British Third Rate ship of the line 'Colossus' (1803)

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Colossus	3640
Nominal Guns	74	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.11.1797	B028
Keel Laid Down	5.1799	B028
Launched	23.4.1803	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	Colossus Class	B028
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	B028
Constructor	Sir Henry Peake (1753-1825)	B028
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	8.2.1826	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck181' 1 ½"Imperial Feet55.1815
Length of Keel148' 4 ½"Imperial Feet45.1231
Breadth48' 11"Imperial Feet14.6336
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9878
Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen1,888 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.4.1803Broadside 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
1779640Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1803 - 3.1804CaptainGeorge Martin (1765-1847)ODNB24.4.1804 - 10.1808CaptainJames Nicoll Morris (1763-1830)BWAS-179310.1808 - 7.1809CaptainThomas Alexander (d.1843)ODNB10.1809 - 5.1814CaptainThomas Alexander (d.1843)BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.12.1803 - 5.2.1804Rear-Admiral of the RedCuthbert Collingwood (1750-1810)NAO

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1805 - 12.11.1805LieutenantGeorge Bague (d.1856)NBD184924.7.1811 - 11.8.1812First LieutenantThomas Morley BlaineyNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1803 - 2.1804MidshipmanHerbert Caiger (1786-?)NBD18491805 - 10.1806MidshipmanWilliam CarletonNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
9.6.1803 - 3.18041st Class VolunteerGeorge Bury (1790-?)NBD18491.7.1803 - 18031st Class VolunteerJohn Ralph BloisNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
23.4.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
20.6.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1804Channel fleetBWAS-1793
1805Lord Cuthbert Collingwood (1^st Baron Collingwood, of Caldburne and Hethpool) (1750-1810) squadron off Cadiz
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
4.1806Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1806Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £18105.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1806RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1808In Sir Richard John Strachan (6^th Baronet of Thornton, Kincardine) (1760-1828) squadron off Rochefort
30.7.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1811Began making good defects at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1811Completed making good defects at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £14525.0.0dBWAS-1793
1812In Captain Sir John Gore (1772-1836) squadron off Lorient
5.1.1812Took the Privateer Dolphin
1813In the North SeaBWAS-1793
5.1814Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
8.2.1826Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by D.Wheldon on Monday 12th of March 2012 19:43

does anyone know how William Wheldon got the injuries that killed him during the Battle on the 21st while on the Colossus.?

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