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

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Glatton	641
Nominal Guns	56	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	The Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchantman east indiaman 'Glatton' (1792) (26)
Purchased	1795	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1795/04
Shipyard	Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Wells & Bronsdon	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sunk as Breakwater	1830/10	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck163' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet49.6888
Length of Keel133' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet40.5448
Breadth41' 1"Imperial Feet12.5222
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen1,256 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1795Broadside Weight = 700 Imperial Pound ( 317.45 kg)B028
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pound Carronade

1796/08Broadside Weight = 750 Imperial Pound ( 340.125 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1799/08/30343 BG

Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1795/04 - 1797/08CaptainHenry TrollopeBWAS-17931797/08 - 1800CaptainCharles CobbBWAS-17931800/11 - 1801CaptainGeorge Hopewell StephensBWAS-17931801 - 1801/05CaptainWilliam BlighBWAS-17931801/05 - 1801/07CaptainWilliam BirchallBWAS-17931801/05 - 1801/10CaptainWilliam NowellBWAS-17931801/08CaptainJohn Ferris DevonshireBWAS-17931802/05 - 1803CaptainNathaniel PorlockBWAS-17931804CaptainJames ColnettBWAS-17931806/03 - 1808/01CaptainThomas Seccombe†BWAS-17931808/01 - 1808/03CommanderHenry HopeBWAS-17931808/05/24 - 1808/12CommanderCharles Chamberlayne IrvineBWAS-17931808/12/27 - 1809/10CaptainGeorge Miller BlighBWAS-17931812 - 1814MasterR.G. PeacockBWAS-1793

Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1804/04/23 - 1804Rear-Admiral of the White BWAS-1793

Petty Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1803 - 1804MidshipmanColin CampbellNBD18491806/12 - 1809/08MidshipmanSir John Walland BakeNBD18491807 - 1809/06MidshipmanRobert Bruce RabanNBD18491808/12 - 1808/05MidshipmanEdward BlanckleyNBD1849

Crewmen

DatesRankNameSource
1806/05/20 - 18071st Class VolunteerRobert Bruce RabanNBD18491806/06 - 1809Able SeamanRichard BowenBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1795/05/15fitting at Unknown at a cost of £7396.0.0dBWAS-1793
1796/07/15Action of the 1796-07-15
1799/08/23Present at the surrender of the Dutch Fleet off the TexelBWAS-1793
1799/08/30Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter
1801Expedition to the BalticBWAS-1793
1801/04/02Battle of Copenhagen
1801/07Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1793
1801/08Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £2147.0.0dBWAS-1793
1802/05Recommissioned as a convict transportBWAS-1793
1802/09/23Sailed to New South WalesBWAS-1793
1803/06Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/09/22Returned homeBWAS-1793
1803/11Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1793
1803/12Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1793
1804Refitted as a 44 gun Fifth Rate Ship
1806/03RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1806/11/22Sailed for the MediteraneanBWAS-1793
1807/11/29Took a transport off CorfuBWAS-1793
1809/07Escorted a convoy homeBWAS-1793
1809/10Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
1812at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1814Water depot at SheernessBWAS-1793
1830/04Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1793
1830/10Sailed for Harwich harbour to be sunk as a breakwaterBWAS-1793
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Notes on Ship

Ex East Indiaman purchased on the Stocks

Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1793	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817	Rif Winfield	Book
B028	Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I	J. J. Colledge	Book
BG	The London Gazette	Official	Web Site
NBD1849	A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849	O'Brien	Digital Book
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by TopNard on Saturday 15th of October 2016 09:40

Armament:

East Indiaman: 26 x 12 & 6-pounder guns.[4]
RN from 1795:
Upper deck - 28 x 32-pounder carronades
Lower deck - 28 x 68-pounder carronades (later replaced by 18-pounder long guns)
RN from 1804: 44 guns

Posted by TopNard on Saturday 15th of October 2016 09:36

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