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

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Canopus	3488
Nominal Guns	80	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Franklin' (1797) (84)
Named	9.12.1798	BWAS-1793
Captured	1.8.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Tonnant Class	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël Sané (1740-1831)	E-WIKI
Constructor	Jean-Jacques Abauzir	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	10.1887	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck193' 10"Imperial Feet58.8264
Length of Keel159' 7"Imperial Feet48.4662
Breadth51' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet15.5639
Depth in Hold23' 4 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231
Burthen2,258 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1798Broadside Weight = 1083 Imperial Pound ( 491.1405 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1798700 BWAS-1793

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.12.1798 - 10.9.1799Captain James Bartholomew (1752-1828)BWAS-17937.4.1803 - 2.1805Captain John ConnBWAS-179318.2.1805 - 23.6.1806Captain Francis William Austen (1774-1865) Discharged ADM 196/3/2NBD18497.1806 - 1807Captain Thomas George Shortland (1771-1827)BWAS-17931808 - 11.2.1812Captain Charles Inglis (d.1833)BWAS-17931.3.1845 - 5.1848CaptainSir Fairfax Moresby (1786-1877)2.2.1863 - 1865Commander Charles Fenton Fletcher Boughey (1823-1894)BWAS-17931865 - 13.5.1865Captain Charles Henry MayBWAS-179313.5.1865 - 2.9.1865Captain George Le Geyt BowyerBWAS-17932.9.1865 - 1866Captain Thomas Henry Mason (1811-?)BWAS-1793

5 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.12.1798 - c.10.9.1799Admiral of the Blue Philip Affleck (1726-1799)BWAS-17934.1803 - 2.1805Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Campbell (1759-1821)BWAS-17932.1805 - 1807Rear-Admiral of the Blue Thomas Louis (c.1758-1807)BWAS-17931808 - 1810Rear-Admiral of the White George Martin (1765-1847)BWAS-17931811 - c.11.2.1812Rear-Admiral of the White Charles BoylesBWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.4.1803 - 27.3.1805Lieutenant Henry KingNBD184915.2.1807 - 17.2.1807Lieutenant Jeremiah BrowneNAO1.3.1834 - 5.7.1837Lieutenant George BottNBD184920.8.1834 - 1834Lieutenant William Conrwallis AldhamNBD18494.3.1845 - 6.1.1846Lieutenant Robert William Henry AlcockNBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.2.1806 - 1806Midshipman John William Andrew (1783-1854)NBD18497.1807 - 27.11.1810Midshipman John Leigh BeckfordNBD18494.1811 - 15.9.1811Midshipman William Francis BondNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1803 - 1.18051st Class Volunteer George Pryse CampbellNBD184919.8.1806 - 18081st Class Volunteer Charles Andros (d.1879)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1769Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.12.1798RegisteredBWAS-1793
17.7.1799Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
10.9.1799

Paid off into ordinary

BWAS-1793
8.1801Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1803Off ToulonBWAS-1793
24.5.1804Action off Cape Cepet
6.2.1806Action of San Domingo
6.1806Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1806Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £31804.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.9.1806Took the Frigate Le President (40) in the Atlantic
19.2.1807Forcing the Dardanelles
1.3.1807Passage of the Dardanelles
24.6.1809Operations in the Bay of Naples
21.10.1809Action of 1809-10-21
11.2.1812

Paid off into ordinary

BWAS-1793
3.1814Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1816Laid upBWAS-1793
3.1816Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £78909.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1834fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £15179.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1839Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1842Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £20816.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1845Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1845Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £22079.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1848Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
6.1861Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1862Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1863Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1863Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1869Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1878DismastedBWAS-1793
10.1887Sold to J Pethick for £1,750BWAS-1793

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.8.1798-1798	Saumarez's Squadron 1798	Sir James Saumarez (1757-1836)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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