British Third Rate ship of the line 'Armada' (1810)

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Armada
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.10.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1807	BWAS-1793
Launched	22.3.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Turnchapel - Plymouth	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The Surveyors	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Isaac Blackburn	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	27.5.1863	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 0"Imperial Feet53.6448
Length of Keel145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Breadth47' 7 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Burthen1,749 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.3.1810Broadside 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

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1810 - 1.1812CaptainAdam Mackenzie (d.1823)BWAS-17931.1812 - 1801CaptainCharles Grant (1770-1824)BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.3.1810 - 1815LieutenantCharles Bagehot (1786-1857)NBD184916.4.1812 - 29.9.1814LieutenantFrancis Beaumont (1787-?)NBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
8.1810 - 11.1811MidshipmanDavid BriggsNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1807Began building at Turnchapel - Plymouth BWAS-1793
22.3.1810Completed building at Turnchapel - Plymouth at a cost of £56890.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.3.1810Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.9.1810Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £33174.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.3.1812Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
9.1814Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1814Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1815Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1816Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £54282.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1844Powder hulk at Keyham PointBWAS-1793
4.1844Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Hulk
12.11.1862ReplacedBWAS-1793
27.5.1863Sold to Marshall at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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