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

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Victorious

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Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered31.12.1781BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down11.1782BWAS-1714
Acquired27.4.1785BWAS-1714
First Commissioned12.1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1714
Ship ClassThunderer Class
Designed bySir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)BWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Perry (1743-1810)BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Broken Up8.1803BWAS-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 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
30.12.1793 - 23.5.1794CaptainSir John Orde (1751-1824) ADM 6/24/296BWAS-171430.7.1794 - 1800CaptainJohn Brown (1751-1808) ADM 6/25/68BWAS-17141801 - 8.1803CaptainPulteney Malcolm (1768-1838)BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 8.1803Vice-Admiral of the BluePeter Rainier (1741-1808)BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.1793 - 9.7.1794Acting LieutenantJohn Baker (1770-1845)NBD18491795 - 8.1796Acting LieutenantCharles Adam (1780-1853)NBD184918.6.1799 - 29.7.1803LieutenantCharles Allen (1779-1853)NL1865

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1795 - 4.1800Master's MateJohn Burn (1772-?)NBD1849

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


IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
NL1865The Navy List 1865The AdmiraltyDigital Book
 
Previous comments on this page

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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