British Third Rate ship of the line 'Swiftsure' (1804)

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Swiftsure
Nominal Guns	74	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.8.1800	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1802	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.7.1804	B028
How acquired	Built by Contract	B028
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	B028
Ship Class	Swiftsure Class (1800)	B028
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1784	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Balthazar AdamsBritish Ship Builder Service 1766-1821	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	18.10.1845	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck173' 0"Imperial Feet52.7304
Length of Keel141' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet42.9927
Breadth47' 10"Imperial Feet14.3256
Depth in Hold20' 9"Imperial Feet6.3246
Draught Forward13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Draught Aft18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055
Burthen1,725 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.7.1804Broadside Weight = 1000 Imperial Pound ( 453.5 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.9.1800590Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.5.1805 - 11.1807CaptainNAO1807 - 5.1810CaptainBWAS-179310.5.1810 - 1811CaptainBWAS-17937.1811 - 8.1811CaptainBWAS-17938.1811 - 1812CaptainBWAS-17931812 - 8.1812CaptainBWAS-17937.5.1812 - 16.6.1812CaptainNAO8.1812 - 9.1814CaptainBWAS-17939.1814 - 8.1815CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1807Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17937.1811 - 1814Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-17931814 - 9.1814Vice-Admiral of the BlueNAO

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.9.1804 - 23.12.1805LieutenantNAO11.12.1804 - 19.2.1805Acting LieutenantNAO20.2.1805 - 1806LieutenantNAO3.4.1813 - 5.1813LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1811SurgeonTNC

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1809 - 1810MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1804 - 5.18051st Class Volunteerref:9249.9.1804 - 10.12.1804UnknownNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1802Began building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1793
23.7.1804Completed building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £35787.17.9dBWAS-1793
31.7.1804Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
24.9.1804Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
11.1807Paid offBWAS-1793
8.12.1807Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
3.1811Began small repair at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1793
7.1811RecommissionedBWAS-1793
9.1811Completed small repair at Chatham - Kent at a cost of £14076.0.0dBWAS-1793
26.11.1813Took the Schooner off Cape Rousse , in the island of Corsica .BG
9.1814In the West IndiesBWAS-1793
8.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
1816In ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
5.1819Fitted as a receiving ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
5.1819fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
18.10.1845Broken up at Portsmouth for £1,055BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

ref:924A C de Poggi, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

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