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Nominal Guns80SSNL
NationalityGreat BritainSSNL
OperatorThe Royal NavySSNL
Ordered1809/08/29SSNL
Keel Laid Down1813/11SSNL
Launched1818/10/16SSNL
First Commissioned1836/04
How acquiredPurpose builtSSNL
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard SSNL
Designed byHenry Peake SSNL
ConstructorNicholas Diddams SSNL
CategorySecond RateSSNL
Ship TypeShip of the Line SSNL
Sold for Break Up1892/01/12SSNL

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck192' 0"Imperial Feet58.5216
Length of Keel159' 7 ⅜"Imperial Feet48.6505
Breadth49' 2 ½"Imperial Feet14.9987
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 9"Imperial Feet4.191
Draught Aft16' 11"Imperial Feet5.1562
Burthen2,056Tons BM 

Armament

1818Broadside Weight = 996 Imperial Pound ( 451.686 kg) SSNL
Lower Gun Deck30British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
1839Broadside Weight = 1305 Imperial Pound ( 591.8175 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck4British 8\" Shell Gun
Lower Gun Deck26British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2British 8\" Shell Gun
Upper Gun Deck30British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck8British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1818650Design complementSSNL
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1836/041838Rear-AdmiralSir Charles PagetBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1836/041838/02/19Captain Samuel JacksonNBD1849
1838/04/141841/06CaptainCharles John AustenW025
1847/09/23UnknownCaptain Robert Lambert BaynesW025
1850/11/07UnknownCaptainGeorge PauletW025
1853/12/091859/02/28CaptainFrederick Herbert KerrW025
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1847/11/221851CommanderGeorge Granville RandolphW025
Service History
DateEvent Source
1818/10/28Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £72217.0.0dSSNL
1824/10/05Renamed BellerophoneSSNL
1833/03making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8196.0.0dBWAS-1793
1836/03Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1836/07Fitted for seaSSNL
1836/07Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £10487.0.0dBWAS-1793
1838Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1840/11/03Present at the Bombardment of Acre 
1841/06Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1793
1843/05Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1843/12Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £15568.0.0dBWAS-1793
1847/10Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1847/12Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £11950.0.0dBWAS-1793
1854/06/11Present at the Bombardment of Sevastopol 
1855/10Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1856/10Receiving ship at PortsmouthSSNL
1856/10Re-classed as a Other VesselsReceiving Ship  
1856/10Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1892/08/29Sold to J. Read, Jnr at Portsmouth to be broken upBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
SSNL Sail and Steam Navy ListDavid Lyon and Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
 
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