British Third Rate ship of the line 'Carnatic' (1783)

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Carnatic ➡ 1815 Captain	3499
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	21.1.1783	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.1783	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Carnatic Class (1779)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1795	BWAS-1714
Constructor	James TaylorBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1740-1826	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	9.1825	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck172' 3"Imperial Feet52.4267
Length of Keel140' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet42.6784
Breadth47' 9"Imperial Feet14.3583
Depth in Hold20' 9"Imperial Feet6.3246
Burthen1,703 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 3"Imperial Feet52.4267
Length of Keel140' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet42.6784
Breadth47' 9"Imperial Feet14.3583
Depth in Hold20' 9"Imperial Feet6.3246
Burthen1,703 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.1.1783Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1783640Design complementBWAS-1714

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.1.1783 - 20.1.1783Captain ADM 6/23/12ADM 6/2320.1.1783 - 21.1.1783Captain ADM 6/23/12ADM 6/2321.1.1783 - 19.3.1783Captain ADM 6/23/13ADM 6/2319.3.1783 - 21.4.1786Captain ADM 6/23/36BWAS-171421.4.1786 - 1.5.1789Captain ADM 6/23/329BWAS-17141.5.1789 - 27.8.1791Captain ADM 6/23/523BWAS-171428.8.1791 - 13.12.1795Captain ADM 6/24/130ADM 6/2411.1795 - 3.1796CaptainBWAS-17143.1796 - 1797CaptainBWAS-17141798 - 1799CaptainBWAS-17141799 - 1800CaptainBWAS-17141800 - 1.1801CaptainBWAS-17141.1801 - 6.1802CaptainBWAS-171425.7.1801 - 25.10.1801Acting Captain ADM 196/5/1ADM 1966.1802 - 8.7.1802CaptainBWAS-1714

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.9.1787 - 11.1787Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17143.1796 - 1797Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17146.1802 - 1802Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.4.1783 - 26.9.1787First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/235.5.1783 - 9.1.1784Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/63ADM 6/2312.10.1790 - 27.8.1791Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/75ADM 6/249.12.1790 - 27.8.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/94ADM 6/2428.8.1791 - 1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/130ADM 6/2428.8.1791 - 1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/130ADM 6/2428.8.1791 - 5.9.1791Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/130ADM 6/245.9.1791 - 21.2.1792Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/130ADM 6/246.9.1791 - 1791Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/132ADM 6/2422.2.1792 - 1792Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/156ADM 6/24

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.1.1800 - 27.11.1801MasterADM 29-120.4.1802 - 8.7.1802MasterADM 29-1

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1782 - 1783MidshipmanNBD184921.1.1783 - 15.3.1783Midshipmanref:6169.1787 - 12.1793MidshipmanNBD18491789 - 26.8.1789MidshipmanTNC1789 - 1793MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
25.4.1786 - 27.8.1791Able SeamanADM 29/813.2.1796 - 18.11.17961st Class VolunteerNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
2.2.1783Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £13803.19.5dBWAS-1714
7.1783coppering and fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2929.13.10dBWAS-1714
1785Guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
2.1787Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.1787Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8743.11.3dBWAS-1714
6.1790fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5054.11.10dBWAS-1714
8.1791Guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
11.1792Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.1796Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £39229.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
8.7.1802

Paid off

ADM 35
6.1805Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1805Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1812In ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1714
14.7.1815Renamed CaptainBWAS-1714
30.9.1825Break up completed at PlymouthBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

Paid for by the HEICBWAS-1714
The ship was paid for by the Honerable East India comany, the only cost to the R.N. was £112.6.7d for 'extra works'

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 35 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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