British Third Rate ship of the line 'Blenheim' (1801)

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Blenheim	11064
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Blenheim' (1761) (90)
Ordered	31.1.1801	BWAS-1714
Acquired	5.1801	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Sandwich Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Israel Pownoll (d.1779)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Foundered	1.3.1807	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck176' 1"Imperial Feet53.6451
Length of Keel142' 7"Imperial Feet43.2858
Breadth49' 1"Imperial Feet14.938
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward15' 2"Imperial Feet4.5822
Draught Aft17' 10 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Burthen1,827 ¹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1801 - 9.1803Captain Peter Turner Bover (1772-1802)BWAS-17149.1803 - 23.4.1804CaptainSir Thomas Graves (1747-1814)BWAS-171410.1804 - 3.1805Captain Loftus Otway Bland (d.1810)BWAS-17143.1805 - 1.3.1807Captain Austin Bissell (d.1807)†BWAS-1714

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1801 - 15.12.1802Admiral of the Blue Archibald Dickson (c.1739-1803)BWAS-171412.1802 - 9.1803Commodore Samuel Hood (1762-1814)BWAS-17143.1805 - 1.3.1807Rear-Admiral of the WhiteSir Thomas Troubridge (1^st Baronet of Plymouth) (1758-1807)†BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1804 - 22.10.1804Lieutenant Robert Mayne (d.1846)NAO1807 - 1.3.1807Lieutenant Robert Bendyshe (d.1807)†NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1807 - 1.3.1807Gunner James Morrison (1760-1807)E-WIKI

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1805 - 9.6.1806Midshipman Edward Hollingworth Delafosse (1788-?)NBD18491807 - 1.3.1807Midshipman George Carnegie (1790-1807)E-WIKI

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1801 - 6.18021st Class Volunteer James AndersonNBD1849

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 1.3.1807Captain Charles Fullerton Elphinstone (1784-1807)E-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource

4.1801Recommissioned as a 74-gun Third rateBWAS-1714
12.1802Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
9.1804Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
25.4.1805Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
6.8.1805Action of 1805-08-06
1.3.1807Lost, presumed foundered with all hands off RodriquesBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian on Monday 16th of June 2014 15:43

The Gentleman's magazine. v. 74:pt. 1 (1804).
Blenheim off Martinique September 16
Sir, Yesterday at 2 P.M. I discovered a small schooner privateer, apparently just returned from her cruise and endeavouring to get into Port Royal. It being nearly calm, I directed Lieut. Furber, of his Majesty's ship Blenheim, under my command to take the pinnace, Lieutenant Campbell, the barge and to cut her off; she was rowing with her sweeps , but the boats never the less came up with her in about an hour and a half, in a most spirited manner, under the fire of grape and musketry, boarded and carried her. I am happy to add, that no lives were lost; the enemy had one man wounded. She is called the Fortunee, and mounts 2 carriage guns and 29 men on board. Thos. Graves.

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