British Third Rate ship of the line 'Eagle' (1804)

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Eagle ➡ 1918 Eaglet	4029
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.2.1800	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1800	BWAS-1793
Launched	27.2.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northfleet Dockyard - Northfleet	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Repulse Class (1800)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas PitcherBritish Ship Builder Service 1745-1837	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Burnt	1926	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck174' 0"Imperial Feet53.0352
Length of Keel143' 1"Imperial Feet43.587
Breadth47' 7"Imperial Feet14.351
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096
Burthen1,723 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.2.1804Broadside Weight = 1014 Imperial Pound ( 459.849 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
31.1.1800590Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1804 - 1805CaptainBWAS-179311.1805 - 1813CaptainBWAS-179311.1844 - 1847CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.8.1811 - 13.5.1812LieutenantNBD184919.12.1844 - 9.11.1846First LieutenantNBD1849

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.1804 - 1805MidshipmanNBD184914.4.1804 - 11.1805MidshipmanNBD18498.1809 - 11.1809MidshipmanNBD184911.1809 - 4.1814Master's MateNBD18491812MidshipmanNBD18491814Midshipmanref:7620.4.1814 - 14.5.1814MidshipmanPMD

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
7.3.1814 - 19.4.1814Able SeamanPMD

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1800Began building at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1793
27.2.1804Completed building at Northfleet - Kent at a cost of £37760.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.2.1804Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
3.5.1804Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £17876.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.4.1805Took the Schooner BG
5.1806Off NaplesBWAS-1793
2.1809Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1809Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £11872.0.0dBWAS-1793
20.2.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
27.11.1811Took the Frigate in the Adriatic
17.9.1812Boat attack at GoroBWAS-1793
29.4.1813Boat attack at GoroBWAS-1793
11.6.1813Destroyed a battery at FarasinaBWAS-1793
3.7.1813Attack on Fiume
3.7.1813Capture of Fiume
2.8.1813Captured a convoy at RovingoBWAS-1793
2.8.1813Attack on the harbour of Kovigno
5.10.1813Siege of Trieste
6.1814Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1816Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £63458.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1823Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1823Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6823.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1830Began cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.1831Completed cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £14243.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1844Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
10.1856Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1857Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1858At MilfordBWAS-1793
6.1860Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1860Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
30.6.1862Paid off at LiverpoolBWAS-1793
1912Lent to the Mersey division RNVRBWAS-1793
1918Renamed EagletBWAS-1793
4.1.1927Wreck sold to J. Hornby to break upBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

PMD Book

ref:76Gardner Weld Allen, Digital Book

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