British Second Rate ship of the line 'Dreadnought' (1801)

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Dreadnought	121
Nominal Guns	98	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.1.1788	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1788	BWAS-1793
Named	23.10.1788	BWAS-1793
Launched	13.6.1801	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Dreadnought Class
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	31.3.1857	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck184' 11"Imperial Feet56.0835
Length of Keel152' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet46.3487
Breadth51' 2 ½"Imperial Feet15.5575
Depth in Hold21' 6"Imperial Feet6.5532
Draught Forward14' 7"Imperial Feet4.3117
Draught Aft17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Burthen2,123 ²³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1801Broadside Weight = 1048 Imperial Pound ( 475.268 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

1808Broadside 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
1801738EstablishmentBWAS-1793

12 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1803 - 5.1803CaptainJames Bowen (1751-1835)BWAS-17935.1803 - 7.1803CaptainEdward Brace (1770-1843)BWAS-17937.1803 - 9.1803CaptainWilliam Domett (1754-1828)BWAS-17939.1803 - 5.1804CaptainJohn Child PurvisBWAS-17935.1804 - 1.1805CaptainGeorge ReynoldsBWAS-17931.1805 - 10.1805CaptainEdward Rotherham (1753-1830)BWAS-179310.1805 - 11.6.1806CaptainJohn ConnBWAS-179312.1806 - 1808CaptainWilliam LechmereBWAS-17931808 - 1810CaptainGeorge Burgoyne SaltBWAS-17931810 - 8.1810CaptainValentine CollardBWAS-17938.1810 - 8.2.1812CaptainSamuel Hood LinzeeBWAS-17931.1832 - 1837LieutenantWilliam Bowers (1784-1845)NBD1849

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1803 - 9.7.1803Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. William Cornwallis (1744-1819)BWAS-179322.8.1804 - 10.10.1805Vice-Admiral of the BlueCuthbert Collingwood (1750-1810)NAO12.1805 - 3.1806Rear-Admiral of the WhiteLord William Carnegie (7^th Earl Northesk) (1756-1831)NAO1808 - 1811Rear-AdmiralThomas SothebyBWAS-1793

17 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.6.1801 - 22.1.1802LieutenantHenry BaughNBD18491805 - 10.10.1805LieutenantBrice Gilliland (d.1805)NAO1805 - 1806LieutenantJames Llewin LloydNBD18491805 - 1806LieutenantWilliam LandlessNBD18491805 - 1806LieutenantGeorge StoneNBD18491805 - 1806LieutenantRobert MorrisNBD18496.3.1805 - 4.1806LieutenantChristopher William BettyNAO16.4.1805 - 14.1.1806LieutenantJohn NealeNBD184911.11.1805 - 1806LieutenantGeorge HewsonNBD184911.11.1805 - 1806LieutenantNisbet Palmer (d.1811)NBD184914.2.1806 - 14.8.1806Flag LieutenantWilliam Blight (1785-1862)NBD184930.12.1806 - 27.5.1807First LieutenantWilliam Kelly (1782-?)NBD18491807 - 19.10.1807First LieutenantSamuel Burgess (1781-?)NBD184912.8.1808 - 12.6.1810Flag LieutenantJohn Norman Campbell (d.1849)NBD18495.5.1809 - 20.1.1810LieutenantGeorge BowenBWAS-17146.12.1809 - 23.6.1812LieutenantFlowers Beckett (1779-?)NBD184928.11.1811 - 8.2.1812LieutenantFrancis Anderson CalderNBD1849

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.9.1801 - 12.8.1802Master's MateJames Balfour Robertson (d.1850)NBD18491803 - 1804MidshipmanWilliam Henry BoyceNBD18494.1803 - 8.1804MidshipmanFrancis Beaumont (1787-?)NBD184921.8.1804 - 10.10.1805MidshipmanGilbert Dutton Kennicott (1789-1874)NBD18492.1806 - 1806MidshipmanEmanuel Blight (1790-?)NBD18491811 - 19.11.1811MidshipmanGeorge ButlerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.8.1801Completed at a cost of £60,484 including fittingBWAS-1793
17.5.1803Sailed from Cawsand Bay as Flagship of a squadron under Sir William Cornwallis (1744-1819) to cruise off Ushant and watch BrestTRN5
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
11.6.1806Paid offADM 51
9.1806Began refit at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1.1807Completed refitBWAS-1793
8.2.1812

Paid off at Portsmouth

ADM 51
8.1812Started a large repair at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
3.1814Completed large repair at a cost of £72,511 and placed in ordinary.BWAS-1793
9.1825Fitted at Portsmouth as a lazaretteBWAS-1793
3.1831Began fitting as a hospital ship at SheernessBWAS-1793
5.1831Completed fitting as a hospital shipBWAS-1793
6.1831At SheernessBWAS-1793
6.1831Moved to Greenwich as the seaman's hospitalBWAS-1793
24.2.1857Began breaking up at WoolwichBWAS-1793
31.3.1857Break up completed. The stores returned were valued as £3,389BWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

NAOVariousWeb Site

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

TRN5William Laid ClowesDigital Book

ADM 51 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Richard McKinnon on Monday 30th of October 2017 07:14

Lieutennant James Balfour Robertson (1804) was a Midshipman and Masters Mate aboard Dreadnought under the command of James Vashon from 11th Sep 1801 to 10th Feb 1802. they were stationed in the Mediterranean in the Port of Cadiz.
Source: National Archives "Memorandum of the Services of Lieutenant James Balfour Robertson"

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