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 (1795)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William CleverleyBritish Ship Builder Service 1800	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 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.7.1798 - 4.1799CaptainBWAS-179327.2.1799 - 26.2.1801Captainref:5591.3.1801 - 28.4.1802Captainref:55911.1801Acting CaptainBWAS-17935.1802 - 4.1803CaptainBWAS-179311.1804CaptainBWAS-179331.3.1805 - 1811CaptainBWAS-17931.1811 - 4.1811CaptainBWAS-17934.1811 - 9.8.1815CaptainBWAS-1793

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.7.1798 - 4.7.1799Lieutenantref:5598.7.1799 - 13.3.1800Lieutenantref:55923.2.1800 - 29.6.1802Lieutenantref:55931.3.1805 - 12.12.1805LieutenantNAO31.3.1805 - 27.12.1805LieutenantNAO31.3.1805 - 2.1.1806LieutenantNAO3.4.1805 - 4.8.1807LieutenantNAO18.4.1805 - 27.7.1807LieutenantNAO9.5.1805 - 7.1.1806Acting LieutenantNBD184928.12.1805 - 15.3.1808LieutenantNAO7.1.1806 - 2.1811LieutenantNBD184914.9.1809 - 11.12.1809LieutenantNBD18493.5.1814 - 9.8.1815LieutenantNBD18498.2.1815 - 12.7.1815LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.8.1798 - 31.5.1802Carpenter DischargedADM 29/822.9.1805 - 3.2.1806Acting BoatswainNAO

10 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
21.10.1800 - 3.1801MidshipmanBWAS-17147.4.1805 - 26.10.1805Master's MateNAO11.4.1805 - 6.4.1808MidshipmanNAO1.10.1805 - 11.6.1806Master's MateNAO4.11.1805 - 27.12.1805Master's MateNAO3.1806 - 1807MidshipmanNBD18494.1806 - 8.2.1815MidshipmanNBD184912.6.1806 - 31.1.1807MidshipmanNAO1.2.1807 - 7.8.1807Master's MateNAO1.2.1809 - 17.4.1811Master's MateNAO

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
18.1.1799 - 21.10.1800BoyBWAS-171431.3.1805 - 30.9.1805Captain's ClerkNAO8.8.1807 - 31.1.1809Captain's ClerkNAO

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

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:559Marion Purnell, Web Site

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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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