British Second Rate ship of the line 'Princess Royal' (1773)

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Princess Royal	107
Nominal Guns	90	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.9.1767	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	31.10.1767	BWAS-1714
Named	11.1767	BWAS-1714
Launched	18.10.1773	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.4.1777	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Barfleur Class (1762)	BWAS-1714
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	10.1807	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 6"Imperial Feet53.9516
Length of Keel145' 5"Imperial Feet44.1988
Breadth50' 6"Imperial Feet15.3924
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward14' 7"Imperial Feet4.3117
Draught Aft17' 9"Imperial Feet5.2143
Burthen1,972 ³⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1773Broadside Weight = 907 Imperial Pound ( 411.3245 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1778Broadside Weight = 931 Imperial Pound ( 422.2085 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

6.1790Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1777750EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1794738EstablishmentBWAS-1714

21 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.4.1777 - 4.5.1778Captain ADM 6/21/274BWAS-17144.5.1778 - 31.8.1779Captain Transfered ADM 6/21/400BWAS-171431.8.1779 - 5.6.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/183
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 19.10.1780BWAS-17145.6.1780 - 23.7.1780Captain ADM 6/22/306
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 30.6.1781ADM 6/2216.6.1780 - 23.7.1780Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/464
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 7.5.1782ADM 6/2223.7.1780 - 31.1.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/340
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 17.9.1781BWAS-171431.1.1781 - 27.2.1781Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/531
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 22.10.1782ADM 6/2227.2.1781 - 27.7.1781Captain ADM 6/22/459
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 25.4.1782BWAS-171430.5.1782 - 11.4.1783Captain Transfered ADM 6/22/474BWAS-171414.4.1783 - 8.9.1784Captain Transfered ADM 6/23/49ADM 6/2315.5.1790 - 18.1.1791Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/30BWAS-17143.4.1793 - 1797Captain ADM 6/24/226BWAS-17146.1797 - 9.1797CaptainBWAS-17149.1797 - 1799CaptainBWAS-17141799 - 9.1799CaptainBWAS-17144.1800 - 1.1.1801CaptainBWAS-17141.1801 - 2.1802CaptainBWAS-17147.1.1801 - 16.1.1801Lieutenant Discharged ADM 196/5/1BWAS-17146.1803 - 5.1804CaptainBWAS-17145.1804 - 8.1804CaptainBWAS-17148.1804 - 1807CaptainBWAS-1714

10 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.5.1778 - 1.1780Vice-AdmiralBWAS-17141.1780 - 5.6.1780Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/22/259BWAS-17145.6.1780 - 27.7.1781Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171416.5.1790 - 9.9.1791Vice-AdmiralBWAS-17141.1793 - 12.4.1794Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-171412.4.1794 - 1795Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17146.1797 - 1799Rear-AdmiralBWAS-17141799 - 9.1799Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-17141.1801 - 2.1802Rear-AdmiralBWAS-17146.1803 - 5.1804Vice-AdmiralBWAS-1714

15 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.5.1778 - 15.7.1778Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/21/400ADM 6/213.1779 - 21.7.1779LieutenantWWNH17.4.1783 - 14.9.1784Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2317.4.1783 - 14.9.1784Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2317.4.1783 - 1783Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2330.10.1790 - 22.12.1790Eighth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/83ADM 6/2429.12.1790 - 1790Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/98ADM 6/2429.12.1790 - 1790Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/98ADM 6/2429.12.1790 - 1790Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/98ADM 6/2429.12.1790 - 1790Sixth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/98ADM 6/2429.12.1790 - 1790Seventh Lieutenant ADM 6/24/98ADM 6/242.4.1796 - 26.10.1796Lieutenant Transfered ADM 196/5/1ADM 19620.7.1797 - 8.7.1798LieutenantNBD184923.3.1804 - 4.8.1804LieutenantNBD18497.12.1805 - 2.1807LieutenantNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.6.1780 - 23.7.1780MasterADM 29-125.5.1793 - 23.10.1794MasterADM 29-11.4.1797 - 14.4.1797CookADM 29-1

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.7.1783 - 1785MidshipmanNBD18493.1793 - 7.1795MidshipmanNBD18492.1794 - 1796Master's MateNBD18491795MidshipmanADM 171/81795MidshipmanADM 171/87.1797 - 8.1799MidshipmanNBD18498.1804 - 10.1807MidshipmanNBD1849

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/87.1800 - 18011st Class VolunteerNBD184911.7.1806 - 18071st Class VolunteerNBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1795Lieutenant, 30th Regiment of FootADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1777First commissioned for the Channel stationBWAS-1714
19.7.1777Completed at a first cost of £48,729.8.11d plus £6,453.5.6d for fittingBWAS-1714
1778Refitted as a 98 gun Second Rate
9.6.1778Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
29.9.1778At Sandy HookBWAS-1714
13.12.1778Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
15.5.1780Action of March 15 1780
19.5.1780Action of March 19 1780
9.1780Sailed for the relief of GibraltarBWAS-1714
1781Returned home and paid offBWAS-1714
27.7.1781Paid offADM 51
5.1782Fitted and coppered at Chatham at a cost of £18,346.2.0dBWAS-1714
5.1782RecommissionedBWAS-1714
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
4.1783Recommissioned as a guard shipBWAS-1714
5.1783Fitted as a guard ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
6.9.1784

Paid off

BWAS-1714
11.1786Started a middling to large repairBWAS-1714
5.1788Completed repair at a cost of £26,844.19.10dBWAS-1714
5.1790Recommissioned for the Spanish ArmamentBWAS-1714
6.1790Fitted for sea at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
9.9.1791

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
22.4.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
6.1797RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1797Fitted at Portsmouth at a cost of £27,150BWAS-1714
10.1797Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
9.1799Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1800Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
2.1802Paid offBWAS-1714
6.1803Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
12.5.1807Ordered to be reduced to a 74-gun Third Rate, but was found to be decayedBWAS-1714
10.1807Broken upBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1782-12.1782	Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782	Lord Richard Howe (4^th Viscount Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

WWNHJoseph F. Callo, Alastair Wilson, Book

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 196 Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 51 Archive

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I'm loking for the plans

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Capt Letters 1802 G279, ADM_1_1851, dated 2 Feb 1802, St. Hellens. Daniel Oliver Guion to the admiralty: asks permission to be absent for a short time to be on cruize on this ship with Capt Vashon. For Daniels services see:
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