British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alfred' (1778)

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Alfred	368
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.8.1772	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1772	BWAS-1714
Named	9.1772	BWAS-1714
Launched	22.10.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Alfred Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William Pownall	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	5.1814	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck169' 0"Imperial Feet51.5112
Length of Keel138' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet42.0656
Breadth47' 2"Imperial Feet14.3329
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Draught Forward11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Draught Aft16' 6"Imperial Feet4.9022
Burthen1,638 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1778Broadside 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

1810Broadside Weight = 888 Imperial Pound ( 402.708 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1778600EstablishmentBWAS-1714

13 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.10.1778 - 9.4.1782CaptainWilliam Bayne (1730-1782)† ADM 6/21/462BWAS-171419.4.1782 - 13.6.1782CaptainRobert Barber (c.1731-1782) ADM 6/23/156
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 24.10.1783ADM 6/2313.6.1782 - 26.7.1783CaptainThomas Dumaresq (1729-1802) ADM 6/23/137
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet ) (1719-1792), Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Commission confirmed 11.9.1783BWAS-171424.6.1790 - 15.10.1790CaptainHenry Harvey (1737-1810): on board from 29.6.1790 ADM 6/24/44BWAS-171415.10.1790 - 29.8.1791CaptainThomas West ADM 6/24/78BWAS-171431.8.1791 - 30.3.1792CaptainThomas West ADM 6/24/131ADM 6/2431.3.1792 - 13.11.1794CaptainJohn Bazely (1741-1809)BWAS-17142.1796 - 1.1797CaptainThomas DruryBWAS-17141.1797 - 8.1798CaptainThomas Totty (d.1802)BWAS-17933.1807 - 3.1809CaptainJohn Bligh (1770-1831)BWAS-17143.1809 - 1809CaptainJoshua Rowley Watson (1772-1810)BWAS-17145.1809 - 8.1811CaptainJohn HayesBWAS-17148.1811 - 11.1812CaptainJoshua Sydney HortonBWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.2.1809 - 9.5.1810LieutenantJames BrasierNBD18494.11.1810 - 23.4.1811LieutenantJohn Donaldson Boswall (1790-?)NBD184928.11.1810 - 19.1.1811Acting LieutenantWilliam KnightNBD184919.1.1811 - 12.1811LieutenantWilliam KnightNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
31.8.1791 - 25.7.1794MasterThomas LoveADM29-11794ChaplainThomas Morgan (1768-1851)ADM 171/81794Yeoman of the Powder RoomJohn DavisADM 171/8

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1794MidshipmanWilliam Curry HillierADM 171/81794MidshipmanWilliam RichardsonADM 171/81794CoxswainWilliam ReadingADM 171/81794Master's MateJohn Rowe MorrisADM 171/87.1812 - 8.1812MidshipmanEdward Canes (d.1848)NBD1849

17 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
18.11.1792 - 7.1794ServantYoung Appleby (1782-1849)NBD18491794Able SeamanNicholas HardinghamADM 171/81794Able SeamanFrederick TollettADM 171/81794Able SeamanFrancis EllisADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanJohn ThornADM 171/81794Surgeon's ServantJames Axe CooperADM 171/81794Able SeamanJohn SmithADM 171/81794Captain's ServantWilliam Case Burbidge (1789-?)ADM 171/81794CooperJames MatthewsonADM 171/81794Able SeamanRobert BigginsADM 171/81794Captain's ServantWilliam HodgeADM 171/81794LandmanWilliam BellADM 171/81794Captain's ServantJohn Paul Hillier (d.1865)ADM 171/81794Captain's ServantGeorge HillierADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanJames HewettADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanJohn WoodADM 171/82.1794 - 11.17941st Class VolunteerWilliam Case Burbidge (1789-?)NBD1849

3 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
1794Private, 29th Regiment of FootThomas SmithADM 171/81794Ensign, 29th Regiment of FootLewis Augustus Northey (1775-1857)ADM 171/81794Corporal, 29th Regiment of FootRobert CookADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
1779In Charles Hardy's Fleet
1.1779Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £39170.14.2d
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
5.1780coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6134.12.9d
26.10.1780Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
29.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal
8.1781In Drake's squadron at Tobago
8.1781Sailed for America with Samuel Hood
5.9.1781Battle of the Chesapeake
5.12.1781Arrived in the West Indies with Hood
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
19.4.1782Battle of the Mona Passage
21.7.1782Sailed for AmericaBWAS-1793
26.4.1783Left Jamaica for homeBWAS-1793
7.1783Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
26.7.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1793
4.1785Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £15063.12.0dBWAS-1714
7.1790Fitted for sea and recommissionedBWAS-1793
8.1791Recommissioned as guard ship in the MedwayBWAS-1793
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
13.11.1794

Paid off

BWAS-1793
5.1795RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1.1796Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1796Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £18105.0.0dBWAS-1714
24.2.1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
3.1796Took the Corvette La Favorite (22) off Finisterre
12.7.1796Took the Frigate Renommée (32) off San Domingo
1797At JamaicaBWAS-1793
16.12.1797Took the Schooner La Décidée (10) off MartiniqueBG
20.1.1798Took the Privateer La Rencontre (6) off Dominica
16.2.1798Took the Unrated Le Scipion (20) at Basse Terre
27.8.1798

Paid off

BWAS-1793
6.1.1799

At Plymouth. 'is to be immediately fitted for a temporary hopital ship'

TNC
1800In use as a hospital ship at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1800Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
1.1807Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
3.1807RecommissionedBWAS-1793
3.1807Refitted as a 74 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line
4.1807Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £32444.0.0dBWAS-1714
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
4.2.1808Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
8.11.1809Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
25.9.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.1811In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
11.1812Paid off into OrdinaryBWAS-1793
5.1814Broken up at PorstmouthBWAS-1793

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Tuesday 24th of May 2016 08:18

Tim
You are correct, I have added him

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 21st of May 2016 20:16

I have Thomas Totty as Captain in 1798

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13 Commanding Officers

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3 Warrant Officers

5 Petty Officers

17 Crewmen

3 Marines

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