British Second Rate ship of the line 'Prince of Wales' (1794)

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Prince of Wales	118
Nominal Guns	98	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	29.11.1783	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1784	BWAS-1793
Named	3.12.1783	BWAS-1793
Launched	28.6.1794	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Boyne Class (1783)	BWAS-1793
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	26.12.1822	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 3"Imperial Feet55.4745
Length of Keel149' 11 ⅜"Imperial Feet45.4247
Breadth50' 4 ½"Imperial Feet15.2527
Depth in Hold21' 9"Imperial Feet6.6294
Draught Forward14' 5"Imperial Feet4.299
Draught Aft18' 8"Imperial Feet5.5118
Burthen2,024 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1794Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg)BWAS-1793
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
1794750EstablishmentBWAS-1793

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.11.1794 - 12.1795CaptainBWAS-179312.1795 - 1.1798CaptainBWAS-17931.1798 - 6.1799CaptainBWAS-17936.1799 - 6.1800CaptainBWAS-17937.1800 - 5.1803CaptainBWAS-17931.1806 - 3.1806CaptainBWAS-17933.1806 - 4.1807CaptainBWAS-17934.1807 - 7.1807CaptainBWAS-17937.1807 - 1808CaptainBWAS-179312.1811 - 1.1812CaptainBWAS-17931.1812 - 3.1812CaptainBWAS-17933.1812 - 5.1812CaptainBWAS-17935.1812 - 1813CaptainBWAS-1793

9 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1794 - 8.1799Rear-AdmiralBWAS-17931.1795 - 1.6.1795Rear-Admiral of the BlueODNB1.6.1795 - 2.1799Rear-Admiral of the RedODNB11.1799 - 6.1800Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17937.1800 - 1806Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17931.1806 - 4.1807Vice-AdmiralBWAS-17934.1807 - 7.1807Rear-AdmiralBWAS-17934.1807 - 7.1807Vice-AdmiralBWAS-17937.1807 - 1808Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1800 - 13.7.1801Acting LieutenantNBD184912.1804 - 1.1808LieutenantNBD18497.1807 - 1808UnknownBWAS-179310.11.1812 - 26.1.1813LieutenantNBD1849

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 31.7.1799MidshipmanNBD18491800 - 1804MidshipmanNBD184920.9.1800 - 30.6.1801Admiral's SecretaryADM 29/81.1.1801 - 1802MidshipmanNBD18491813 - 7.1814MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
20.6.1803 - 10.18041st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1794CommissionedBWAS-1793
27.12.1794Completed at a cost of £58,483 including fittingBWAS-1793
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
16.2.1797Capture of Trinidad
11.8.1799Surrender of Surinam
9.1800Completed a refit at Portsmouth as a cost of £13,765BWAS-1793
10.1804Started a refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1.1805Completed refit at a cost of £12,998BWAS-1793
3.1805Took part in the blockade of FerrolBWAS-1793
22.7.1805Lost three killed and twenty wounded in Calder's ActionBWAS-1793
22.7.18053rd Battle of Cape Finisterre
26.7.1807Sailed for the BalticBWAS-1793
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
1808In ordinary until 1811BWAS-1793
3.1809Started a small to middling repair at ChathamBWAS-1793
8.1810Completed small to middling repair at a cost of £31,659BWAS-1793
12.1811RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.12.1811Took the Privateer ref:692
1.1812Fitted at Sheerness at a cost of £17,156BWAS-1793
7.1814Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
26.12.1822Break up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Posted by Peter Hore on Wednesday 25th of June 2014 10:10

and William Cuming was Calder's flag captain in 1805 ...

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