| Tonnant | 7168 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 80 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French third rate ship of the line 'Tonnant' (1789) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Named | 1798/12/09 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1798/08/03 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1821/03 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 194' 2" | Imperial Feet | 59.182 | Length of Keel | 160' 0" | Imperial Feet | 48.768 | Breadth | 51' 9 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 15.7797 | Depth in Hold | 23' 3" | Imperial Feet | 7.0866 | Burthen | 2,281 3⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799 | Broadside Weight = 1106 Imperial Pound ( 501.571 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 32 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 32 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1801/01 | 700 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/05 | 1807/07 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Eliab Harvey | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/07 | 1809 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | The Hon. Michael de Courcy | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/10 | 1815/11 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/11 | 1818/11 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | Sir Benjamin Hallowell | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/01 | 1799/02 | Captain | Loftus Otway Bland | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/02 | 1799/07 | Captain | Robert Lewis Fitzgerald | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/03 | 1804/05 | Captain | Sir Edward Pellew | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/05 | 1805/03 | Captain | William Henry Jervis | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/03 | 1806/01 | Captain | Charles Tyler | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/05 | 1807/07 | Captain | Sir Thomas Browne | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/07 | 1809/11 | Captain | Richard Turner Hancock | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810 | 1812/07 | Captain | Sir John Gore | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/01 | 1814/10 | Captain | Alexander Skene | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/10 | 1815/11 | Captain | Charles Kerr | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/11 | 1818/11 | Captain | John Tailour | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804/11/01 | 1806 | Lieutenant | Charles Bennett | NAO |
| 1804/11/01 | 1806 | Lieutenant | William Smith Millet | NAO |
| 1804/11/01 | 1806/04/10 | Lieutenant | Benjamin Clement | NAO |
| 1805/02/24 | 1805/12/24 | Lieutenant | John Bedford | NAO |
| 1805/03/12 | 1806 | Lieutenant | John Salmon | NAO |
| 1805/03/26 | Unknown | Lieutenant | Frederick Hoffman | NAO |
| 1809/11/17 | 1810 | Lieutenant | Christopher William Betty | NBD1849 |
| 1810/09/04 | Unknown | Lieutenant | Thomas Blakiston | NBD1849 |
| 1815 | 1815 | Lieutenant | John Williams Aldridge | W025 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803/03 | 1807/03 | Midshipman | James Primrose Blennerhassett | NBD1849 |
| 1804 | 1804/04/06 | Midshipman | Arden Adderley | NBD1849 |
| 1804/04 | Unknown | Midshipman | Thomas Blakiston | NBD1849 |
| 1806 | 1807/03/25 | Midshipman | William Edward Hughes Allen | NBD1849 |
| 1806/01/01 | 1807/07/16 | Midshipman | William Shepheard | B163 |
| 1807/03 | 1808 | Midshipman | NBD1849 | |
| 1809/03/09 | 1909/09/27 | Midshipman | William Shepheard | B163 |
| 1809/12/23 | 1810/09 | Midshipman | Archibald Campbell | NBD1849 |
| 1813 | 1814/09 | Midshipman | William Anley | NBD1849 |
| 1815 | Unknown | Masters Mate | James Anderson | NL1865 |
| 1815 | 1815 | Masters Mate | Daniel M'neale Beatty | NBD1849 |
| 1815/02 | 1815/03/10 | Midshipman | Frederick William Beechey | NBD1849 |
| 1816/01 | 1818/09 | Midshipman | William Barwell | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1798/12/09 | Registered and named | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/07/17 | Arrived at Plymouth and laid up in ordinary | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/12 | Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/04 | Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/09/02 | Present at the Action of 1803-09-02 | |
| 1805/10/21 | Present at the Battle of Trafalgar | |
| 1806/01 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/06 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £17890.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/11 | Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/12 | Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £18197.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsSheer Hulk | |
| 1812/07 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/08 | Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/12 | Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £17978.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/01 | Recommissioned as flagship on the North America station | |
| 1814/01 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/03 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £19743.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/12/14 | Present at the Battle of Lake Borgne | |
| 1815/11 | Flagship on the Cork Station | |
| 1818/11 | Paid off into ordinary | BWAS-1793 |
| 1821/03 | Broken up at Plymouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 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 |
| W025 | William Loney RN - Background | P Davis | Web Site |
| B163 | Royal Navy Biography | John Marshall | Book |
| NL1865 | The Navy List 1865 | The Admiralty | Digital Book |