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 (1788)	BWAS-1793
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
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 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1803 - 5.1803CaptainBWAS-17935.1803 - 7.1803CaptainBWAS-17937.1803 - 9.1803CaptainBWAS-17939.1803 - 5.1804CaptainBWAS-17935.1804 - 1.1805CaptainBWAS-17931.1805 - 10.1805CaptainBWAS-179310.1805 - 11.6.1806CaptainBWAS-179312.1806 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17931808 - 1810CaptainBWAS-17931810 - 8.1810CaptainBWAS-17938.1810 - 8.2.1812CaptainBWAS-17931.1832 - 1837LieutenantNBD1849

5 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1803 - 9.7.1803Admiral of the BlueBWAS-179322.8.1804 - 10.10.1805Vice-Admiral of the BlueNAO12.1805 - 3.1806Rear-Admiral of the WhiteNAO1808 - 1811Rear-AdmiralBWAS-17934.2.1810 - 6.2.1810Rear-Admiral of the White Transfered ADM 196/68/191ADM 196

17 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.6.1801 - 22.1.1802LieutenantNBD18491805 - 10.10.1805Lieutenant TransferedNAO1805 - 1806LieutenantNBD18491805 - 1806LieutenantNBD18491805 - 1806LieutenantNBD18491805 - 1806LieutenantNBD18496.3.1805 - 4.1806LieutenantNAO16.4.1805 - 14.1.1806LieutenantNBD184911.11.1805 - 1806LieutenantNBD184911.11.1805 - 1806LieutenantNBD184914.2.1806 - 14.8.1806Flag LieutenantNBD184930.12.1806 - 27.5.1807First LieutenantNBD18491807 - 19.10.1807First LieutenantNBD184912.8.1808 - 12.6.1810Flag LieutenantNBD18495.5.1809 - 20.1.1810LieutenantBWAS-17146.12.1809 - 23.6.1812LieutenantNBD184928.11.1811 - 8.2.1812LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1801 - 26.1.1803PurserADM 29/8

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
11.9.1801 - 12.8.1802Master's MateNBD18491803 - 1804MidshipmanNBD18494.1803 - 8.1804MidshipmanNBD184921.8.1804 - 10.10.1805MidshipmanNBD18492.1806 - 1806MidshipmanNBD18491811 - 19.11.1811MidshipmanNBD1849

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 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

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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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