British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1789)

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Discovery	3930
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	11.1789	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Randall (1755-1802)	BWAS-1714
Category	Other Vessels	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Discovery Vessel	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	15.2.1834	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck99' 2"Imperial Feet30.1808
Length of Keel77' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet23.4855
Breadth28' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet8.5408
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7084
Burthen330 ⁶⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1790Broadside Weight = 22.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.204 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1790100 BWAS-1714

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1790 - 15.12.1790CommanderHenry Roberts (1757-1796) ADM 6/24/15BWAS-171415.12.1790 - 28.8.1794CommanderGeorge Vancouver (1757-1798) ADM 6/24/95ADM 6/246.1798 - 8.1800CommanderJohn DickBWAS-171411.8.1800 - 5.1802CommanderJohn ConnBWAS-17145.1803 - 5.1804CommanderJohn Joyce (d.1839)BWAS-171427.4.1804 - 12.1805CommanderCharles PickfordBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
12.1790 - 2.1794LieutenantZachariah Mudge (1770-1852)ODNB

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1791 - 1795Master's MateRobert Barrie (1774-1841)ref:61610.9.1792 - 11.1795MidshipmanThomas James Dobson (1771-?)

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1.1789Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1.12.1789RegisteredBWAS-1714
3.1790Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4158.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.4.1791Sailed on a voyage of exploration to the Northern PacificBWAS-1714
11.1795Paid offBWAS-1714
2.1798Began fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
5.1798Completed fitting at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £8477.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1798Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.1798Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
8.1798Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
5.1802Paid off at WoolwichBWAS-1714
5.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
12.1805Laid up at WoolwichBWAS-1714
4.1808Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison hulk
4.1808fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1812Army hospital ship at SheernessBWAS-1714
1812Refitted as a Other Vessels Hospital Ship
1820Convict ship at SheernessBWAS-1714
1820Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison hulk
1829Convict ship at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/24 Archive

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by TopNard on Monday 17th of October 2016 16:09

converter to a bomb vessel in 1789:

1 x 13" mortar + 1 x 10" mortar + 8 x 24-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder guns

Posted by TopNard on Monday 17th of October 2016 16:05

sorry converted to a bomb vessel in 1798

Posted by TopNard on Monday 17th of October 2016 16:02

converter to a bomb vessel in 1789:

1 x 13" mortar + 1 x 10" mortar + 8 x 24-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder guns

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