British third rate ship of the line 'Dictator' (1783)

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Dictator7583
Nominal Guns64
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorThe Royal Navy
Ordered1778/10/21
Keel Laid Down1780/05
Acquired1783/01/06
ShipyardLimehouse
Ship ClassInflexible Class
Designed byJohn Williams
ConstructorRobert Batson
CategoryThird Rate
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Broken Up1817/06

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 4"Imperial Feet48.5648
Length of Keel130' 8"Imperial Feet39.8272
Breadth44' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet13.6208
Depth in Hold18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Draught Forward12' 1"Imperial Feet3.683
Draught Aft15' 11"Imperial Feet4.8514
Burthen1,387 87⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1783/01/06Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1777500Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1790/081791Rear-Admiral of the WhiteSir Richard KingBWAS-1714
1791/041791/09Rear-Admiral of the RedJohn DalrympleBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1783/011786/03CaptainSir William ParkerBWAS-1714
1790/081791/04CaptainRichard Rodney BlighBWAS-1714
1791/041791/09CaptainThomas TonkenBWAS-1714
1793/061794CaptainNathan BruntonBWAS-1714
1793/091793/06CaptainEdmund DodBWAS-1714
1795/091797CaptainThomas TottyBWAS-1714
1796/091796/11/15CommanderWilliam Gordon RutherfordNAO
17971797CaptainThomas WesternBWAS-1714
17971798CaptainWilliam Gordon RutherfordBWAS-1714
17981799CaptainThomas Byam MartinBWAS-1714
17991801CaptainJohn Oakes HardyBWAS-1714
1803/041804CaptainJohn NewhouseBWAS-1714
18041804CaptainCharles TinlingBWAS-1714
18041804/10CaptainRichard HawkinsBWAS-1714
1805/061807/06CaptainJames MacnamaraBWAS-1714
1807/061808CaptainDonald CampbellBWAS-1714
1809/031810/07CaptainRichard Harrison PearsonBWAS-1714
1810/071811CaptainRobert WilliamsBWAS-1714
18111812/04CommanderJames Pattison StewartBWAS-1714
1812/041812/08/05CaptainAlexander Wilmot SchombergBWAS-1714
1812/08/051812/11CaptainWilliam HanwellBWAS-1714
1813/081813/12CaptainGeorge Alfred CroftonBWAS-1714
1813/121814CommanderHenry Dilkes ByngBWAS-1714
18141815/02LieutenantJames Barnwell TattnellBWAS-1714
1815/021815/06CommanderHenry MontresorBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1805/12/041806/12/30LieutenantChristopher Crackenthorp AskewNBD1849
1810/01/201810/05/02LieutenantGeorge BowenBWAS-1714
1810/05/081812/03/25LieutenantJohn BaikieNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
17961797MidshipmanFlowers BeckettNBD1849
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1808/01/301809/03/06BoyRobert Ross AchmutyNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1783/01Commissioned as a guard ship in the MedwayBWAS-1714
1783/01/06Completed at Limehouse at a cost of £27496.17.5dBWAS-1714
1783/01/06Began fitting at Limehouse BWAS-1714
1783/01/18Completed fitting at Limehouse at a cost of £7886.3.3dBWAS-1714
1783/01/18Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1783/05/30Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £2438.11.1dBWAS-1714
1783/06Paid offBWAS-1714
1789/03Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1789/07Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4000.0.0dBWAS-1714
1790/07Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1790/10Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4350.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791/04Flagship at receiving ship at BlackstakesBWAS-1714
1791/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1793/03/05Sailed for the West coast of AfricaBWAS-1714
1793/08RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/09Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1793/12Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £4264.0.0dBWAS-1714
1794Home and paid off late in the yearBWAS-1714
1795/02Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1795/07Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £9232.0.0dBWAS-1714
1796/02/26Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1801Egyptian operations, armed en-fluteBWAS-1714
1802/03Paid offBWAS-1714
1803/02Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1803/04Re-classed as a 64 gun UnratedFloating Battery  
1803/05Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6888.0.0dBWAS-1714
1804Guard ship at King's DeepBWAS-1714
1804/10Began repairsBWAS-1714
1805/05Completed repairs at a cost of £26061.0.0dBWAS-1714
1805/05Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1805/06Recommissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
1805/06Re-classed as a 64 gun Third RateShip of the Line  
1805/07Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807/08/15Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen 
1808In the BalticBWAS-1714
1811/07/04Present at the Action of 1811-07-04 
1812/07/06Present at the Action of 1812-07-06 
1812/07/06Took the Unrated Brig Laaland Lyngoe Fiord 
1812/07/06Took the Unrated Brig Rich Lyngoe Fiord 
1812/08/03Boats took a Danish LuggerBWAS-1714
1812/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1813/06Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1813/08Re-classed as a UnratedTroop Ship  
1813/09Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1813/12To North AmericaBWAS-1714
1815/10Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
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
 
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Posted by Arne Johan Berg on Sunday 6th of May 2012 10:09

6th of july 1812 the Dictator attaced a danish forse off 1 frigate and 3 brigs at Lyngoer. The frigate, Najaden 42, was destroyed and sunk. 1 brig escaped, 2 was taken, Laaland and Kiel both 20, but they had to be given up due to heavy attacs from gunboats mounting 24# guns. The comander is said to be captain James P. Steward.

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