British Third Rate ship of the line 'Minotaur' (1793)

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Minotaur	5420
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.12.1782	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1788	BWAS-1793
Acquired	6.11.1793	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Carnatic Class (1779)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1795	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	22.12.1810	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 1 ½"Imperial Feet52.4383
Length of Keel140' 2"Imperial Feet42.6733
Breadth48' 0"Imperial Feet14.6304
Depth in Hold20' 7"Imperial Feet6.2738
Draught Forward12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Aft17' 7"Imperial Feet5.207
Burthen1,717 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.11.1793Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1794550 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1794 - 8.1795Captain ADM 6/25/19BWAS-17938.1795CaptainBWAS-17938.1795 - 1801CaptainBWAS-179311.3.1803 - 17.11.1807CaptainBWAS-17931807 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17931809 - 22.12.1810Captain†N-GAZ

5 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.7.1794 - 1795Vice-Admiral of the Blueref:6765.8.1803 - 22.8.1803Rear-Admiral of the RedNAO1806 - 1807Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17931807Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-179312.1807 - 1808Vice-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1793

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 29.8.1800Acting LieutenantNBD184924.10.1804 - 1806LieutenantNAO6.11.1804 - 1806LieutenantNAO1805LieutenantNAO1805First LieutenantNAO1805Third LieutenantNAO19.9.1805 - 1806LieutenantNAO4.11.1807 - 7.3.1809LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1798 - 1.8.1798Master Discharged DeadTNC11.4.1800 - 23.9.1800ChaplainADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1799 - 1803MidshipmanNBD18491807 - 1808MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
15.1.1795 - 22.1.17951st Class VolunteerNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
13.3.1794Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £50842.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1796In the West IndiesBWAS-1793
4.1797Involved in the Spithead mutinyBWAS-1793
6.1797Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1798At the blockade of MaltaBWAS-1793
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile
3.1802Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
11.1802Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
11.1802Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
3.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
4.1803Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
20.5.1803Took the Frigate
28.5.1803Took the Frigate in the Channel
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
1806In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1807Flagship on the Lisbon stationBWAS-1793
8.1807On the expedition to CopenhagenBWAS-1793
15.8.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen
1808In the North SeaBWAS-1793
1809In the BalticBWAS-1793
25.7.1809Attack on Russian gunboats at FrederickshavenBWAS-1714
22.12.1810Wrecked on the Haak Sands off Texel, about 400 drowned including her captainBWAS-1793

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.8.1798-1798	Saumarez's Squadron 1798	Sir James SaumarezBritish Naval Sailor Service 1767-1830

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Posted by Brian on Thursday 15th of May 2014 20:29

The Gentleman's magazine. v. 80:pt. 2 (1810).
Intelligence has reached the Admiralty that the Minotaur, of 74 guns, Capt. Barrett, has been wrecked on the Dutch coast off the Haak Sands, close in with the Texel. She was coming from the Baltic with the Plantagenet as her consort, and a fleet of 100 merchantmen. This ship carried 600 men: a 110 men, among whom are a Lieutenant, the head surgeon, and 8 midshipmen, saved themselves on the Isle of the Texel; the rest perished.

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