British Third Rate ship of the line 'Powerful' (1783)

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Powerful	5921
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.7.1780	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1781	BWAS-1714
Acquired	3.4.1783	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Blackwall	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John Perry	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	5.1812	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck168' 6"Imperial Feet51.2086
Length of Keel138' 1"Imperial Feet42.0631
Breadth47' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet14.3447
Depth in Hold19' 8 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039
Draught Forward12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Draught Aft18' 7"Imperial Feet5.5086
Burthen1,626 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.4.1783Broadside 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
8.12.1765550Design Complement

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.4.1783 - 22.5.1786CaptainThomas Fitzherbert (1727-1794) ADM 6/23/54BWAS-171422.5.1786 - 1.7.1788CaptainAndrew Sutherland (d.1795) ADM 6/23/335BWAS-171415.10.1790 - 1790CaptainThomas Mackenzie (1753-1813) ADM 6/24/78ADM 6/2412.1792 - 1793CaptainThomas Hickes (1731-1801)BWAS-17141794 - 8.1794CaptainWilliam Albany OtwayBWAS-17144.1795 - 8.1795CaptainRichard FisherBWAS-17148.1795 - 1799CaptainWilliam O'Bryen Drury (d.1811)BWAS-17148.1805 - 12.1807CaptainRobert Plampin (1762-1834)BWAS-171412.1807CommanderFleetwood Broughton Reynolds PellewBWAS-171412.1807 - 1808CaptainRobert Plampin (1762-1834)BWAS-17142.1809 - 1809CaptainCharles James Johnston (d.1835)BWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1786 - 1788Rear-Admiral of the WhiteThomas Graves (1725-1802)BWAS-171418.9.1795 - 30.3.1796Rear-Admiral of the RedSir Roger Curtis (Baronet ) (1746-1816)ref:616

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.8.1805 - 13.9.1805Acting LieutenantLestock Francis Boileau (1785-?)NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
24.4.1783 - 19.5.1786MasterWilliam Bray (d.1808)ADM29-16.10.1796 - 7.12.1796ChaplainWilliam Pargeter (1760-1810)ADM29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1801 - 5.1803Master's MateThomas Cull (d.1846)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1788Captain's ServantRichard Arthur (1779-1854)NL1865

Service History

DateEventSource
11.8.1783Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £12587.18.2dBWAS-1714
1785Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1786RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1788Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
3.1789Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £12229.5.2dBWAS-1714
12.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1793Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1794Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £9959.0.0dBWAS-1714
15.1.1794Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
4.1795Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1795RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1795fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £10381.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1797refitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £8924.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.10.1797Battle of Camperdown
2.1798refitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £7061.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.6.1798Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
2.1801RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1801refitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £11235.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1805Began repairs at UnknownBWAS-1714
8.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1805Completed repairs at a cost of £30065.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1805Off CadizBWAS-1714
1806In the Mediterranean and then the East IndiesBWAS-1714
13.6.1806Took the Privateer L'Henriette (20)
9.7.1806Took the Privateer Frigate Le Bellone (30) off Ceylonref:692
27.11.1806Off JavaBWAS-1714
12.1807At SourabayaBWAS-1714
1808At the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
12.1809Had been paid off by the end of the yearBWAS-1714
5.1812Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/24 Archive

ref:616Nicholas TracyBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

ADM29-1 Document

NL1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book

ref:692JJ SaleinWeb Site

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