British First Rate ship of the line 'Ville de Paris' (1795)

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Ville de Paris	21
Nominal Guns	110	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.1.1788	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.7.1789	BWAS-1793
Named	26.9.1788	BWAS-1793
Launched	7.7.1795	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	17.9.1796	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Edward Sison	BWAS-1793
Category	First Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.6.1845	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck190' 2 ½"Imperial Feet57.9247
Length of Keel156' 1 ½"Imperial Feet47.5615
Breadth53' 2 ½"Imperial Feet16.1671
Depth in Hold22' 2 ½"Imperial Feet6.7183
Draught Forward14' 8"Imperial Feet4.318
Draught Aft18' 4"Imperial Feet5.4991
Burthen2,351 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1796Broadside Weight = 1340 Imperial Pound ( 607.69 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1796837 BWAS-1793

24 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.9.1796 - 7.1.1797CaptainWalter Locke (d.1835)ref:5597.1.1797 - 13.2.1797Captain Alexander Hood (1758-1798)ref:55913.2.1797 - 30.6.1798CaptainRobert Calder (1745-1818)BWAS-17931799CaptainGeorge Grey (d.1828)BWAS-17933.1799 - 8.1799CommanderWalter Bathurst (1764-1827)BWAS-17934.1800 - 1801CaptainSir Thomas Troubridge (1^st Baronet of Plymouth) (1758-1807)BWAS-17938.10.1800 - 16.10.1800CaptainMichael Seymourref:5591801 - 1802CaptainJohn SuttonBWAS-17934.1803 - 6.1803CaptainTristram Roberts RickettsBWAS-17936.1803 - 2.1804CaptainWilliam Domett (1754-1828)BWAS-17932.1804 - 1804CaptainThomas Le Marchant Gosselin (1765-1857)BWAS-17933.1804 - 1805CaptainJohn Whitby (d.1806)BWAS-179310.1804 - 1805CaptainWilliam ChampainBWAS-17932.1806 - 7.1806CaptainGeorge Aldham (1772-1834)BWAS-17937.1806 - 8.1806CaptainHenry GarrettBWAS-17935.1807 - 1808CaptainAlan Hyde Gardner (1770-1815)BWAS-17931808 - 1.1809CaptainHarry Burrard NealeBWAS-17931.1809 - 4.1809CaptainJohn Surman Carden (1771-1858)BWAS-17934.1809 - 1811CaptainRichard ThomasBWAS-179327.9.1810 - 21.10.1810Acting CaptainFrancis Beaufort (1774-1857)NBD18491811 - 1812CaptainGeorge John Honey (d.1812)†BWAS-17931812CaptainGeorge Burlton (d.1815)BWAS-17931813 - 1814CaptainCharles JonesBWAS-17931815 - 8.1815CaptainRobert JacksonBWAS-1793

12 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1797 - 6.1799Admiral of the BlueLord John Jervis (1^st Earl St. Vincent) (1734/35-1823)BWAS-17934.1800 - 4.1801Admiral of the WhiteLord John Jervis (1^st Earl St. Vincent) (1734/35-1823)BWAS-17931801Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. William Cornwallis (1744-1819)BWAS-17939.7.1803 - 1805Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. William Cornwallis (1744-1819)TRN53.1804 - 1805Vice-Admiral of the BlueCharles Edmund Nugent (1759-1844)BWAS-179310.1804 - 1805Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCharles Edmund Nugent (1759-1844)BWAS-17935.1807 - 1808Admiral of the WhiteLord Alan Gardner (1^st Baron Gardner of Uttoxeter) (1742-1809)BWAS-17931808 - 1.1809Admiral of the BlueJames Gambier (1756-1833)BWAS-179315.4.1809 - 7.3.1810Vice-Admiral of the RedLord Cuthbert Collingwood (1^st Baron Collingwood, of Caldburne and Hethpool) (1750-1810)†BWAS-17931811 - 1812Rear-AdmiralThomas Francis Fremantle (1765-1819)BWAS-17931813 - 1814Rear-Admiral of the RedHarry Burrard NealeBWAS-17931815Admiral of the WhiteSir George Keith Elphinstone (1^st Viscount Keith) (1745/46-1823)BWAS-1793

18 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.9.1796 - 15.12.1796Acting LieutenantGeorge Hoad (d.1801)ref:55911.1796 - 3.1797LieutenantThomas Cowanref:5593.1797 - 26.7.1797First LieutenantHugh Downman (1765-1858)WWNH3.1797 - 5.1801Flag LieutenantJohn Baker (1770-1845)NBD18494.3.1797 - 30.3.1797LieutenantRobert Bustardref:55923.10.1798 - 1.5.1802First LieutenantJohn Joyce (d.1839)ref:55916.4.1802 - 27.1.1804LieutenantJames Atwater (1774-1847)NBD184910.5.1803 - 22.1.1806LieutenantThomas Edward Symonds (1781-1868)NBD184910.5.1803 - 4.3.1805First LieutenantFrancis Beauman (1778-1846)NBD184916.2.1806 - 12.1806LieutenantMatthew Young (1786-?)NBD184927.5.1807 - 8.8.1808Fifth LieutenantWilliam Kelly (1782-?)NBD18491809 - 7.3.1810Flag LieutenantGeorge Brown (1784-?)NBD184911.4.1809 - 11.1809LieutenantWilliam Waldegrave (1788-1859)NBD18496.1809 - 14.11.1810Acting LieutenantJohn Willison (1789-1847)NBD184925.11.1809 - 1810LieutenantJohn M'Dougal (1790-1865)
Commission confirmed 3.1.1810ref:105928.1.1810 - 22.8.1810Acting LieutenantGilbert Dutton Kennicott (1789-1874)NBD184917.1.1811 - 1812LieutenantJohn Willison (1789-1847)NBD18493.1813 - 3.11.1813LieutenantHenry BoyesNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
15.4.1803 - 22.5.1803MasterJohn Pike (d.1818)ADM29-1

15 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1797 - 20.11.1798Master's MateJames Brockman (d.1845)NBD184931.3.1797 - 11.4.1797MidshipmanCharles Cobbe (d.1811)5.1798 - 1799MidshipmanDavid BoydNBD18497.1801 - 16.4.1802MidshipmanJames Atwater (1774-1847)NBD18499.1803 - 24.11.1804Master's MateSamuel Walters (1778-1834)ref:5741804MidshipmanWilliam Baker Strugnell (1788-1850)NBD18491804 - 11.3.1805MidshipmanWilliam Henry BoyceNBD18491805 - 13.2.1806MidshipmanMatthew Young (1786-?)NBD18491808 - 1809MidshipmanEdward BiddulphNBD184911.1809 - 1811MidshipmanJohn BranfordNBD18491810 - 6.1810MidshipmanJoseph Cammelleri (1794-1860)NBD18499.10.1810 - 20.3.1811MidshipmanGeorge Coulbert (1773-1839)PMD1812MidshipmanThomas BunnNBD18491813 - 8.1814MidshipmanEdward Joseph Bird (1798-1881)NBD18493.3.1814 - 1815MidshipmanWilliam Burt (1799-?)NBD1849

4 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
14.5.1800 - 22.5.1800Able SeamanThomas Fife (1774-1829)NAO5.1806 - 11.18061st Class VolunteerWilliam Nettleton BoyceNBD184920.6.1807 - 18081st Class VolunteerCharles George ButlerNBD18494.9.1810 - 8.10.1810Able SeamanGeorge Coulbert (1773-1839)PMD

Service History

DateEventSource
17.9.1796Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £78830.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1796CommissionedBWAS-1793
18.3.1797Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1.1799Sailed homeBWAS-1793
3.1799Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.1799Sailed homeBWAS-1793
4.1800In the ChannelBWAS-1793
5.1802Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1802Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4031.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
16.8.1803Took the Privateer Messagre (6)
1804In the ChannelBWAS-1793
8.1806Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1807RecommissionedBWAS-1793
7.1807Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £39289.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1809At CorunnaBWAS-1793
22.2.1809Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
12.1812Began repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
2.1813Completed repairs at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £19718.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1814Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
8.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 112 gun First Rate
8.1825fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.6.1845Broken up at PembrokeBWAS-1793

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 4th of February 2018 10:04

Circa 30 Jun 1804 on Tuesday se'nnight, the Committee of the Patriotic Fund, presented a sword to Capt Watt, RN, for his son, Lieut Watt, of the Ville de Paris, absent on active service.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 12th of September 2017 18:01

1 Sep 1800 Lieutenant-Colonel Flight, of HM Marine Forces, has been appointed Adjutant-General of the Channel Fleet, and in consequence has taken post on board the Ville de Paris, the flag ship of the Commander in Chief.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 12th of September 2017 17:52

Circa 1 Sep 1800 J. Sedgewick, Esq. one of the Clerks of the Admiralty, is appointed Purser of the Ville de Paris110.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 28th of August 2017 13:58

Circa 24 Jan 1802 Mr. John Clark, Carpenter of his Majesty's ship London, is appointed to the Ville de Paris, in the room of Mr. John Praid?, Carpenter, deceased.
Circa 24 Apr 1802 James Irwin. First Lieutenant of the Ville de Paris, is promoted to the rank of Commander.

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