British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hector' (1774)

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Hector	357
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.1.1771	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1771	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.5.1774	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.7.1776	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Royal Oak Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Henry Adams (1713-1805)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	2.1816	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 7"Imperial Feet51.209
Length of Keel138' 1"Imperial Feet42.0631
Breadth47' 0"Imperial Feet14.3256
Depth in Hold20' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet6.1151
Draught Forward12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Aft17' 6"Imperial Feet5.2034
Burthen1,622 ⁴⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1776Broadside 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

1779Broadside Weight = 829 Imperial Pound ( 375.9515 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 12-Pound Carronade

1783Broadside 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

18 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1776 - 27.12.1782Captain John Hamilton (1726-1784) Transfered ADM 6/21/198BWAS-17145.4.1783 - 22.1.1784CaptainSir John Hamilton (1^st Baronet of Trebinshun House) (1726-1784) ADM 6/23/46BWAS-171422.1.1784 - 24.1.1784Captain Philip d'Auvergne (1754-1816) ADM 6/23/187ADM 6/2324.1.1784 - 1.2.1785CaptainSir John Collins (c.1734-1794) ADM 6/23/188ADM 6/231.2.1785 - 30.1.1787CaptainSir George Collier (1738-1795)BWAS-17146.9.1790 - 1.9.1791Captain George Montagu (1750-1829) ADM 6/24/65BWAS-17141.9.1791 - 12.4.1794Captain George Montagu (1750-1829) ADM 6/24/131ADM 6/2414.4.1794 - 18.7.1794Captain Lawrence William Halstead Transfered ADM 6/25/29BWAS-17147.8.1794 - 8.1794Captain Cuthbert Collingwood (1750-1810) ADM 6/25/82BWAS-171412.1794 - 1796Captain Robert MontaguBWAS-17147.1797 - 4.1799Captain Peter Aplin (1753-1817)BWAS-17144.1799 - 9.1799Captain Robert CampbellBWAS-17149.1799 - 1802Captain John Elphinstone (d.1802)BWAS-171418.3.1802 - 1802Captain William SkipseyBWAS-17147.1806 - 1811Lieutenant Edmund NepeanBWAS-17141812Lieutenant Alexander Lighterness (d.1830)BWAS-17141812Lieutenant Alexander Lighterness (d.1830)BWAS-17931813 - 1814Lieutenant Edward Elers (d.1815)BWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.4.1794 - 8.1794Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Montagu (1750-1829)BWAS-17141796Rear-Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. Hugh Seymour (1759-1801)BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.4.1783 - 16.6.1783First Lieutenant George Frederick Ryves (1758-1826) ADM 6/23/46ADM 6/235.4.1783 - 3.1.1787Acting Fourth Lieutenant Nicholas Cummerford (d.1797) ADM 6/23/46ADM 6/236.9.1790 - 1790First Lieutenant Noah Webb ADM 6/24/65ADM 6/247.9.1790 - 1790Second Lieutenant Jermyn John Symonds (d.1796) ADM 6/24/65ADM 6/247.9.1790 - 1790Third Lieutenant Robert Ratsey ADM 6/24/65ADM 6/247.9.1790 - 1790Fourth Lieutenant Saffery Sayer (d.1798) ADM 6/24/65ADM 6/243.1798 - 4.7.1798Acting Lieutenant William Kelly (1782-?)NBD18498.7.1798 - 1.11.1800Lieutenant Thomas Folliott BaughNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.10.1790 - 12.7.1795Carpenter William MurrantADM 29-114.9.1791 - 25.4.1792Master William ThurmanADM 29-111.5.1810 - 12.3.1814Boatswain Thomas NeedhamNAO

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
17.12.1790 - 5.12.1791Able Seaman Edward Nathaniel Greensword (1774-1845)IPC10.1797 - 1797Unknown John Strutt Peyton (1786-1838)ref:105927.5.1805 - 30.6.1806Landman William RawlinsADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
24.6.1774Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £35333.16.7dBWAS-1714
7.1.1778Encounter between Belle-Poule and two british 74
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
4.1779coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6783.14.5dBWAS-1714
25.12.1779Sailed with a convoy to the West indiesBWAS-1714
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
1781Returned home with a convoyBWAS-1714
9.1782Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1782Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
4.1783Recommissioned as a guard shipBWAS-1714
5.1783Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £20741.0.9dBWAS-1714
2.1787Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
12.1787Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £20168.0.2dBWAS-1714
9.1790RecommissionedBWAS-1714
24.3.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
6.1793At MartiniqueBWAS-1714
8.1794Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1794RecommisisonedBWAS-1714
2.1796refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9230.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1797refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13045.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1797Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
11.1799refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13691.0.0dBWAS-1714
29.4.1803Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1714
7.1806Recommissioned as a prison ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
7.1806Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship BWAS-1793
2.1816Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1714

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 3rd of August 2012 21:12

Oct 1793 Hector 74 Captain Lawrence William Halstead, Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Montagu and Hannibal 74 cap Colpoys arrives at Plymouth with a convoy from Jamaica

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