British Third Rate ship of the line 'Polyphemus' (1782)

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Polyphemus	5860
Nominal Guns	64	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.12.1773	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1776	BWAS-1714
Acquired	27.4.1782	B028
Shipyard	Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness	B028
Ship Class	Intrepid Class (1765)	B028
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	15.9.1827	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Length of Keel133' 3"Imperial Feet40.5407
Breadth44' 7"Imperial Feet13.4557
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Draught Forward11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft16' 9"Imperial Feet4.9149
Burthen1,408 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.4.1782Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777500Design Complement

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.5.1782 - 25.12.1782Captain ADM 6/22/462BWAS-171425.12.1782 - 27.6.1783Captain ADM 6/23/161
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 13.11.1783BWAS-171410.4.1794 - 1800Captain ADM 6/25/28BWAS-17148.1800 - 4.1802CaptainBWAS-17146.1804 - 9.1806CaptainBWAS-17149.1806 - 10.1806CaptainBWAS-171410.1806CaptainBWAS-171410.1806 - 5.1808CaptainBWAS-17145.1808 - 3.1811CaptainBWAS-17143.1811 - 10.1811CaptainBWAS-171410.1811 - 12.1811CommanderBWAS-171412.1811 - 1.1812CaptainBWAS-17141.1812 - 11.1812CaptainBWAS-1714

4 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1796 - 1800Vice-Admiral of the RedBWAS-171410.1806 - 1.1808Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17145.1808 - 1811Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-171412.1811 - 1.1812Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.6.1782 - 27.6.1783First Lieutenant ADM 6/22/483ADM 6/2210.4.1794 - 20.12.1795LieutenantWWNH7.3.1796 - 29.6.1797LieutenantWWNH30.6.1797 - 10.8.1797CommanderWWNH19.8.1804 - 1806LieutenantNAO1.9.1804 - 1806LieutenantNAO23.10.1804 - 1806LieutenantNAO15.7.1805 - 1805LieutenantNAO7.10.1805 - 1806LieutenantNAO5.1807 - 30.8.1807Acting LieutenantBWAS-171427.5.1808 - 5.11.1809Flag LieutenantNBD18491809 - 1810Flag LieutenantNL18657.2.1812 - 23.4.1813LieutenantNBD184914.5.1812 - 10.11.1812LieutenantADM 196

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1797 - 1800SurgeonNA-ROA1801 - 2.4.1801BoatswainBG

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1800 - 5.1802MidshipmanNBD18498.1800 - 1803MidshipmanNBD18491801 - 2.4.1801Midshipman†BG11.1806 - 5.1807Master's MateBWAS-17147.1809 - 1809MidshipmanNL1865

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1793 - 2.1797Ordinary SeamanNBD184915.9.1794 - 5.7.1797Able SeamanADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1782CommissionedBWAS-1714
24.7.1782Completed at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £37218.5.1dBWAS-1714
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
8.12.1782Arrived in the West IndiesBWAS-1714
27.6.1783

Returned home and paid off

BWAS-1714
12.1783Began small repair at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
9.1784Completed small repair at Chatham - Kent at a cost of £6371.10.4dBWAS-1714
12.1793Began small repair at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
6.1794Completed small repair at Chatham - Kent at a cost of £8771.0.0dBWAS-1714
22.10.1795Present at the capture of the
22.10.1795Took the Ship of the Line at Queenstown
1796Became flagship on the Irish stationBWAS-1714
5.1796Began refitting at Plymouth - Devon BWAS-1714
7.1796Completed refitting at Plymouth - Devon at a cost of £5605.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.1796Took the Schooner off the Irish coast
5.1.1797Took the Tortue (40) off IrelandBWAS-1714
5.1.1797Took the Frigate off Ireland
6.1797Began making good defects at Plymouth - Devon BWAS-1714
8.1797Completed making good defects at Plymouth - Devon at a cost of £2987.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1799Began fitting at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
3.1800Completed fitting at Chatham - Kent at a cost of £12753.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
4.1802Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1714
3.1804Began fitting at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
7.1804RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1804Recommissioned for the Channel fleetBWAS-1714
9.1804Completed fitting at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
7.12.1804Took the Frigate off Cape St Mary
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
15.7.1806Took the Brig in the Gironde
1.1808Began refitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1714
2.1808Completed refitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1714
2.7.1808Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
14.4.1809Capture of the d'Hautpoult
11.1812Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1813Began refitting at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
9.1813Completed conversion to a powder hulkBWAS-1714
9.1813Completed refitting at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
1815Placed in ordinaryBWAS-1714
1815Moved to the Medway as a powder hulkBWAS-1714
2.1826Began refitting at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
4.1826Completed fitting for ordinaryBWAS-1714
4.1826Completed refitting at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
15.9.1827Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

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Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1782-12.1782	Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782	Lord Richard Howe (4^th Viscount Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799

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