British Third Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1812)

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Pembroke ➡ 1889 Forte ➡ 1891 Pembroke	5741
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.5.1808	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1809	BWAS-1793
Launched	27.6.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Armada Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Wigram and GreenBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1905	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck176' 0"Imperial Feet53.6448
Length of Keel144' 11 ⅝"Imperial Feet43.9071
Breadth47' 9"Imperial Feet14.3583
Depth in Hold21' 1"Imperial Feet6.4262
Draught Forward12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Aft17' 10"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen1,758 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.6.1812Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.10.1806590Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.9.1812 - 9.1814CaptainBWAS-179325.3.1836 - 25.1.1827CaptainBWAS-179325.1.1837 - 1840CaptainBWAS-17935.2.1855 - 5.8.1856CaptainW0253.12.1856 - 28.2.1858CaptainW0251.3.1858 - 1.1831CaptainW0251.1861 - 2.4.1861CaptainW0252.4.1861 - 28.4.1863CaptainW025

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.2.1863 - 28.4.1863CommodoreW025

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.3.1836 - 1840CommanderW0336.9.1837 - 9.7.1838First LieutenantNBD184925.5.1838 - 6.4.1844LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1809Began building at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
27.6.1812Completed building at Blackwall - London at a cost of £58516.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.6.1812Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.11.1812Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £29100.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1812Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
26.12.1812Grounded on DunnoseBWAS-1793
2.1813Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £13465.0.0dBWAS-1793
1814In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.1814Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
9.1814Paid offBWAS-1793
1.1819Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1823Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £57316.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1836Began fitting for sea at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1836Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
7.1836Completed fitting for sea at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £16604.0.0dBWAS-1793
1840In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
10.1854Began conversion to a Screw Vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1855Completed conversion to a Screw Vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £22751.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1856Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1.1857Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1889Renamed ForteBWAS-1793
1891Renamed PembrokeBWAS-1793
7.1905Broken up at StavangerBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Ian Cruttenden on Wednesday 9th of June 2021 16:43

Commissioned 8 February 1855 at Portsmouth – Captain George Henry Seymour [Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette 10 February 1855]
July 1855 – October 1855, Baltic Fleet. [The Times, Monday, Jul 16, 1855; pg. 9; Issue 22107]
At Battle of Suomenlinna (also known as the Battle of Viapori or the Bombardment of Sweaborg) 9–11 August 1855. Officers and crew awarded Crimea War medal. [The Times, Tuesday, Aug 14, 1855; pg. 9; Issue 22132]
October 1855 – July 1856, West Indies Squadron, Bermuda [The Times, Wednesday, Oct 17, 1855; pg. 7; Issue 22187]
Paid off 25 July 1856 at Portsmouth [The Times, Saturday, Jul 26, 1856; pg. 12; Issue 22430]

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