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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1807/07/31BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1809/04BWAS-1793
Launched1812/12/19BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1813/02
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford BWAS-1793
Ship ClassArmada ClassBWAS-1793
Designed bySurveyors The BWAS-1793
ConstructorJohn Dudman BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Last known service1868/06/27BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 3 ½"Imperial Feet53.7337
Length of Keel145' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet44.304
Breadth47' 8"Imperial Feet14.5288
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft17' 8"Imperial Feet5.3848
Burthen1,756Tons BM 

Armament

1812/12/19Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2British 32-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1806/10/01590Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1813/021814/08CaptainWilliam Hall GageBWAS-1793
1859/081860CaptainWilliam King HallW025
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1813/02/051814/09LieutenantCharles BowenBWAS-1714
1841/05/111841/11/03LieutenantCharles Ross BamberNBD1849
1841/09/171844LieutenantWilliam King HallNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1813/051814/09MidshipmanPatrick John BlakeNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1813/041813/051st Class VolunteerPatrick John BlakeNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1809/04Began building at Deptford BWAS-1793
1812/12/19Completed building at Deptford at a cost of £57430.0.0dBWAS-1793
1812/12/29Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1793
1813/02Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
1813/03/30Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £36246.0.0dBWAS-1793
1814/08Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1818/11/03Renamed BellonaBWAS-1793
1819Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1820/12Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £32731.0.0dBWAS-1793
1841/11Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1842/06Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £4957.0.0dBWAS-1793
1868/04/28Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1793
1868/06/27Break up completed at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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