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

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Kent	4990
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.4.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.1.1798	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Ajax Class (1795)
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1743-1810	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Rebuilt	6.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 8"Imperial Feet55.4761
Length of Keel149' 11"Imperial Feet45.4157
Breadth49' 7 ½"Imperial Feet14.9479
Depth in Hold21' 5"Imperial Feet6.5278
Draught Forward11' 10"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Burthen1,963 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.1.1798Broadside Weight = 865 Imperial Pound ( 392.2775 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.6.1795690Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1798 - 1802CaptainBWAS-17931802 - 8.1803CaptainBWAS-17938.1803 - 26.3.1804CaptainBWAS-17939.1805 - 23.12.1812CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1798 - 1802Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17935.1802 - 26.3.1804Rear-Admiral of the Whiteref:6169.11.1805 - 1809Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1802 - 14.1.1803Acting LieutenantNBD184914.1.1803 - 1804LieutenantNBD184915.3.1804 - 30.1.1805LieutenantNBD18491805LieutenantNBD1849

9 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
15.3.1798 - 24.5.1800MidshipmanADM 29/84.1798 - 6.4.1800Midshipmanref:6161799MidshipmanNBD18491801 - 10.1803MidshipmanNL18656.1802 - 1.10.1802MidshipmanNBD18493.1804 - 1805MidshipmanNBD184911.1805 - 5.1807MidshipmanNBD18493.1809 - 6.1809Master's MateNBD18498.1809 - 1812MidshipmanNBD1849

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1.4.1800 - 18011st Class VolunteerNL18658.1805 - 4.18061st Class VolunteerNBD184929.1.1806 - 5.18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1795Began building at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
17.1.1798Completed building at Blackwall - London at a cost of £46843.0.0dBWAS-1793
17.1.1798Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
3.4.1798Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
6.1800Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1801Egypt operationsBWAS-1793
8.1801Joined Nelsons fleet in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
26.3.1804

Paid off

BWAS-1793
5.1805Began repairs at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.1805Completed repairs at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £28544.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.8.1808Attack at Noli
10.1809Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1810Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £15069.0.0dBWAS-1793
13.12.1810Landing at Palamos
23.12.1812

Paid off and laid up at Portsmouth

BWAS-1793
6.1817Began rebuilding at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1820Completed rebuilding at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £77646.0.0dBWAS-1793
1829Refitted as a 76 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line
2.1829Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1831Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £25204.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.1842Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1846Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £20704.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1855Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1857Refitted as a Other Vessels Sheer Hulk
1.1857Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £17507.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.11.1880Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1793
1881Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 29/8 Archive

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

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