British third rate ship of the line 'Theseus' (1786)

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1782/11/01BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1783/09BWAS-1714
Acquired1786/09/25BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1793/11
ShipyardBlackwall BWAS-1714
Ship ClassThunderer ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Perry BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1814/05BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck170' 8"Imperial Feet52.0192
Length of Keel139' 11"Imperial Feet42.6466
Breadth47' 6"Imperial Feet14.478
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Draught Forward12' 3"Imperial Feet3.7338
Draught Aft17' 7 ½"Imperial Feet5.3721
Burthen1,680 17⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1786/09/28Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1781600Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1797/051797/08/18Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir Horatio NelsonBWAS-1714
1801/051802Vice-Admiral of the RedWilliam WaldegraveBWAS-1714
1808/031810CommodoreJohn Poo BeresfordBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1793/111795/09CaptainRobert CalderBWAS-1714
1795/091796/05CaptainHerbert BrowellBWAS-1714
1796/051797/02CaptainAugustus Montgomery†BWAS-1714
1797/021797/05CaptainJohn AylmerBWAS-1714
1797/051799/05/14CaptainRalph Willett Miller†BWAS-1714
1799/05/201799/09Acting CaptainEdward Jekyll CanesBWAS-1714
1799/091800/12CaptainJohn StilesBWAS-1714
1801/051804/07CaptainJohn BlighBWAS-1714
1804/071804/12CaptainEdward HawkerBWAS-1714
1804/121805/01CommanderFrancis TempleBWAS-1714
1805/011805/03CaptainBarrington DacresBWAS-1714
1805/03/121805/09CaptainFrancis TempleBWAS-1714
1806/031807/06CaptainGeorge Johnstone HopeBWAS-1714
1807/061807/07CaptainRichard Turner HancockBWAS-1714
1807/071808/03CaptainJohn Poo BeresfordBWAS-1714
1808/041808/11CaptainJames JohnstoneBWAS-1714
1808/111809/07CaptainThomas BriggsBWAS-1714
1809/071810/03CaptainCharles JonesBWAS-1714
1810/031813/12CaptainWilliam ProwseBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17971797/07/24LieutenantJohn Weatherhead†TRN4
1801/05/161803/10/29LieutenantWalter BoswellNBD1849
1802/06/231803Acting LieutenantAlexander BoyackNBD1849
1803/121804/02/13Acting LieutenantEdward Henry A'CourtNBD1849
18041805LieutenantDavid BoydNBD1849
1804/02/131805/10/09LieutenantEdward Henry A'CourtNBD1849
1810/02/051812LieutenantSeptimus ArabinNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17991799/05/14MidshipmanCharles James Webb†TRN4
17991799/05/14MidshipmanJames Morrison Bigges forbes†TRN4
1800/01/141801MidshipmanGeorge BowenBWAS-1714
18031804MidshipmanWilson Braddyll BiglandNBD1849
1804/031805/04MidshipmanGeorge Charles BlakeNBD1849
18051806/02/26MidshipmanNicholas AlexanderNBD1849
18051808/03/07MidshipmanHenry Fage BelsonNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1796/09/091797/061st Class VolunteerWilliam BowlesNBD1849
1801/10/2118033rd Class BoyWilson Braddyll BiglandNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1786/09Began coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/09/28Completed at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/09/28Completed coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £9388.0.0dBWAS-1714
1793/10Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1794/01/30Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6314.0.0dBWAS-1714
1794/10/13Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1796/05In the ChannelBWAS-1714
1797/03/18Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1797/07/24Present at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 
1798/08/01Present at the Battle of the Nile 
1799/02At AlexandriaBWAS-1714
1799/04/1540 killed and 47 wounded in an accidental explosion during the defence of AcreBWAS-1714
1800/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1801/04Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1801/05RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1801/06Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £19386.0.0dBWAS-1714
1802/02Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1803/07At San DomingoBWAS-1714
1803/07/25Present at the Capture of the Duquesne 
1803/09/08Took the Sixth Rate Frigate Sagesse off Port Dauphin 
1805/11Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1806/03RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1806/06Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1808/02Off FerrolBWAS-1714
1809/02/21Off LorientBWAS-1714
1809/07/28Present at the Expedition to the Scheldt 
1813/12Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
1814/05Broken up at ChathamBWAS-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
TRN4 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IVWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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