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

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Dublin	3998
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.7.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1809	BWAS-1793
Launched	13.2.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The Surveyors	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Samuel Brent (1760-1814)	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	7.1885	BWAS-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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1812 - 9.1812CaptainDavid Milne (1763-1845)BWAS-17939.1812 - 6.1813CaptainRichard Dalling Dunn (d.1813)†BWAS-17936.1813CaptainRobert Henderson (1778-?)BWAS-17936.1813 - 8.1814CaptainThomas ElphinstoneBWAS-179324.1.1835 - 7.1835CaptainCharles Hope (1798-1854)W0258.12.1835 - 10.1836CaptainGeorge Wickins Willes (1785-1846)BWAS-179326.5.1841 - 12.4.1845CaptainJohn 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 - 1834LieutenantRobert Spencer Robinson (1809-1880)W02527.5.1841 - 23.11.1841First LieutenantEdward Herbert KenneyNBD18491842 - 5.1844LieutenantWilliam Rule BroomanNBD18491843 - 18.2.1843LieutenantHenry Brownlow Paget (1821-1843)†EWIKI5.1.1843 - 29.11.1843LieutenantOwen Phibes KnottNBD184913.9.1843 - 1843LieutenantWilliam 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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

EWIKIVarious, Web Site

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