British Third Rate ship of the line 'San Damaso' (1797)

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San Damaso	6332
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Damaso' (1776) (70)
Captured	17.2.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Cartagena
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	8.1.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck175' 2"Imperial Feet53.3407
Length of Keel143' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet43.6055
Breadth48' 9"Imperial Feet14.659
Depth in Hold21' 1 ½"Imperial Feet6.4135
Burthen1,811 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1797Broadside Weight = 763 Imperial Pound ( 346.0205 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle6 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1797590 BWAS-1793

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.3.1797 - 8.1797CaptainJames Athol Wood (1756-1829)BWAS-17938.1797 - 11.1797CaptainSir Henry Edwin Stanhope (1754-1814)BWAS-17934.1798 - 1801LieutenantJohn LoweBWAS-17931.1805 - 1812LieutenantThomas ThomasBWAS-17931813LieutenantWilliam RossonBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1797Under captain Wood for the voyage homeBWAS-1793
10.8.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
10.8.1797CommissionedBWAS-1793
16.9.1797Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
11.1797Paid off and laid upBWAS-1793
4.1798Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
1801Paid offBWAS-1793
1.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1793
8.1.1816Sold at Portsmouth for £3,000BWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

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