British Second Rate ship of the line 'Impregnable' (1786)

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Impregnable	113
Nominal Guns	98	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.9.1780	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	10.1781	BWAS-1714
Launched	15.4.1786	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	18.10.1799	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck177' 7"Imperial Feet53.9519
Length of Keel145' 11 ⅛"Imperial Feet44.1992
Breadth49' 3 ½"Imperial Feet14.9479
Depth in Hold20' 10 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087
Draught Forward13' 2"Imperial Feet3.9793
Draught Aft17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Burthen1,886 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1787Broadside 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

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
10.1787750EstablishmentBWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1787 - 25.2.1788Captain: on board from 7.10.1787 ADM 6/23/422BWAS-171425.2.1788 - 10.9.1791Captain ADM 6/23/449BWAS-171416.9.1793 - 11.11.1794Captain ADM 6/24/267BWAS-171412.11.1794 - 9.8.1796CaptainBWAS-171426.6.1799 - 18.10.1799CaptainBWAS-1793

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1788 - 1790Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 107/3/474BWAS-17148.1790 - 1791Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17141791 - c.10.9.1791Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1714c.22.9.1793 - c.9.8.1796Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

19 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.10.1787 - 25.2.1788Third Lieutenant ADM 6/23/424ADM 6/236.10.1787 - 9.5.1790Seventh Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/424ADM 6/235.1790 - 20.11.1790LieutenantODNB14.10.1790 - 29.3.1791Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/77ADM 6/249.4.1791 - 10.9.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/2420.4.1791 - 10.9.1791Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/119ADM 6/2420.4.1791 - 29.6.1791Sixth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/119ADM 6/2428.4.1791 - 10.9.1791Seventh Lieutenant ADM 6/24/120ADM 6/2428.4.1791 - 10.9.1791Eighth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/120ADM 6/2430.6.1791 - 6.9.1791Sixth Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/126ADM 6/2416.9.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/267ADM 6/2416.9.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/267ADM 6/247.10.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/272ADM 6/247.10.1793 - 1793Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/272ADM 6/247.10.1793 - 1793Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/272ADM 6/247.10.1793 - 1793Sixth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/272ADM 6/247.11.1793 - 1793Eighth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/281ADM 6/241794 - 5.7.1794First LieutenantNBD184920.6.1794 - 9.8.1796LieutenantE-WIKI

6 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1794CarpenterADM 171/81794 - 1.6.1794Surgeonref:16651794 - 1.6.1794Master† Discharged DeadTNC1794Boatswain's MateADM 171/825.6.1794 - 8.8.1796MasterADM 29-16.11.1795 - 9.8.1796ChaplainADM 29-1

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1790Captain's Clerk ADM 48/83/79ADM 489.1793 - 9.8.1796MidshipmanNBD18493.1794 - 20.6.1794Sub-LieutenantADM 171/81799 - 18.10.1799MidshipmanNBD1849

15 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
22.9.1793 - 1794BoyADM 171/81794UnknownADM 171/81794Able SeamanADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794Captain's ServantADM 171/81794ServantADM 171/81794Quarter GunnerADM 171/8

3 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
1794PrivateADM 171/81794PrivateADM 171/81794PrivateADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
2.5.1786Completed at a cost of £54,531.18.4d including fittingBWAS-1714
5.1790Refitted for Channel service in Plymouth at a cost of £3,923.16.11dBWAS-1714
10.9.1791

Paid off

ADM 33
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
9.8.1796

Paid off

ADM 33
18.10.1799Wrecked on the Chichester Shoals off DunnoseBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 48 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:1665Thomas Trotter, Book

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