| Tremendous | 7194 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1779/06/30 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1782/08/13 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Acquired | 1784/10/30 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1793/03 | ||
| Shipyard | Deptford Green | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Ganges Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Edward Hunt | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | William Barnard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up to Rebuild | 1807/02 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Becomes | British third rate ship of the line 'Tremendous' (1811) | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 170' 4" | Imperial Feet | 51.9176 | Length of Keel | 139' 3 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 42.4497 | Breadth | 47' 7 ½" | Imperial Feet | 14.5161 | Depth in Hold | 20' 4" | Imperial Feet | 6.1976 | Burthen | 1,680 22⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784/10/30 | Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1779 | 590 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796 | 1796/07 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | Thomas Pringle | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798 | 1799 | Rear-Admiral of the White | Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1793/03 | 1794/07 | Captain | James Pigot | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/07 | 1795/03 | Captain | William Bentinck | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/03 | 1795/06 | Captain | William Hope | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/06 | 1796 | Commander | Samuel James Ballard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796 | 1796/07 | Captain | John Aylmer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/07 | 1797 | Captain | Charles Brisbane | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797 | 1797 | Captain | George Hopewell Stephens | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797 | 1798 | Commander | Askew Hollis | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798 | 1798 | Captain | John Osborn | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798 | 1799 | Captain | John Clarke Searle | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799 | 1806 | Captain | John Osborn | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/12 | 1815/09 | Captain | Robert Bell Campbell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1845/11/15 | Unknown | Captain | Henry Byam Martin | W025 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797 | 1798/03 | Lieutenant | Richard Byron | B163 |
| 1812 | 1812 | Lieutenant | Septimus Arabin | NBD1849 |
| 1812/12 | 1815/10 | Lieutenant | Charles Basden | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1793/09/03 | 1794/12/22 | Midshipman | Ebenezer Geale | NAO |
| 1795/01/13 | 1795/07/19 | Midshipman | Ebenezer Geale | NAO |
| 1795/07/20 | 1796/04/26 | Masters Mate | Ebenezer Geale | NAO |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1793/08/21 | 1793/09/02 | Able Seaman | Ebenezer Geale | NAO |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1785/01 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/01/28 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £6443.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/02 | Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/04 | Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £32366.14.7d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/04 | Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £4955.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/10 | fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £3979.12.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/06/06 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £1704.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794 | Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/01 | Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £6917.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/06/01 | Present at the Glorious 1st of June | |
| 1796/05/01 | Sailed for the Cape of Good Hope | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/12/11 | In company with Adamant destroyed La Preneuse in Tombeau Bay, Mauritius | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803 | In the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/04/21 | Present at the Tremendous vs Canonniere | |
| 1807 | Placed in ordinary | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/02 | Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/01 | Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £53989.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1822 | Re-classed as a UnratedReceiving Ship | |
| 1844/05 | Re-classed as a 50 gun Fourth RateFrigate | |
| 1866/11 | Re-classed as a UnratedPowder Depot | |
| 1883/12 | Lent to the War Department for the stowage of naval mines | BWAS-1714 |
| 1897/05/10 | Sold to John Read at Portsmouth for £1,605 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W025 | William Loney RN - Background | P Davis | Web Site |
| B163 | Royal Navy Biography | John Marshall | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |