| Tigre | 7155 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French third rate ship of the line 'Tigre' (1793) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1795/06/23 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1798/07 | ||
| Shipyard | Brest | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1817/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 182' 0" | Imperial Feet | 55.4736 | Length of Keel | 149' 0" | Imperial Feet | 45.4152 | Breadth | 48' 9 ½" | Imperial Feet | 14.8717 | Depth in Hold | 21' 7 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 6.5977 | Burthen | 1,886 67⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798/07 | Broadside Weight = 1136 Imperial Pound ( 515.176 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 2 | British 68-Pound Carronade | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 2 | British 68-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Roundhouse | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1798/07 | 640 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/07 | 1799/03 | Captain | William Sidney Smith | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/03 | 1800 | Commodore | William Sidney Smith | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800 | 1801/09 | Commander | Edward Jekyll Canes | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/03 | 1802/05/29 | Captain | Richard Curry | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/05/29 | 1803 | Captain | Robert Jackson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/05 | 1811/08 | Captain | Benjamin Hallowell | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/02/24 | 1810/03/02 | Acting Captain | Abel Ferris | NAO |
| 1811/08 | 1815/09 | Captain | John Halliday | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/11/14 | 1803/03/12 | Lieutenant | James Boxer | NBD1849 |
| 1805/07 | 1806/11 | Lieutenant | Alexander Berkilay Branch | NBD1849 |
| 1807 | 1807/01/08 | Acting Lieutenant | Edward Boxer | NBD1849 |
| 1807/01/08 | 1811/10/28 | Lieutenant | Edward Boxer | NBD1849 |
| 1809 | 1809/11 | First Lieutenant | John Tailour | TRN5 |
| 1815/02/02 | 1815/08/26 | Lieutenant | John Adams | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/08/07 | 1799 | Midshipman | James Boxer | NBD1849 |
| 1798/08/11 | 1803 | Midshipman | John Arnold | NBD1849 |
| 1799 | 1800/11/14 | Masters Mate | James Boxer | NBD1849 |
| 1805 | 1811 | Midshipman | Sir James Athill | NBD1849 |
| 1806 | 1809/08 | Midshipman | George Barker | NBD1849 |
| 1814 | 1815/02/02 | Midshipman | John Adams | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/04/27 | Unknown | 1st Class Volunteer | Septimus Arabin | NBD1849 |
| 1804/09/01 | 1804/10 | 1st Class Volunteer | Sir James Athill | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1795/10/02 | Registered | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/10/29 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/03 | At Alexandria | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/03/15 | Present at the Defence of Acre | |
| 1803/10 | Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/07 | Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £50783.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/10/21 | Present at the Action of 1809-10-21 | |
| 1809/10/31 | Present at the Action in Rosas Bay | |
| 1813/05/27 | Sailed with a convoy to St Helena | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsPowder Hulk | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| 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 |
| TRN5 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol V | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |