British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Glasgow' (1814)

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Glasgow
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.12.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	12.2.1814	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	7.1814	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Endymion Class (1795)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Wigram and GreenBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	29.1.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck159' 2 ½"Imperial Feet48.4759
Length of Keel132' 1 ⅞"Imperial Feet40.2558
Breadth42' 4"Imperial Feet12.8524
Depth in Hold12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7084
Draught Forward9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Draught Aft12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211
Burthen1,259 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.2.1814Broadside Weight = 665 Imperial Pound ( 301.5775 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1795340Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1814 - 9.1815CaptainBWAS-17932.1816 - 11.1816CaptainBWAS-17938.1817 - 3.1821CaptainBWAS-17933.1821 - 3.1823CaptainBWAS-17932.1825 - 9.1828CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.2.1815 - 4.1815LieutenantNBD18498.3.1828 - 1829LieutenantNBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
8.1814 - 6.2.1815MidshipmanNBD18491817 - 1821MidshipmanNBD18499.1817 - 10.1820MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
28.3.1821 - 18.10.18241st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
21.2.1814Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
26.8.1814Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £18934.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
4.1816Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1816RecommissionedBWAS-1793
7.1816Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £16704.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
2.1817Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
3.1817Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
11.1817Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £19408.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1821Commissioned for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
3.1823Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1823Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1823Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6314.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1828Paid offBWAS-1793
24.12.1828Began breaking up at ChathamBWAS-1793
29.1.1829Completed breaking up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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