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	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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.11.1794 - 12.1795CaptainJohn BazelyBWAS-179312.1795 - 1.1798CaptainJohn Harvey (d.1837)BWAS-17931.1798 - 6.1799CaptainRichard Brown (d.1803)BWAS-17936.1799 - 6.1800CaptainAdrian Renou (d.1805)BWAS-17937.1800 - 5.1803CaptainWilliam ProwseBWAS-17931.1806 - 3.1806CaptainHenry GarrattBWAS-17933.1806 - 4.1807CaptainWilliam BedfordBWAS-17934.1807 - 7.1807CaptainThomas Byam Martin (1773-1854)BWAS-17937.1807 - 1808CaptainHome Riggs Popham (1762-1820)BWAS-179312.1811 - 1.1812CaptainWilliam BedfordBWAS-17931.1812 - 3.1812CaptainThomas Burton (d.1843)BWAS-17933.1812 - 5.1812CaptainSir Richard King (2^nd Baronet of Bellevue) (1774-1834)BWAS-17935.1812 - 1813CaptainJohn Erskine Douglas (1758-1847)BWAS-1793

9 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1794 - 8.1799Rear-AdmiralHenry Harvey (1812-1869)BWAS-17931.1795 - 1.6.1795Rear-Admiral of the BlueHenry Harvey (1737-1810)ODNB1.6.1795 - 2.1799Rear-Admiral of the RedHenry Harvey (1737-1810)ODNB11.1799 - 6.1800Vice-Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. Hugh Seymour (1759-1801)BWAS-17937.1800 - 1806Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir Robert Calder (1^st Baronet of Southwick) (1745-1818)BWAS-17931.1806 - 4.1807Vice-AdmiralEdward Thornbrough (1754-1834)BWAS-17934.1807 - 7.1807Rear-AdmiralThe Hon. Michael de Courcy (d.1824)BWAS-17934.1807 - 7.1807Vice-AdmiralSir James Saumarez (1^st Baronet) (1757-1836)BWAS-17937.1807 - 1808Admiral of the BlueJames Gambier (1756-1833)BWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1800 - 13.7.1801Acting LieutenantWilliam BlackNBD184912.1804 - 1.1808LieutenantAugustus BaldwinNBD18497.1807 - 1808UnknownAdam Mackenzie (d.1823)BWAS-179310.11.1812 - 26.1.1813LieutenantJames BrasierNBD1849

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 31.7.1799MidshipmanJohn Read BindonNBD18491800 - 1804MidshipmanRichard BastardNBD18491.1.1801 - 1802MidshipmanJohn KnapmanNBD18491813 - 7.1814MidshipmanThomas Metcalfe Currie (1800-1846)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
20.6.1803 - 10.18041st Class VolunteerJames CrutchleyNBD1849

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
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

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

ODNBOxford University PressWeb Site

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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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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