British Third Rate ship of the line 'Lion' (1777)

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Lion	367
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.10.1768	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1769	BWAS-1714
Launched	3.9.1777	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.1778
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Worcester Class
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Edward Hunt (d.bef.1740)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	31.11.1837	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Length of Gundeck1,377 ⁸⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM
Length of Keel130' 4"Imperial Feet39.6274
Breadth44' 8"Imperial Feet13.462
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward11' 11"Imperial Feet3.3782
Draught Aft16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768

Armament

3.9.1777Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1765500Design Complement

23 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.5.1778 - 3.9.1778CaptainLord William Campbell (1730-1778)† ADM 6/21/406BWAS-171423.9.1778 - 23.6.1781CaptainThe Hon. William Cornwallis (1744-1819) ADM 6/21/454BWAS-171416.8.1780 - 25.11.1780CaptainHoratio Nelson (1758-1805)NAO27.6.1781 - 12.1782CaptainWilliam Fooks (d.1798) ADM 6/22/304BWAS-171412.1782 - 8.1783CaptainJames Pigot (d.1822)BWAS-17146.1790 - 9.1791CaptainThe Hon. Seymour Finch (1758-1794)BWAS-17145.1792 - 10.1794CaptainErasmus Gower (1742-1814)BWAS-17142.1795CaptainHenry Inman (1762-1809)BWAS-17142.1795 - 1796CaptainGeorge PalmerBWAS-17141796 - 1797CaptainEdmund CrawleyBWAS-17147.1797 - 9.1797CaptainCharles CobbBWAS-17149.1797 - 4.1800CaptainManley Dixon (1757-1838)BWAS-17144.1800 - 7.1800CaptainWilliam StuartBWAS-17147.1800 - 11.1800CaptainGraham Eden Hamond (1779-1862)BWAS-17143.1801 - 1804CaptainHenry Mitford (d.1804)BWAS-171412.1805 - 2.1808CaptainRobert RollesBWAS-17142.1808 - 1812CaptainHenry HeathcoteBWAS-17141812CaptainJames JohnstoneBWAS-171426.1.1812 - 3.1813Acting CaptainHenderson Bain (1775-1862)NBD184928.2.1812 - 1813CaptainGeorge DouglasBWAS-17141813 - 8.1813CaptainJohn Eveleigh (d.1813)BWAS-17146.4.1813 - 1813CaptainHenderson Bain (1775-1862)BWAS-17148.1813 - 24.5.1814CaptainHenderson Bain (1775-1862)NBD1849

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1782 - 1783Rear-Admiral of the RedRobert Digby (1732-1815)BWAS-17141812Vice-Admiral of the BlueRobert Stopford (1768-1847)BWAS-17141812 - 1813Rear-Admiral of the RedCharles Tyler (1760-1835)BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1790 - 1791LieutenantHenry Digby (1770-1842)ref:61621.9.1795 - 15.7.1798LieutenantWilliam Henry Brown Tremlett (1777-?)RNB182316.1.1810 - 26.1.1812LieutenantGeorge Young (1785-?)NBD1849

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1778 - 1779MidshipmanJoseph Bullen (1761-1857)ref:6161778 - 12.1780MidshipmanRobert Faulknor (1763-1795)RNLPC1780 - 6.3.1781MidshipmanJoseph Bullen (1761-1857)ref:6169.1792 - 1794MidshipmanPhilip Carteret (1777-1828)ref:6161796MidshipmanCharles Mason White (1772-1850)TGM1797 - 4.1800MidshipmanHenry BoyesNBD184910.1806 - 6.1810MidshipmanGeorge Butler (1791-?)NBD18491.1813 - 4.1814MidshipmanWilliam Nettleton BoyceNBD1849

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1792 - 1794Captain's ServantRobert Howe Bromley (1778-1857)NBD184922.5.1794 - 12.10.1794Able SeamanJohn Quilliam (1771-1829)NAO1.5.1796 - 17971st Class VolunteerHenry BoyesNBD184915.1.1806 - 3.3.18083rd Class BoyGeorge BlandNBD184921.1.1806 - 18061st Class VolunteerWilliam Bailey (d.1852)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1777Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
7.9.1778Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £26220.18.10dBWAS-1714
7.9.1778Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4923.4.3dBWAS-1714
26.12.1778Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1779At JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
20.3.17801st Action off Monti Christi
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
12.1780Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8255.14.11dBWAS-1714
20.7.1781Sailed to AmericaBWAS-1714
24.9.1781Arrived in North AmericaBWAS-1714
14.9.1782Took the Fifth Rate Frigate L'Aigle (40) In the Delaware
8.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
2.1787Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
9.1787Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £13489.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.1790Recommissioned for the Spanish ArmamentBWAS-1714
7.1790fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4759.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
26.9.1792Sailed for ChinaBWAS-1714
10.1794Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1794Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
2.1795Recommissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
4.1795Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £8518.0.0dBWAS-1714
1797Nore mutinyBWAS-1714
2.6.1798Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
15.7.1798Action of 1798-07-15
15.7.1798Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Santa Dorotea (34) at the action of 1798/07/15
31.3.1800Capture of the Guillaume Tell
11.1800Paid offBWAS-1714
2.1801Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
3.1801RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1801Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £13545.0.0dBWAS-1714
20.5.1801Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
12.1804Began repairs at Deptford BWAS-1714
12.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1805Completed repairs at Deptford at a cost of £58124.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.1805Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1806Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £15509.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1806Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
27.12.1807Took the Privateer Lugger La Réciprocité (14) off Beachy Head
18.7.1810Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
7.1811At the reduction of JavaBWAS-1714
1812Flagship at Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
8.1814Refitted as a Other Vessels Sheer Hulk
8.1814fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £15509.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1816Moved to SheernessBWAS-1714
31.11.1837Sold at Chatham to John Levy & Son for £2,300 for breaking upBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NAOVariousWeb Site

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

ref:616Nicholas TracyBook

RNB1823John MarshallDigital Book

RNLPCBruno PappalardoBook

TGMVariousBook

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