British Third Rate ship of the line 'Conqueror' (1773)

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Conqueror	353
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.10.1768	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	10.1769	BWAS-1714
Launched	10.10.1773	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	17.3.1777	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Royal Oak Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Israel Pownoll (d.1779)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	11.1794	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 6"Imperial Feet51.2086
Length of Keel138' 2"Imperial Feet42.0637
Breadth46' 9"Imperial Feet14.0589
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Draught Forward12' 3"Imperial Feet3.6957
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,606 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.10.1773Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
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
18.12.1765600Design Complement

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1777 - 17.10.1778CaptainThomas Graves (1725-1802) ADM 6/21/267BWAS-171417.10.1778 - 31.8.1779CaptainHarry Harmood (1739-1809) ADM 6/21/542
Issued by John Byron (1723-1786), North America
Commission confirmed 20.4.1779BWAS-171431.8.1779 - 18.12.1779CaptainWalter Griffith (1727-1779)† ADM 6/22/252
Issued by Hyde Parker (1713/14-1783), West Indies - North Atlantic Ocean
Commission confirmed 17.2.1781BWAS-171419.12.1779 - 29.12.1779CaptainFrancis John Hartwell (1757-1831) ADM 6/22/182
Issued by Hyde Parker (1713/14-1783), North America
Commission confirmed 12.10.1780ADM 6/2217.1.1780 - 16.6.1780CaptainThomas Watson (d.1781) ADM 6/22/125
Issued by Hyde Parker (1713/14-1783), North Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
Commission confirmed 5.5.1780BWAS-171416.6.1780 - 6.2.1781CaptainWilliam Dickson (c.1728-1803) ADM 6/22/217
Issued by Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 25.12.1780BWAS-17144.5.1781 - 5.9.1783CaptainGeorge Balfour (c.1720-1794) ADM 6/22/282BWAS-171424.9.1787 - 29.11.1787CaptainWilliam Daniel (d.1800) ADM 6/23/414ADM 6/23

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.10.1778 - 19.3.1779CommodoreThomas Graves (1725-1802)BWAS-17141779 - 1.1780Rear-Admiral of the RedHyde Parker (1713/14-1783)BWAS-17143.1780 - 1781Rear-Admiral of the BlueJoshua Rowley (1734-1790)BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1.10.1795 - 23.3.1796CarpenterRichard BryantADM29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1777First commissionedBWAS-1714
7.1777Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.7.1777Completed at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £33893.4.0dBWAS-1714
12.7.1777Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1455.2.2dBWAS-1714
12.1777refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £8618.1.2dBWAS-1714
9.6.1778Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
13.12.1778Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
18.12.1779Combat de la Martinique
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
15.5.1780Action of March 15 1780
19.5.1780Action of March 19 1780
12.1780Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.2.1781

Paid off

ADM 51
5.1781RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £15835.2.6dBWAS-1714
15.1.1782Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1714
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
21.7.1782Sailed for AmericaBWAS-1714
5.9.1783Paid offADM 51
12.1783fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1787Moved to ChathamBWAS-1714
11.1794Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM29-1 Document

ADM 51 Archive

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