British Third Rate ship of the line 'Victorious' (1785)

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Victorious
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.12.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	11.1782	BWAS-1714
Acquired	27.4.1785	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	12.1793	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Thunderer Class (1781)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1771	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1743-1810	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	8.1803	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck170' 6"Imperial Feet51.8182
Length of Keel139' 10"Imperial Feet42.3672
Breadth47' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet14.3447
Depth in Hold19' 11 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039
Draught Forward12' 5"Imperial Feet3.7211
Draught Aft17' 9"Imperial Feet5.2143
Burthen1,682 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.4.1785Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1781600Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.12.1793 - 23.5.1794Captain Transfered ADM 6/24/296BWAS-171430.7.1794 - 1800Captain ADM 6/25/68BWAS-17141801 - 8.1803CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 8.1803Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.1793 - 9.7.1794Acting LieutenantNBD18491.10.1795 - 19.8.1796Acting Lieutenant Discharged ADM 196/3/1ADM 19618.6.1799 - 29.7.1803LieutenantNL1865

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1795 - 4.1800Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1785Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.5.1785Began Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.1785Completed Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £32105.4.5dBWAS-1714
7.1785Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £8824.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1793Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
12.1793CommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1794Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1794RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1794Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £15810.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1795Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
9.9.1796Action off Sumatra
1802Sailed for homeBWAS-1714
8.1803Ran ashore in the Tagus and was broken up at LisbonBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 196 Document

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Timothy Oakley on Tuesday 30th of March 2021 18:53

Circa 24 Apr 1802 Mr. J. Adie, Surgeon's Mate of the Victorious, to be Surgeon of La Chiffonne.

Posted by Warren on Tuesday 12th of January 2016 18:16

Mark Raynham - Commissioned Gunner - HMS Victorious Sep 1794 to Aug 1796 when he died at sea off Penang. Ref ADM36 series

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