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

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Diadem	395
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.12.1777	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.6.1778	BWAS-1793
Named	23.7.1778	BWAS-1714
Launched	19.12.1782	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Harwich - Essex	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Intrepid Class (1765)	B028
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Nicholas PhillipsBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1790	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	9.1832	B028

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 ADM 6/22/546BWAS-171428.3.1783 - 17.3.1786Captain ADM 6/23/41ADM 6/2320.2.1793 - bef.6.1795Captain ADM 6/24/211BWAS-17141795 - 1796CaptainBWAS-17141796 - 1798CaptainBWAS-17141799 - 8.11.1799CaptainBWAS-171413.1.1800 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17141801 - 10.4.1802CaptainBWAS-171412.1804 - 5.1805CaptainBWAS-17145.1805 - 1.1806CaptainBWAS-17141.1806 - 8.1806CaptainBWAS-17148.1806 - 28.4.1808CaptainBWAS-17146.1810 - 5.1813CaptainBWAS-17145.1813 - 7.2.1815CaptainBWAS-17148.1813 - 9.3.1814Acting CaptainNBD1849

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1796CommodoreBWAS-17141.1806 - 8.1806CommodoreBWAS-17148.1806 - 1808Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1783 - 10.5.1783Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/52ADM 6/2310.5.1783 - 3.6.1783Third Lieutenant ADM 6/23/66ADM 6/233.6.1783 - 16.12.1783Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/23/79ADM 6/235.9.1783 - 15.12.1783Third Lieutenant ADM 6/23/132ADM 6/2315.12.1783 - 17.3.1786Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/172ADM 6/2316.3.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/119ADM 6/2416.3.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/119ADM 6/2416.3.1791Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/119ADM 6/2416.3.1791Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/119ADM 6/241795LieutenantADM 171/8

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.3.1793 - 27.10.1795MasterADM 29-1

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1795MidshipmanADM 171/81795 - 1796MidshipmanNBD18491808MidshipmanNBD18494.1813 - 1814Master's MateNBD1849

7 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.11.1780 - 9.5.1782Carpenter's ServantADM 29/81795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Able SeamanADM 171/81795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81795Ordinary SeamanADM 171/817953rd Class BoyADM 171/81795BoyADM 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 at the Cape of Good Hope
30.7.1806Took the 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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

Previous comments on this page

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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