British Third Rate ship of the line 'Foudroyant' (1798)

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Foudroyant	4346
Nominal Guns	80	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.1.1788	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1789	BWAS-1793
Launched	31.3.1798	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1784	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John MarshallBritish Ship Builder Service 1786-1802	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	12.1.1892	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck184' 8 ½"Imperial Feet56.0959
Length of Keel151' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet46.0312
Breadth50' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet15.2591
Depth in Hold22' 6"Imperial Feet6.7818
Draught Forward14' 3"Imperial Feet4.2863
Draught Aft18' 7"Imperial Feet5.5086
Burthen2,061 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1798Broadside Weight = 1058 Imperial Pound ( 479.803 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pounder

1830Broadside Weight = 1384 Imperial Pound ( 627.644 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck2 British 68-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 British 68-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade

20 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1798 - 25.5.1798CaptainBWAS-171425.5.1798 - 30.10.1798Captain†BWAS-171430.10.1798 - 11.1798CommanderBWAS-171411.1798 - 4.1799CaptainBWAS-17144.1799 - 6.1799CaptainBWAS-17146.1799 - 10.1799CaptainODNB13.10.1799 - 1.11.1800CaptainBWAS-171410.2.1801 - 1801CaptainBWAS-171410.2.1801 - 8.1801CaptainBWAS-17143.1801 - 4.1801CaptainBWAS-17144.1801 - 6.1801CaptainBWAS-17146.1801 - 9.1801CaptainBWAS-17149.1801 - 7.1802Captain†BWAS-17146.1803 - 3.1804CaptainBWAS-17143.1804 - 10.1805CaptainBWAS-171410.1805 - 1.1807CaptainBWAS-17141.1807 - 10.1807CaptainBWAS-171410.1807 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17141808 - 1810CaptainBWAS-17141810 - 11.1812CaptainBWAS-1714

8 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1798 - 4.1799Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17148.6.1799 - 24.6.1800Rear-Admiral of the RedNA-ROA1801 - 1802Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17146.1803 - 10.1803Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-171410.1804 - 1804Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-171410.1805 - 1806Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-17141808 - 1810Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17141810 - 1812Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1714

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 1800LieutenantNBD184917.10.1799 - 15.5.1802Third LieutenantODNB1.2.1804 - 4.2.1804First LieutenantNBD18494.8.1807 - 5.2.1810LieutenantNBD184916.9.1808 - 1809LieutenantNBD18491.6.1810 - 19.12.1810LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.10.1800 - 26.7.1802ChaplainADM 29-120.5.1809 - 31.5.1813MasterADM 29-1

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1798 - 22.7.1799MidshipmanNBD184916.8.1799 - 13.10.1799MidshipmanNAO9.1800 - 10.2.1801MidshipmanNBD18491802 - 1807MidshipmanNBD184911.1803 - 7.9.1804Master's MateNBD184915.11.1803 - 4.1807MidshipmanNBD18491.1808 - 1809MidshipmanNBD18498.1809 - 1.6.1810MidshipmanNBD1849

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1798 - 1798Able SeamanNBD18498.6.1799 - 15.8.1799Able SeamanNAO19.4.1801 - 18021st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1789Began building at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
31.3.1798Completed building at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £60685.0.0dBWAS-1714
31.3.1798Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
25.6.1798Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
12.10.1798Battle of Tory Island
6.12.1798Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1800Blockade of MaltaBWAS-1714
18.2.1800Capture of the Généreux
18.2.1800Took the Ship of the Line In the Mediterranean
31.3.1800Capture of the Guillaume Tell
1801Egypt operationsBWAS-1714
7.1802Paid off PlymouthBWAS-1714
1.1803Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1803Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
13.3.1806Action of 1806-03-13
13.3.1806Took the Ship of the Line in the Atlantic
13.3.1806Took the Frigate in the Atlantic
1807Blockade of the TagusBWAS-1714
1808Flagship of the South American stationBWAS-1714
8.1812Returned to EnglandBWAS-1714
11.1812Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1815Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
4.1819Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £83220.0.0dBWAS-1714
1820Guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
10.1839Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1840Laid up in ordinaryBWAS-1714
6.1840Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £14027.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1861Fitted with Armstrong guns as a training shipBWAS-1714
12.1.1892Sold to J. Read and then on to a German shipbreakers. Later repurchased and refitted by J. R. Wheatley CobbBWAS-1714
16.6.1897Stranded on Blackpool sands while on a fund-raising and propaganda tourBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

NA-ROA Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 29-1 Document

NAOVarious, Web Site

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