British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prudent' (1768)

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Prudent

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Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered16.12.1761BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down4.1765BWAS-1714
Named18.4.1763BWAS-1714
Launched28.9.1768BWAS-1714
First Commissioned20.10.1770BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship ClassEuropa Class (1762)BWAS-1714
Designed by
William BatelyBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1741-1755
BWAS-1714
Constructor
William GrayBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1746-1775
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold for Break Up11.3.1814BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632 
Length of Keel130' 10"Imperial Feet39.624 
Breadth44' 4"Imperial Feet13.4366 
Depth in Hold19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8025 
Burthen1,367 75⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.1770Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 678 Imperial Pound ( 307.473 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1.1762500Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1770 - 30.11.1771Captain
Alexander SchombergBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1803
Transfered ADM 6/20/303BWAS-171430.11.1771 - 7.7.1774Captain
John ClarkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1776
ADM 6/20/416BWAS-17147.7.1774 - 26.5.1775Captain
Gideon JohnstoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1781
ADM 6/21/100
Issued by
Sir Robert Harland (1st Baronet of Sproughton)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1783

Confirmed 30.6.1775ADM 6/217.6.1779 - 24.9.1781Captain
Thomas BurnettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1782
ADM 6/21/564BWAS-171424.9.1781 - 9.8.1783Captain
Andrew BarkleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1783
ADM 107/23/142
Issued by
Thomas GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1802
, North America
Confirmed 24.9.1783BWAS-17148.1794 - 1797Lieutenant
William Maynard GrumlyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1797
BWAS-17146.1797 - 1798Lieutenant
John SimpsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1814
BWAS-17141798 - 1800Captain
Charles Henry LaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1803
BWAS-17149.1801 - 11.1801Lieutenant
William SargentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1819
BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790 - 1790First Lieutenant
Thomas InnesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1810
ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790Second Lieutenant
Robert CathcartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1813
ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790Third Lieutenant
William BistonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790
ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790Fourth Lieutenant
John HadawayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790
ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/24

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
21.10.1798 - 20.9.1800Master
Peter PetersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1806
ADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
23.7.1772 - 26.5.1775Midshipman
Peter AplinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1764-1814
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Service History


DateEventSource
1770Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
14.12.1770Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £27554.13.5dBWAS-1714
14.12.1770Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4117.15.1dBWAS-1714
2.1772Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1772Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5763.6.8dBWAS-1714
16.4.1772Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
26.5.1775

Paid off

BWAS-1714
3.1779Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1779Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8535.1.4dBWAS-1714
9.1779Off the coast of ScotlandBWAS-1714
1.1780Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.1780Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4293.1.1dBWAS-1714
13.5.1780Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
13.7.1780Arrived in North AmericaBWAS-1714
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
23.7.1781Took the Privateer
La Boulogne (16) 1779-1781
French 16 Gun
Privateer

20.12.1781Arrived in the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
15.2.1783Action of 15th February 1783
9.8.1783Paid offADM 51
12.1783Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1.1784Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1794fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1794Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
19.9.1800

Paid off

BWAS-1714
5.1802Refitted as a Unrated Powder Magazine

 
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