British Third Rate ship of the line 'Melville' (1817)

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Melville	5353
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.9.1813	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1815	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.2.1817	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bombay - Maharashtra	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Black Prince Class	BWAS-1793
Constructor	East India Company	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1873	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet53.6607
Length of Keel144' 9"Imperial Feet43.8964
Breadth47' 11"Imperial Feet14.3292
Depth in Hold21' 0 ½"Imperial Feet6.4135
Burthen1,767 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.2.1817Broadside Weight = 982 Imperial Pound ( 445.337 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.9.1813590Design Complement

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.9.1831 - 6.1833Commander William ShepheardRNB182318.5.1836 - 12.1836Lieutenant Thomas Charles MeheuxW02511.6.1836 - 1837Lieutenant Perceval BaskervilleNBD18494.6.1838 - 5.3.1840Lieutenant Colin York CampbellNBD184918.3.1839 - 6.7.1839Lieutenant Whaley ArmitageNL186516.7.1840 - 10.6.1841Lieutenant Thomas Francis BirchNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1826 - 1.10.1830Master's Mate Jonas Archer AbbottNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1815Began building at Bombay - Maharashtra BWAS-1793
17.2.1817Completed building at Bombay - Maharashtra at a cost of £40521.0.0dBWAS-1793
29.12.1817Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
12.1835Began fitting as a Flagship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1836Completed fitting as a Flagship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £10819.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1837Began fitting as a Flagship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1838Completed fitting as a Flagship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6524.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1856Began fitting at Cowes - Isle of Wight BWAS-1793
3.1857Completed fitting at Cowes - Isle of Wight at a cost of £19665.0.0dBWAS-1793
20.10.1873Sold at Hong Kong for £7,565BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

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