British First Rate ship of the line 'Hibernia' (1804)

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Hibernia	24
Nominal Guns	110	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.12.1790	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.11.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Category	First Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	14.10.1902	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck201' 2"Imperial Feet61.3156
Length of Keel156' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet47.552
Breadth53' 1"Imperial Feet16.1629
Depth in Hold22' 4"Imperial Feet6.7564
Burthen2530Imperial Feet0.0144

Armament

1804Broadside Weight = 1476 Imperial Pound ( 669.366 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.12.1804 - 23.2.1805CaptainEdward Thornbrough (1754-1834)BWAS-179324.2.1805 - 5.2.1806CaptainWilliam BedfordBWAS-179327.2.1845 - 1846Captain Peter Richards (1787-1869)W025

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.4.1805 - 10.1805Admiral of the BlueAlan Gardner (1742-1809)BWAS-179310.1805 - 5.2.1806Vice-Admiral of the WhiteJohn Leigh Douglas (1741-1810)ref:67617.2.1806 - 6.7.1806AdmiralLord John Jervis (Viscount St Vincent) (1734/35-1823)BWAS-17931807 - 11.1807Admiral of the BlueLord Alan Gardner (1^st Baron Gardner of Uttoxeter) (1742-1809)BWAS-1793

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 4.8.1806CommanderArden Adderley (1783-1864)NBD184911.3.1806 - 4.8.1806LieutenantRobert Bloye (d.1847)NBD184911.1809 - 12.7.1810Acting LieutenantWilliam BradleyNBD184912.1810 - 6.1812LieutenantGeorge CanningNAO1812 - 27.7.1814Flag LieutenantSeptimus Arabin (d.1856)NBD184911.1813 - 7.1814LieutenantJohn Beddingfield Knocker (1793-?)NBD18491.3.1845 - 1845LieutenantJohn BorlaseNBD18491.3.1845 - 1848LieutenantHumphrey John Julian (d.1848)†W0256.12.1845 - 1845LieutenantHenry BayleyNBD184915.1.1846 - 1846LieutenantCharles AtkinsNBD18492.11.1846 - 1846LieutenantCharles Wright BonhamNBD1849

15 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1805 - 16.3.1806MidshipmanCharles Crowdy (1786-?)NBD18498.1.1807 - 1.1808MidshipmanFrederick William Beechey (1796-?)NBD18492.1807 - 12.3.1807Master's MateWilliam Silvester Addington (1783-1863)NBD18491808MidshipmanRichard Bayley BowdenNBD18499.1809 - 24.10.1810Master's MateJames Fearnley Arnold (d.1854)NBD18491810MidshipmanJames BulkeleyNBD18491810 - 2.1815MidshipmanJames Richard Auchinleck (1791-1870)NBD18498.1810 - 12.1810MidshipmanJames KingstonNBD184911.1810 - 7.1811MidshipmanRichard BudgenNBD184911.1810 - 3.1813MidshipmanJohn Budgen (1794-?)NBD18491811 - 5.2.1812MidshipmanCharles Nelson (d.1862)NBD18491811 - 1813MidshipmanCharlton Booth Bayly (d.1852)NBD18491813MidshipmanEdward Canes (d.1848)NBD18492.1813 - 1814MidshipmanWarre Squire Bradley (1797-?)NBD184920.7.1843 - 8.6.1846Master's MateThe Hon. William Wells Addington (1824-?)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
7.7.1806 - 8.1.18071st Class VolunteerFrederick William Beechey (1796-?)NBD1849

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:676 Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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