British Third Rate ship of the line 'Marlborough' (1807)

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Marlborough	5278
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	22.6.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Fame Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Frances Barnard (d.1825)	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1835	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 6"Imperial Feet53.342
Length of Keel144' 4 ⅝"Imperial Feet43.9071
Breadth47' 9 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Burthen1,754 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.6.1807Broadside Weight = 1174 Imperial Pound ( 532.409 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.7.1756550Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1807 - 6.1809Captain Graham Moore (1764-1843)BWAS-17936.1809 - 10.1809Captain John PhillimoreBWAS-179310.1809 - 1810Captain Graham Moore (1764-1843)BWAS-179311.1810 - 1811Captain George ScottBWAS-17931811Commander Francis BeaumontBWAS-17931812 - 1813Captain Robert HoneymanBWAS-17931813 - 1814Captain Charles Bayntun Hodgson RossBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1812 - 1814Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Cockburn (1772-1853)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.6.1813 - 14.1.1814Lieutenant George Guy BurtonNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1808 - 5.1811Midshipman Thomas Robert BrigstockeNBD184912.1811 - 5.1815Midshipman Frederick BedwellNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
8.10.1807 - 18081st Class Volunteer Thomas Robert BrigstockeNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1805Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
22.6.1807Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £61257.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.6.1807Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
31.8.1807Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4223.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1807At LisbonBWAS-1793
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
23.9.1812Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
2.1814Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1816Laid up in Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
2.1816Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £57119.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1835Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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