British third rate ship of the line 'Vanguard' (1787)

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Vanguard7829
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1779/12/09BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1782/10/06BWAS-1714
Acquired1787/03/06BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1790/06
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEdgar ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byThomas Slade BWAS-1714
ConstructorHenry Peake BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Broken Up1821/09/29BWAS-1714

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 0"Imperial Feet51.2064
Length of Keel137' 8 ½"Imperial Feet41.9735
Breadth46' 10 ½"Imperial Feet14.2875
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet6.0198
Burthen1,609 41⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1787/03/06Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1774/08/25600Design Complement 
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1794/051794/11Rear-Admiral of the BlueCharles ThompsonBWAS-1714
1797/121799/06/07Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir Horatio NelsonNA-ROA
1808/051809Vice-Admiral of the BlueAlbemarle BertieBWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1790/061791/09CaptainSir Andrew Snape HamondBWAS-1714
1793/021793/12CaptainJohn StanhopeBWAS-1714
1793/121794/05CaptainIsaac SchombergBWAS-1714
1794/051794/11CaptainCharles SawyerBWAS-1714
1794/11/041797/08CaptainSimon MillerBWAS-1714
1797/121798/08/04CaptainEdward BerryBWAS-1714
1798/08/041798/10/02CommanderThomas Masterman HardyW031
1798/10/021799/06CaptainThomas Masterman HardyW031
1799/061800/02CaptainWilliam BrownBWAS-1714
1801/021801/11CaptainSir Thomas WilliamsBWAS-1714
1801/111802/04CommanderCharles InglisBWAS-1714
1802/041804/03CaptainSir James WalkerBWAS-1714
1804/03/031804/04CaptainWilliam FitzroyBWAS-1714
1804/041805/07CaptainAndrew Fitzherbert EvansBWAS-1714
1805/071805/11CaptainJames NewmanBWAS-1714
1807/021808/02CaptainAlexander FraserBWAS-1714
1808/021808/05CaptainThomas Bornford MainwaringBWAS-1714
1808/051809/01CaptainThomas BakerBWAS-1714
1809/011811/11CaptainHenry Richard GlynnBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1798/04/111798/08/13LieutenantThomas Bladen CapelNAO
1802/05UnknownActing LieutenantThomas BennettNBD1849
1803/10/121804LieutenantWilliam HillNAO
1808/06/031809/08LieutenantCharles Cowper BenettNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1798/03/101798/09MidshipmanGeorge AntramNBD1849
1798/08/141798/08/29MidshipmanJohn Portal WoodinNAO
1802/041804/09MidshipmanVere Warner Hussey BogleNBD1849
1807/021807/10/21MidshipmanPeregrine BowenBWAS-1714
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
1797/031797/03BoyWilliam BowersNBD1849
1798/08/301799/06/07Able SeamanJohn Portal WoodinNAO
Service History
DateEvent Source
1787/03/16Began Completed at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1787/05/11Completed Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £36116.12.10dBWAS-1714
1790/08fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4339.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1793/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1793/06fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6218.0.0dBWAS-1714
1794/03/08Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1795/06Took the Sixth Rate Corvette Perdrix off Antigua 
1795/10/10Took the Sixth Rate Flûte Le Superbe in the Windward Islands 
1797/08Paid offBWAS-1714
1797/08Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1797/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1798/02Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £19121.0.0dBWAS-1714
1798/08/01Present at the Battle of the Nile 
1800/02Paid off at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1801/01Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1801/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1801/04Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1801/11In the BalticBWAS-1714
1803/06/30Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Créole off San Domingo 
1803/07/24Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Le Duquesne off San Domingo 
1803/07/25Present at the Capture of the Duquesne 
1803/07/25Took the Privateer Corvette L'Oiseau off San Domingo 
1803/09/04Took the Privateer Brig Le Papillon off St Marc, San Domingo 
1803/09/05Took the Privateer Schooner Courrier de Nantes  
1805/07Off JamaicaBWAS-1714
1805/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1807/01Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807/02RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1807/03Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1807/08/15Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen 
1811/11Paid offBWAS-1714
1812/12Re-classed as a UnratedPrison Ship  
1814/09Re-classed as a UnratedPowder Hulk  

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
NA-ROA The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. Book
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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