British Third Rate ship of the line 'Dublin' (1812)

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Dublin

3998
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered31.7.1807BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down5.1809BWAS-1793
Launched13.2.1812BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
Ship ClassArmada ClassBWAS-1793
Designed by The SurveyorsBWAS-1793
Constructor Samuel Brent (1760-1814)BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up7.1885BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 3"Imperial Feet53.6458 
Length of Keel145' 2"Imperial Feet44.1971 
Breadth47' 10"Imperial Feet14.3256 
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008 
Draught Forward12' 11"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Aft17' 3"Imperial Feet5.1925 
Burthen1,766Tons BM 

Armament


13.2.1812Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1812 - 9.1812Captain David Milne (1763-1845)BWAS-17939.1812 - 6.1813Captain Richard Dalling Dunn (d.1813)†BWAS-17936.1813Captain Robert Henderson (1778-?)BWAS-17936.1813 - 8.1814Captain Thomas ElphinstoneBWAS-179324.1.1835 - 7.1835Captain Charles Hope (1798-1854)W0258.12.1835 - 10.1836Captain George Wickins Willes (1785-1846)BWAS-179326.5.1841 - 12.4.1845Captain John Jervis Tucker (1802-1886)BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
8.12.1835 - 10.1836Rear-AdmiralSir Graham Eden Hamond (1779-1862)BWAS-1793

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1831 - 1834Lieutenant Robert Spencer Robinson (1809-1880)W02527.5.1841 - 23.11.1841First Lieutenant Edward Herbert KenneyNBD18491842 - 5.1844Lieutenant William Rule BroomanNBD18491843 - 18.2.1843Lieutenant Henry Brownlow Paget (1821-1843)†E-WIKI5.1.1843 - 29.11.1843Lieutenant Owen Phibes KnottNBD184913.9.1843 - 1843Lieutenant William St Louis QuinlanNBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1809Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
13.2.1812Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £57372.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.3.1812Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
25.4.1812Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £13985.0.0dBWAS-1793
25.4.1812Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
25.9.1812Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £17424.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1814Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.1821Began cut down at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1826Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
12.1826Completed cut down at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £50360.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1831Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1831Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £20758.0.0dBWAS-1793
1836In North AmericaW025
9.1839Began fitting as a Flagship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
26.5.1841Recommissioned at Portmsouth for the PacificW025
8.1841Completed fitting as a Flagship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £21557.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1845Laid up in OrdinaryBWAS-1793
3.1845refitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
12.4.1845Paid off at PlymouthW025
7.1885Sold to Castle & Sons for break upBWAS-1793

 
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