British Third Rate ship of the line 'Diadem' (1782)

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Diadem

395
Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered5.12.1777BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down11.6.1778BWAS-1793
Named23.7.1778BWAS-1714
Launched19.12.1782BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardHarwich - Essex BWAS-1714
Ship ClassIntrepid Class (1765)B028
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1778
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Nicholas PhillipsBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1772-1790
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Broken Up9.1832B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 10"Imperial Feet48.4632 
Length of Keel131' 1"Imperial Feet39.9296 
Breadth44' 5"Imperial Feet13.443 
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912 
Draught Forward11' 11"Imperial Feet3.3782 
Draught Aft16' 7"Imperial Feet4.9064 
Burthen1,375 47⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


19.12.1782Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1793
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
1777500Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
28.11.1782 - 28.3.1783Captain
Thomas SymondsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1786
ADM 6/22/546BWAS-171428.3.1783 - 17.3.1786Captain
Thomas SymondsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1786
ADM 6/23/41ADM 6/2320.2.1793 - bef.6.1795Captain
Andrew SutherlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1795
ADM 6/24/211BWAS-17141795 - 1796Captain
Charles TylerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1816
BWAS-17141796 - 1798Captain
George Henry TowryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1805
BWAS-17141799 - 8.11.1799Captain
John DawsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1814
BWAS-171413.1.1800 - 1801Captain
Sir Thomas LivingstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1830
BWAS-17141801 - 10.4.1802Captain
John LarmourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1807
BWAS-171412.1804 - 5.1805Captain
Home Riggs PophamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1820
BWAS-17145.1805 - 1.1806Captain
Charles GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790
BWAS-17141.1806 - 8.1806Captain
Hugh DownmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1847
BWAS-17148.1806 - 28.4.1808Captain
Samuel WarrenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1815
BWAS-17146.1810 - 5.1813Captain
John PhillimoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1822
BWAS-17145.1813 - 7.2.1815Captain
John Martin HanchettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1807
BWAS-17148.1813 - 9.3.1814Acting Captain
Henry Dilkes ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1846
NBD1849

3 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
8.1796Commodore
Horatio NelsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1797
BWAS-17141.1806 - 8.1806Commodore
Home Riggs PophamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1820
BWAS-17148.1806 - 1808Rear-Admiral of the White
Charles StirlingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1783 - 10.5.1783Second Lieutenant
Thomas PresslandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1803
ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2310.5.1783 - 3.6.1783Third Lieutenant
Thomas PresslandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1803
ADM 6/23/66ADM 6/233.6.1783 - 16.12.1783Second Lieutenant
Thomas PresslandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1803
Transfered ADM 6/23/79ADM 6/231795Lieutenant
William Barnham RiderBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1847
ADM 171/8

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
4.3.1793 - 27.10.1795Master
Alexander CarrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1799
ADM 29-1

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1795Midshipman
Robert JulyanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1816
ADM 171/81795 - 1796Midshipman
Thomas BriggsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1847
NBD18491808Midshipman
Josiah OakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1846
NBD18494.1813 - 1814Master's Mate
William Boyle CrookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1815
NBD1849

7 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1.11.1780 - 9.5.1782Carpenter's Servant
William RamageBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1780-1822
ADM 29/81795Able Seaman
Humphrey FryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795
ADM 171/81795Able Seaman
Edward HodgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1847
ADM 171/81795Ordinary Seaman
John ClarkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1847
ADM 171/81795Ordinary Seaman
Hugh McQuinnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795
ADM 171/81795Boy
Christopher BantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1847
ADM 171/817953rd Class Boy
William WalkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1847
ADM 171/8

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1783Commissioned as a guard ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
19.7.1783Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £36401.9.8dBWAS-1714
1784Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
4.1784repairs at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1547.3.4dBWAS-1714
17.3.1786

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1.1790Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1790Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7706.0.3dBWAS-1714
1.1793Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1793Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5053.0.0dBWAS-1714
15.10.1793Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1794Toulon operationsBWAS-1714
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
4.1796Off GenoaBWAS-1714
14.2.17972nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
4.1797Blockade of CadizBWAS-1714
4.1798Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1798Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7412.0.0dBWAS-1714
1799Rerated as a Troop Ship
7.4.1799

Sailed from Portsmouth for Dublin with troops, armed en-flute.

TNC
5.1799Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1799Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6733.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.11.1799Paid offADM 51
4.1800Quiberon Bay operationsBWAS-1714
1.6.1800Operation in Quiberon Bay
8.3.1801Landings in Aboukir BayBWAS-1714
10.4.1802

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1804Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
12.1804Refitted as a 64 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line
1.1805Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
4.3.1806Took the Frigate
La Volontaire (44) 1796-1806
French 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
at the Cape of Good Hope
30.7.1806Took the Brig
Arrogant 1806-1806
Spanish Unrated Brig
off Montivideo
4.1810Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
6.1810Refitted as a Unrated Troop Ship
7.1810Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1812To the Halifax stationBWAS-1714
22.6.1813Boat attack on Norfolk, VABWAS-1714
7.2.1815Paid offADM 51
5.1815Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
6.1815Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
6.1815Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
1822Refitted as a Unrated Troop Ship
1825Receiving ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
1825Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship

 
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Posted by Carole Riley on Saturday 11th of December 2021 16:59

My ancestor, John Wightman, served as Assistant Carpenter on Diadem between 16/12/1804 and 5/3/1806. He was at the capture of Volontaire, and transferred to Volontaire, promoted to Carpenter.

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