British Third Rate ship of the line 'Achille' (1798)

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Achille	2866
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.4.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	16.4.1798	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Gravesend - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Achille Class	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William Cleverley	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	11.1865	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 2"Imperial Feet55.4742
Length of Keel149' 7"Imperial Feet45.4188
Breadth49' 3"Imperial Feet14.9437
Depth in Hold21' 11"Imperial Feet6.4262
Burthen1,929 ⁸⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

16.4.1798Broadside Weight = 1050 Imperial Pound ( 476.175 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1795640Design Complement

9 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.7.1798 - 4.1799CaptainSir Henry Edwin Stanhope (1754-1814)BWAS-179327.2.1799 - 26.2.1801CaptainGeorge Murrayref:5591.3.1801 - 28.4.1802CaptainEdward Buller (1764-1824)ref:55911.1801Acting CaptainJames Wallis (d.1808)BWAS-17935.1802 - 4.1803CaptainJohn Oakes HardyBWAS-179311.1804CaptainGeorge DundasBWAS-179331.3.1805 - 1811CaptainRichard King (1774-1834)BWAS-17931.1811 - 4.1811CaptainAskew Pafford Hollis (1766-1844)BWAS-17934.1811 - 9.8.1815CaptainAskew Pafford Hollis (1766-1844)BWAS-1793

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.7.1798 - 4.7.1799LieutenantWilliam Mercerref:5598.7.1799 - 13.3.1800LieutenantJoseph Ore Masefieldref:55923.2.1800 - 29.6.1802LieutenantAllan Stewartref:55931.3.1805 - 12.12.1805LieutenantGeorge CanningNAO31.3.1805 - 27.12.1805LieutenantWilliam Westcott Daniel (1776-1833)NAO31.3.1805 - 2.1.1806LieutenantParkins Prynn (1777-?)NAO3.4.1805 - 4.8.1807LieutenantJosias Bray (d.1846)NAO18.4.1805 - 27.7.1807LieutenantWilliam Hill (1779-?)NAO9.5.1805 - 7.1.1806Acting LieutenantEdward Barnard (1782-1863)NBD184928.12.1805 - 15.3.1808LieutenantJohn Man (1783-?)NAO7.1.1806 - 2.1811LieutenantEdward Barnard (1782-1863)NBD184914.9.1809 - 11.12.1809LieutenantThomas Burdwood (1844-?)NBD18493.5.1814 - 9.8.1815LieutenantJames Kerr (1791-?)NBD18498.2.1815 - 12.7.1815LieutenantThomas BennNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
22.9.1805 - 3.2.1806Acting BoatswainPeter JohnsonNAO

9 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
21.10.1800 - 3.1801MidshipmanCharles BowenBWAS-17147.4.1805 - 26.10.1805Master's MateJohn Man (1783-?)NAO1.10.1805 - 11.6.1806Master's MateGeorge Pigg (1770-?)NAO4.11.1805 - 27.12.1805Master's MateJohn Man (1783-?)NAO3.1806 - 1807MidshipmanJohn KnapmanNBD18494.1806 - 8.2.1815MidshipmanThomas BennNBD184912.6.1806 - 31.1.1807MidshipmanGeorge Pigg (1770-?)NAO1.2.1807 - 7.8.1807Master's MateGeorge Pigg (1770-?)NAO1.2.1809 - 17.4.1811Master's MateGeorge Pigg (1770-?)NAO

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
18.1.1799 - 21.10.1800BoyCharles BowenBWAS-171431.3.1805 - 30.9.1805Captain's ClerkGeorge Pigg (1770-?)NAO8.8.1807 - 31.1.1809Captain's ClerkGeorge Pigg (1770-?)NAO

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1795Began building at Gravesend - Kent BWAS-1793
16.4.1798Completed building at Gravesend - Kent at a cost of £38450.0.0dBWAS-1793
16.4.1798Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
25.8.1798Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £15165.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.4.1799

Sailed from Portsmouth

TNC
2.1800refitting at Unknown at a cost of £6881.0.0dBWAS-1793
1805Paid offBWAS-1793
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
25.9.1806Action off Rochefort
1807Blockade of FerrolBWAS-1793
1809Walcheren expeditionBWAS-1793
18.2.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1811In the AdriaticBWAS-1793
1814Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1817Began rebuilding at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1822Placed in ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1793
1822Completed rebuilding at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1829At SheernessBWAS-1793
1839Refitted as a 76 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line
1.11.1865Sold to Castle & Beech to be broken upBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

ref:559Marion PurnellWeb Site

NAOVariousWeb Site

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

TNCVariousPeriodical

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Prussian MARTIN on Tuesday 27th of November 2012 18:03

Charles William MARTIN, ordinary seaman served on ACHILLE at the Battle of Trafalgar and until his discharge and its decommissioning in August 1815.

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