British Fifth Rate ship 'Experiment' (1784)

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Experiment	4171
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.7.1780	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	6.1781	BWAS-1714
Named	14.9.1780	BWAS-1714
Launched	27.11.1784	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	East Cowes - Isle of Wight	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Roebuck Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Daniel Furzer	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	8.9.1836	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck140' 0 ½"Imperial Feet42.6847
Length of Keel115' 8"Imperial Feet35.0655
Breadth38' 0 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951
Depth in Hold16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Draught Forward9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Draught Aft13' 10"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen890 ³⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.11.1784Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

3.1798Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1769280Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.1.1793 - 1794Commander Simon Miller ADM 6/24/195BWAS-17141.1795 - 8.1795Commander Lancelot Skynner (1766-1799)BWAS-17148.1795 - 11.1795Commander John Barrett (d.1810)BWAS-17142.1798 - 7.1.1802Commander John Griffin SavilleBWAS-17147.1.1802 - 5.1805Commander George Charles MackenzieBWAS-17145.1805 - 8.1805Lieutenant Robert Yule (d.1849)BWAS-17148.1805 - 11.1805Lieutenant William Stewart (d.1814)BWAS-171411.1805 - 4.1806Lieutenant Bennett FellowesBWAS-17144.1806 - 1810Lieutenant James FegenBWAS-17141810 - 1814Commander James SladeBWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
31.1.1793 - 5.11.1793Master John Tomlin (d.1805)ADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1795 - 12.1797Midshipman Robert Yule (d.1849)NBD18491803 - 1804Midshipman James Bayly (1785-1857)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1794Able Seaman James LunnADM 171/8

Service History

DateEventSource
27.11.1784building at East Cowes - Isle of Wight at a cost of £12348.13.1dBWAS-1714
6.12.1784Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.1.1785Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5016.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1790Began coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
9.1790Completed coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1308.0.0dBWAS-1714
1.1793Commissioned as a troop shipBWAS-1714
2.1793fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2330.0.0dBWAS-1714
26.11.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1794Storeship in the West IndiesBWAS-1714
11.1797Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
2.1798RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1798Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1798Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2330.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.4.1799

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

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2.1801Sailed for the Mediteranean and took part in the Egypt operationsBWAS-1714
1802In the MediteraneanBWAS-1714
1803In the MediteraneanBWAS-1714
11.1803Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
12.1803Guardship at LymingtonBWAS-1714
7.1805Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.1805Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1814In ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
7.1815fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
8.9.1836Sold for £1,420BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 29-1 Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 171/8British Admiralty, Document

TNCVarious, Periodical

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