British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Trusty' (1782)

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Trusty	633
Nominal Guns	50
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.3.1780
Keel Laid Down	7.1781
Launched	9.10.1782
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Bristol
Designed by	Edward Hunt (d.bef.1740)
Constructor	James Martin Hillhouse
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	4.1815

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck150' 5 ½"Imperial Feet45.7327
Length of Keel124' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet37.8143
Breadth40' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet12.2111
Depth in Hold17' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet5.2007
Burthen1,088 ¹⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1782Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1782350Establishment

20 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1782 - 6.1783CaptainJames Bradby (d.1809)BWAS-17146.1783 - 1786Commodore John Lindsay (1737-1788)BWAS-17146.8.1783 - 1785CaptainJohn Faithful Fortescue (d.1819)BWAS-17147.1785 - 8.1785CaptainMartin Waghorn (d.1788)BWAS-17148.1785 - 1789CaptainWilliam Wolseley (1756-1842)BWAS-171410.1785 - 1.1789CommodorePhilips Cosby (1729-1808)BWAS-171411.1789 - 9.1793CaptainJohn Drew (d.1798)BWAS-171411.1793 - 1785CaptainWilliam O'Bryen Drury (d.1811)BWAS-17141795 - 5.1796CaptainJohn OsbornBWAS-17145.1796 - 1797CaptainJohn OsbornBWAS-17145.1796CommanderJames Walker (1764-1831)BWAS-17143.1798 - 1799CaptainAndrew Todd (d.1803)BWAS-17147.1799 - 1800CaptainGeorge Bowen (d.1817)BWAS-17141800 - 1801CaptainAlexander Wilson (1760-1834)BWAS-171412.1802 - 1803CaptainDaniel Oliver Guion (1776-1811)BWAS-17141.1804 - 1807CaptainGeorge Argles (d.1831)BWAS-17141808CaptainBrian HodgsonBWAS-17144.1809 - 6.1809LieutenantWilliam Needham (d.1824)BWAS-17146.1809 - 1811LieutenantDaniel Little CouchBWAS-17141811 - 1813LieutenantSir Joseph Coxwell (d.1832)BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1789 - 9.1793Rear-Admiral of the WhiteJohn Laforey (1729-1796)BWAS-1714

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
30.7.1785 - 20.2.1789MasterWilliam TatlockADM29-15.3.1794 - 6.12.1796MasterJohn DuckerADM29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1785 - 10.1789MidshipmanHenry Blackwood (1770-1832)ref:6161.1806 - 1806MidshipmanThomas Bushby (d.1865)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.2.1804 - 18041st Class VolunteerGeorge Argles (d.1846)NL1865

Service History

DateEventSource
9.10.1782building at Bristol at a cost of £17694.12.10dBWAS-1714
1.1783fitting at Bristol at a cost of £6171.6.6dBWAS-1714
8.1783Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
9.11.1783Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1785Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1785RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1785Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £7862.6.8dBWAS-1714
26.9.1785Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
3.1789Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
11.1789RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1790Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £13913.0.0dBWAS-1714
13.3.1790Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
4.1793Capture of TobagoBWAS-1714
8.1793fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
9.1793Paid offBWAS-1714
11.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1793fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £13384.0.0dBWAS-1714
14.9.1794Guard ship at WeymouthBWAS-1714
27.6.1796Sailed with a convoy to the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1714
5.1799Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
7.1799RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1799Refitted as a 28 gun Unrated Troop Ship
8.1799Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £8686.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1802Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Ship
11.1803Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1804Recommissioned for the DownsBWAS-1714
2.1804Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6004.0.0dBWAS-1714
17.7.1805Action off Calais
4.1809RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1809Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
4.1809Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
5.1809Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
4.1815Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book
ADM29-1	ADM 29/1 1802-1814 Admiralty: Warrant Officers. Entry Books of Certificates of Service		Document
ref:616	Who's Who in Nelson's Navy	Nicholas Tracy	Book
NBD1849	A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849	O'Brien	Digital Book
NL1865	The Navy List 1865	The Admiralty	Digital Book

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