British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Calcutta' (1795)

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Calcutta	639
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant east indiaman 'Warley' (1788) (26)
Named	12.5.1795	BWAS-1793
Purchased	9.3.1795	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Perry (1743-1810)	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	26.9.1805	BWAS-1793
Becomes	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Calcutta' (1805) (60)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 11"Imperial Feet47.5493
Length of Keel129' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet39.3383
Breadth41' 3 ½"Imperial Feet12.5095
Depth in Hold17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889
Burthen1,175 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1795Broadside Weight = 677 Imperial Pound ( 307.0195 kg)B028
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

6.1796Broadside Weight = 480 Imperial Pound ( 217.68 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade

10.1802Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

5.9.1804Broadside Weight = 700 Imperial Pound ( 317.45 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1795 - 2.1796Captain William Bligh (1754-1817)BWAS-17936.1796 - 8.1797Lieutenant Robert Arnold (d.1831)BWAS-17938.1797 - 1.1798Lieutenant Edward Jekyll Canes (d.1801)BWAS-17931.1798 - 1799Commander Richard PouldenBWAS-17931799Commander John Anderson (d.1815)BWAS-179311.1802 - 26.9.1805Captain Daniel Woodriff (d.1842)BWAS-1793

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
8.11.1802 - 15.12.1802Purser's Steward William LangleyADM 29/814.12.1802 - 10.18041st Class Volunteer William Walford (1787-1859)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.3.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
2.1796Delivered to the Transport BoardBWAS-1793
2.1796Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1796Refitted as a 26 gun Unrated Transport
6.1796RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.1798Capture of MinorcaBWAS-1793
1802Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Prison Ship
5.1802Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1793
2.1803Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
25.4.1803Sailed for Port Philip, AustraliaBWAS-1793
1804Reduced to a 24 gun transportBWAS-1714
24.7.1804At homeBWAS-1793
26.9.1805Captured by the French off the Scilly Isles, losing 6 killed and 6 woundedBWAS-1793
26.9.1805Taken by the French by Allemands squadron off Scily

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

ADM 29/8 Archive

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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