British Third Rate ship of the line 'Sultan' (1775)

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Sultan -> 1805 Suffolk

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered14.1.1771BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down3.1771BWAS-1714
Launched23.12.1775BWAS-1714
First Commissioned8.1777BWAS-1714
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1714
ShipyardGrove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1714
Ship ClassRoyal Oak ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Williams (1700-?)BWAS-1714
ConstructorWilliam Barnard (1735-1795)BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up1.1816BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 6"Imperial Feet51.2086 
Length of Keel137' 11"Imperial Feet41.7583 
Breadth46' 11"Imperial Feet14.025 
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096 
Draught Forward11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Draught Aft16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022 
Burthen1,614 73⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


23.12.1775Broadside 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

12 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
28.8.1777 - 24.10.1777CaptainWilliam Parker (1740/41-1802) ADM 6/21/306ADM 6/2124.10.1777 - 14.11.1778CaptainJohn Wheelock (d.1779) ADM 6/21/327BWAS-171414.11.1778 - 14.4.1779CaptainCharles Fielding (1738-1783): on board from 24.11.1778 ADM 6/22/129
Issued by John Byron (1723-1786), North America
Commission confirmed 13.5.1780BWAS-171417.3.1779 - 9.5.1781CaptainAlan Gardner (1742-1809) ADM 6/22/62
Issued by John Byron (1723-1786), North America
Commission confirmed 7.12.1779BWAS-17149.5.1781 - 3.9.1782CaptainJames Watt (c.1733-1782)† ADM 6/22/284ADM 6/2214.9.1782 - 18.11.1784CaptainAndrew Mitchell (1757-1806) ADM 6/23/284
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 7.6.1785BWAS-171418.11.1784 - 1.6.1785CaptainThomas Troubridge (1758-1807) ADM 6/23/288
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 12.7.1785ADM 6/235.6.1803 - 4.6.1806LieutenantAlexander M'LeodBWAS-171417.10.1808 - 16.10.1809LieutenantJames Hughes Bremer (d.1835)BWAS-17141810 - 1812LieutenantAlexander GilmourBWAS-17141813LieutenantJames HarleyBWAS-17141814 - 18.3.1815LieutenantThomas RobinsBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1784 - 1.6.1785Vice-Admiral of the Blue Edward Hughes (1720-1794)BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
16.3.1779 - 22.1.1780LieutenantCharles John Moore Mansfield (1760-1813)HMS01

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
7.2.1806 - 22.9.1807GunnerWilliam ShepherdNAO19.11.1808 - 21.12.1808MasterWilliam SpiersADM29-127.12.1808 - 14.12.1809MasterWilliam SpiersADM29-1

Service History


DateEventSource
23.2.1776Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.11.1776Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £33621.9.1dBWAS-1714
3.11.1776Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5855.9.6dBWAS-1714
9.6.1778Sailed to North AmericaBWAS-1714
1779In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
12.1780Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
4.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £11914.2.10dBWAS-1714
26.6.1781Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
10.1782Took the Cutter Le Lezard (18) at Tranquebar, on the Coromandel coast
20.6.17832nd Battle of Cuddalore
1784Sailed home to pay offBWAS-1714
16.5.1785

Arrived at Spithead

ODNB
1.6.1785Paid offADM 51
1.1797Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
2.1797Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4070.0.0dBWAS-1714
31.7.1799Paid offADM 51
6.1803Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
25.10.1805Renamed SuffolkBWAS-1714
21.10.1809Action of 1809-10-21
19.7.1811Action off Cape Sicie
18.3.1815Paid offADM 51
1.1816Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

 
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