British Third Rate ship of the line 'Agincourt' (1817)

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Agincourt -> 1865 Vigo	2931
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.1.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	19.3.1817	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	4.1842	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The Surveyors	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Edward Churchill	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	10.1884	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet53.3464
Length of Keel144' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet43.8976
Breadth48' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet14.6368
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft18' 3"Imperial Feet5.4959
Burthen1,747 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.3.1817Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.2.1842 - 5.1845Captain Henry William Bruce (1792-1863)W0336.5.1845 - 4.9.1847Captain William James Hope Johnstone (1798-1878)W03328.1.1848 - 1848Captain William Bowen Mends (1781-1864)W025

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.1.1842 - 18.12.1844Flag Lieutenant James Thomas CaldwellNBD18495.2.1842 - 16.3.1846Lieutenant David Adye BuchanNBD184917.5.1844 - 16.5.1846Lieutenant Edwin Robert Joseph BalfourNBD184925.6.1844 - 11.6.1845Lieutenant Charles John AustenNBD184927.8.1844 - 1.4.1845Lieutenant John Crawshay Bailey (1818-?)NBD18491845Lieutenant Charles John Brickdale (1819-1845)NBD18498.8.1845 - 1846Lieutenant Edwin Langford Brown (d.1849)NBD18491.9.1845 - 21.4.1846Lieutenant Octavius Benthall (d.1846)†NBD18491.9.1845 - 1848Lieutenant Charles Bromley (1820-?)NBD18491.12.1845 - 1847Lieutenant Charles Henry YoungNBD18498.6.1846 - 25.11.1847Lieutenant Francis Beaufort Quin (d.1848)NBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
14.12.1840 - 27.8.1844Master's Mate John Crawshay Bailey (1818-?)NBD18491844 - 1.12.1845Master's Mate Charles Henry YoungNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1813Began building at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
19.3.1817Completed building at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £72850.0.0dBWAS-1793
19.3.1817Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1817Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1833Began very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1836Completed very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £14748.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1842Commissioned for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
2.1842Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1842Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £15972.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1847Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1848RecommissionedBWAS-1793
3.1848Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
29.4.1865Renamed VigoBWAS-1793
5.1866Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
1870Receiving ship at PlymouthBWAS-1793
10.1884Sold to Castle & SonsBWAS-1793
5.1.1885Breaking up completed at CharltonBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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