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Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1779/08/05BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1780/05BWAS-1793
Named1779/08/30BWAS-1793
Acquired1782/10/08B028
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard B028
Ship ClassIntrepid ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams BWAS-1793
ConstructorAdam Hayes BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1816/10B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 6"Imperial Feet48.6156
Length of Keel131' 0"Imperial Feet39.9288
Breadth44' 4"Imperial Feet13.5128
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward12' 2"Imperial Feet3.7084
Draught Aft17' 1"Imperial Feet5.207
Burthen1,369 5194Tons BM 

Armament

1782/10/08Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1777500Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1782/091786/09CaptainWilliam DicksonBWAS-1714
1786/091788/02CaptainCharles ChamberlayneBWAS-1714
1795/041797/02CaptainJoseph EllisonBWAS-1714
1797/021797/09CaptainThomas ParrBWAS-1714
1797/091797/12CaptainThomas Revell ShiversBWAS-1714
1799/021799/11LieutenantThomas PampBWAS-1714
1799/121800LieutenantJaques DalbyBWAS-1714
1801/041802/04CaptainCharles StuartBWAS-1714
1805/081808CaptainThomas HarveyBWAS-1714
18091811/02CaptainAskew HollisBWAS-1714
1811/021811/02CaptainJoshua Sydney HortonBWAS-1714
1811/021811/05CaptainAskew HollisBWAS-1714
1811/051811/05CaptainCharles Elphinstone FleemingBWAS-1714
1811/051812CaptainAskew HollisBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1807/02/281809LieutenantJohn AlexanderNL1865
1810/03/311810/10/29LieutenantJohn William MontaguNBD1849
1810/12/071811/03/13LieutenantGeorge Charles BlakeNBD1849
1811/041813/02/13LieutenantJohn Leigh BeckfordNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1795/071798/02/10MidshipmanJames AtkinsNBD1849
18061808MidshipmanWilliam AllenW033
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1805/10/0218061st Class VolunteerWilliam AllenW033
Service History
DateEvent Source
1782/10/08Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £34347.11.4dBWAS-1714
1782/10/18Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1782/12/19Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £1606.9.10dBWAS-1714
1783/04Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1783/09fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/09Paid off and then recommissionedBWAS-1714
1788/02Paid offBWAS-1714
1795/02Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1795/04RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1795/06Quiberon operationsBWAS-1714
1795/06Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £12490.0.0dBWAS-1714
1796/02/28Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
1796/10In the North SeaBWAS-1714
1797/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1798/04Paid off?BWAS-1714
1799/02Re-classed as a UnratedPrison Ship  
1799/11fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1799/12Re-classed as a UnratedHospital Ship  
1801/03Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1801/04Re-classed as a 64 gun Third RateShip of the Line  
1801/05Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £15110.0.0dBWAS-1714
1804/11Began repairs at Deptford BWAS-1714
1805/08RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1805/08Completed repairs at Deptford at a cost of £34301.0.0dBWAS-1714
1805/08Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1805/09Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807/02/19In the DardanellesBWAS-1714
1808/03/26Took the Unrated Ship Friedland off Cape Blanco 
1809In the BalticBWAS-1714
1810/12/19Sailed for the MeditarraneanBWAS-1714
1811On the Portugal stationBWAS-1714
1813Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1816/10Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
NL1865 The Navy List 1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
W033 Vaisseaux de Ligne Francais de 1682 a 1767Ronald DeschenesWeb Site
 
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