British Third Rate ship of the line 'Minden' (1810)

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Minden	5405
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.6.1803	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1807	BWAS-1793
Launched	19.6.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bombay Dockyard - Bombay	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Ganges Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Edward Hunt (d.bef.1740)	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	4.7.1861	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck171' 4 ½"Imperial Feet52.1335
Length of Keel140' 11 ½"Imperial Feet42.6847
Breadth47' 11"Imperial Feet14.3292
Depth in Hold20' 3"Imperial Feet6.1722
Burthen1,721 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.6.1810Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1714
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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779590Design Complement

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1810 - 1811CaptainEdward Wallis HoareBWAS-17931811 - 1812CaptainWilliam H WebleyBWAS-17931812 - 1813CaptainAlexander SkeneBWAS-17931813 - 4.1814CaptainJoseph PriorBWAS-17934.1814 - 1.1815CaptainGeorge HendersonBWAS-17931.1815 - 1816CaptainDonald Hugh MackayBWAS-17933.1816 - 10.1820CaptainWilliam PatersonBWAS-179329.11.1841 - 1844CaptainMichael Quin (1791-1870)NBD1849

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1811 - 1814Rear-Admiral of the Red Samuel Hood (1762-1814)BWAS-17931817 - 10.1820Rear-Admiral of the WhiteSir Richard King (2^nd Baronet of Bellevue) (1774-1834)BWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.1811 - 11.1811LieutenantThe Hon. Arthur Richard Turnour (1787-1853)NBD184922.2.1815 - 18.3.1816LieutenantJohn Budgen (1794-?)NBD18491820 - 21.11.1820LieutenantWilliam Cuppage (d.1856)NBD184915.3.1837 - 29.8.1837LieutenantRichard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-?)NBD18491.12.1841 - 1843LieutenantHumphrey John Julian (d.1848)W025

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1814 - 22.2.1815MidshipmanJohn Budgen (1794-?)NBD18491815 - 2.3.1815MidshipmanRichard BudgenNBD18491816 - 1819MidshipmanWilliam Cheselden BrowneNBD18493.1830 - 10.1837Master's MateJohn BlackmoreBWAS-1714

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1816Captain of MarinesJohn Ridleyref:929

Service History

DateEventSource
1807Began building at Bombay Dockyard - Bombay BWAS-1793
19.6.1810Completed building at Bombay Dockyard - Bombay at a cost of £48260.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1.1811Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
18.5.1812Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
15.7.1812Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £16754.0.0dBWAS-1793
1816Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1816Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1816Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £26929.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
10.1820Paid off into OrdinaryBWAS-1793
4.1821Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1823Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £42284.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1833Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1834Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5623.0.0dBWAS-1793
1836Recommissioned for particular service at LisbonBWAS-1793
3.1836Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1836Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £10683.0.0dBWAS-1793
1840Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1841Hospital ship in the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1841Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
1842Hospital ship at Hong KongBWAS-1793
4.7.1861Sold at Hong KongBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:929Paul Harris Nicolas, Book

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