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Tonnant7168
Nominal Guns80BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French third rate ship of the line 'Tonnant' (1789) BWAS-1793
Named1798/12/09BWAS-1793
Captured1798/08/03BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Broken Up1821/03BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck194' 2"Imperial Feet59.182
Length of Keel160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Breadth51' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet15.7797
Depth in Hold23' 3"Imperial Feet7.0866
Burthen2,281 394Tons BM 

Armament

1799Broadside Weight = 1106 Imperial Pound ( 501.571 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck32British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck2British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1801/01700BWAS-1793
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1806/051807/07Rear-Admiral of the BlueEliab HarveyBWAS-1793
1807/071809Rear-Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. Michael de CourcyBWAS-1793
1814/101815/11Vice-Admiral of the RedSir Alexander Inglis CochraneBWAS-1793
1815/111818/11Rear-Admiral of the RedSir Benjamin HallowellBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1799/011799/02CaptainLoftus Otway BlandBWAS-1793
1799/021799/07CaptainRobert Lewis FitzgeraldBWAS-1793
1803/031804/05CaptainSir Edward PellewBWAS-1793
1804/051805/03CaptainWilliam Henry JervisBWAS-1793
1805/031806/01CaptainCharles TylerBWAS-1793
1806/051807/07CaptainSir Thomas BrowneBWAS-1793
1807/071809/11CaptainRichard Turner HancockBWAS-1793
18101812/07CaptainSir John GoreBWAS-1793
1814/011814/10CaptainAlexander SkeneBWAS-1793
1814/101815/11CaptainCharles KerrBWAS-1793
1815/111818/11CaptainJohn TailourBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1804/11/011806LieutenantCharles BennettNAO
1804/11/011806LieutenantWilliam Smith MilletNAO
1804/11/011806/04/10LieutenantBenjamin ClementNAO
1805/02/241805/12/24LieutenantJohn BedfordNAO
1805/03/121806LieutenantJohn SalmonNAO
1805/03/26UnknownLieutenantFrederick HoffmanNAO
1809/11/171810LieutenantChristopher William BettyNBD1849
1810/09/04UnknownLieutenantThomas BlakistonNBD1849
18151815LieutenantJohn Williams AldridgeW025
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1803/031807/03MidshipmanJames Primrose BlennerhassettNBD1849
18041804/04/06MidshipmanArden AdderleyNBD1849
1804/04UnknownMidshipmanThomas BlakistonNBD1849
18061807/03/25MidshipmanWilliam Edward Hughes AllenNBD1849
1806/01/011807/07/16MidshipmanWilliam ShepheardB163
1807/031808Midshipman NBD1849
1809/03/091909/09/27MidshipmanWilliam ShepheardB163
1809/12/231810/09MidshipmanArchibald CampbellNBD1849
18131814/09MidshipmanWilliam AnleyNBD1849
1815UnknownMasters MateJames AndersonNL1865
18151815Masters MateDaniel M'neale BeattyNBD1849
1815/021815/03/10MidshipmanFrederick William BeecheyNBD1849
1816/011818/09MidshipmanWilliam BarwellNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1798/12/09Registered and namedBWAS-1793
1799/07/17Arrived at Plymouth and laid up in ordinaryBWAS-1793
1801/12Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/03RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1803/04Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/09/02Present at the Action of 1803-09-02 
1805/10/21Present at the Battle of Trafalgar 
1806/01Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1806/05RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1806/06Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £17890.0.0dBWAS-1793
1809/11Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1809/12Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £18197.0.0dBWAS-1793
1810Re-classed as a Other VesselsSheer Hulk  
1812/07Paid offBWAS-1793
1813/08Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1813/12Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £17978.0.0dBWAS-1793
1814/01Recommissioned as flagship on the North America station 
1814/01Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1814/03Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £19743.0.0dBWAS-1793
1814/12/14Present at the Battle of Lake Borgne 
1815/11Flagship on the Cork Station 
1818/11Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1793
1821/03Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
B163 Royal Navy BiographyJohn MarshallBook
NL1865 The Navy List 1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book
 
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