British Other Vessels prison ship 'San Nicolas' (1797)

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San Nicolas	6381
Nominal Guns	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'San Nicolas de Bari' (1769) (80)
Captured	14.2.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Cartagena - Spain	3DECKS
Designed by	Edward Bryant	3DECKS
Constructor	Guillermo Turner	3DECKS
Category	Other Vessels	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Prison Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	3.11.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck179' 9 ½"Imperial Feet54.5719
Length of Keel148' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet45.1295
Breadth49' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet14.9416
Depth in Hold20' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet6.1024
Burthen1,942Tons BM

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1798 - 12.1800LieutenantWilliam StylesBWAS-17934.1801 - 4.1802LieutenantEdward CollingwoodBWAS-17937.1803 - 10.1804LieutenantWilliam Alfray (d.1827)BWAS-179310.1804 - 1811LieutenantWilliam SnowBWAS-17931811 - 1814LieutenantJohn Raws MouldBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
14.2.1797Taken by Sir John Jervis's Fleet off Cape St VincentBWAS-1793
5.10.1797Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.12.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
8.1798Commissioned as a Prison ShipBWAS-1793
12.1800Paid offBWAS-1793
4.1801Recommissioned as prison shipBWAS-1793
4.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1803Recommissioned as prison shipBWAS-1793
1814Paid off into ordinaryBWAS-1793
3.11.1814Sold at Plymouth for £3,320BWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

3DECKSManu BlascoWeb Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by M. Walker on Saturday 11th of May 2019 20:50

The purser of this vessel in 1804 was Robert Liddel. Adm 1/4822/150, National Archives, Kew.

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