British Fourth Rate frigate 'Goliath' (1813)

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Goliath	15281
Nominal Guns	58	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Goliath' (1781) (74)
Acquired	7.1813	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Edgar Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Adam Hayes (d.1785)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	6.1815	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 0"Imperial Feet51.2064
Length of Keel138' 0"Imperial Feet42.0624
Breadth46' 9"Imperial Feet14.0589
Depth in Hold19' 9"Imperial Feet5.8166
Draught Forward12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211
Draught Aft17' 9"Imperial Feet5.2143
Burthen1,604 ²⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1813Broadside Weight = 1048 Imperial Pound ( 475.268 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 42-Pounder Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1813495 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 1815Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland (1777-1839)BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.6.1813 - 5.12.1814Lieutenant William Walford (1787-1859)NBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1813 - 10.3.1814Midshipman Price Blackwood (1794-1841)TGM

Service History

DateEventSource
1813Recommissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.1815Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TGMVarious, Book

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