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

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Sultan -> 1805 Suffolk	360
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.1.1771	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	3.1771	BWAS-1714
Launched	23.12.1775	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	8.1777	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Built by Contract	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	William Barnard (1735-1795)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	1.1816	BWAS-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 - 24.10.1777Captain William Parker (1740/41-1802) ADM 6/21/306ADM 6/2124.10.1777 - 14.11.1778Captain John Wheelock (d.1779) ADM 6/21/327BWAS-171414.11.1778 - 14.4.1779Captain Charles 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 - 9.5.1781Captain Alan Gardner (1742-1809) ADM 6/22/62
Issued by John Byron (1723-1786), North America
Commission confirmed 7.12.1779BWAS-17149.5.1781 - 3.9.1782Captain James Watt (c.1733-1782)† ADM 6/22/284ADM 6/2214.9.1782 - 18.11.1784Captain Andrew Mitchell (1757-1806) ADM 6/23/284
Issued by Edward Hughes (1720-1794), East Indies - Asia
Commission confirmed 7.6.1785BWAS-171418.11.1784 - 1.6.1785Captain Thomas 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 - 4.6.1806Lieutenant Alexander M'LeodBWAS-171417.10.1808 - 16.10.1809Lieutenant James Hughes Bremer (d.1835)BWAS-17141810 - 1812Lieutenant Alexander GilmourBWAS-17141813Lieutenant James HarleyBWAS-17141814 - 18.3.1815Lieutenant Thomas 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 - 22.1.1780Lieutenant Charles John Moore Mansfield (1760-1813)HMS01

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
7.2.1806 - 22.9.1807Gunner William ShepherdNAO19.11.1808 - 21.12.1808Master William SpiersADM29-127.12.1808 - 14.12.1809Master William 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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