773/06 | Captain | Digby Dent | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/08 | 1777/06 | Captain | George Farmer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/06/26 | 1779/02 | Captain | John Alexander Panton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/02 | 1781/03 | Captain | Alexander M'Coy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/03/03 | 1783/07 | Captain | Robert Montagu | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/07 | 1784 | Captain | Charles Hughes | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784 | 1784/03 | Captain | John Drew | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1773/10/28 | 1774/04/04 | Midshipman | Horatio Nelson | NAO |
| 1775/10/31 | 1776/03/14 | Midshipman | Horatio Nelson | NAO |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1774/04/05 | 1775/10/30 | Able Seaman | Horatio Nelson | NAO |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1748/09/13 | building at Harwich at a cost of £4063.10.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1748/09/13 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1749/02/17 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £1264.14.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1749/03 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1752 | In the Channel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/01 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1755/07 | Returned home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1756/05/15 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/08/01 | Present at the Action of 1757-08-01 | |
| 1759/02/14 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/01/24 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/03 | Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/08 | Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £5765.19.8d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761/01/10 | Action vs Aigrette - Seahorse vs Aigrette | |
| 1761/02/04 | Sailed for Inida to observe the transit of Venus | BWAS-1714 |
| 1762/09/23 | Present at the Manilla operations | |
| 1763/06 | Returned to England and paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/09/21 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/01 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/04 | Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/06 | Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £4851.2.5d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1771/08/02 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/06 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/08 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/10 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3283.9.5d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1773/11/19 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/02/19 | Took Hyder Ali's armed ketch off Anjengo | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/08/10 | Present at the Second Battle of Pondicherry | |
| 1778/08/25 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Le Sartine in the East Indies | |
| 1782/02/17 | Present at the Battle of Sadras | |
| 1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of Providien | |
| 1782/07/06 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Negapatam | |
| 1782/09/03 | Present at the Battle of Trincomalee | |
| 1783/06/20 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Cuddalore | |
| 1784/03 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/12/30 | Sold for £1,115 to Richerd Buller. Subsequently rebuilt at Rotherhithe as the mercantile Ravenscroft | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |