British Third Rate ship of the line 'Veteran' (1787)

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Veteran	7317
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.9.1780	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	7.1781	BWAS-1714
Acquired	14.8.1787	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.1793	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	East Cowes - Isle of Wight	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Crown Class (1779)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1786	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	6.1816	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 4 ½"Imperial Feet48.7807
Length of Keel131' 3 ⅞"Imperial Feet39.951
Breadth44' 8 ⅝"Imperial Feet13.4271
Depth in Hold19' 5"Imperial Feet5.8053
Burthen1,396 ⁷⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.8.1787Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 678 Imperial Pound ( 307.473 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779500Design Complement
30.8.1799491 BG

17 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790Captain ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/247.3.1793 - 1794Captain ADM 6/24/217BWAS-17141794 - 2.7.1794Captain†BWAS-17143.7.1794 - 8.1794CaptainBWAS-17148.1794 - 1795CaptainBWAS-17141795 - 10.1796CaptainBWAS-17145.1797 - 8.1797CaptainBWAS-17148.1797 - 3.1798CaptainBWAS-17143.1798 - 6.1798CaptainBWAS-17146.1798 - 2.1799CaptainBWAS-17142.1799 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17148.2.1804 - 26.6.1804CaptainNAO26.6.1804 - 1807CaptainNAO1807 - 1809CaptainBWAS-17146.1809 - 1811LieutenantBWAS-17141811 - 1813LieutenantBWAS-17141814LieutenantBWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1798 - 1799Vice-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-17141808Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790 - 27.2.1791First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/90ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 5.6.1791Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/91ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/91ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/91ADM 6/241804LieutenantNBD18492.1804 - 8.1804LieutenantNAO18.2.1804 - 13.7.1804LieutenantNAO1806 - 1807LieutenantNBD18497.4.1806 - 17.1.1807LieutenantNBD184915.7.1806 - 21.1.1808LieutenantNBD1849

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1795 - 9.1796MidshipmanNBD18491800MidshipmanNBD18491801MidshipmanNBD18491.3.1803 - 26.1.1805MidshipmanNAO

10 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
17.5.1793 - 16.10.1796Able SeamanADM 29/81794Able SeamanADM 171/81794Able SeamanADM 171/81794Able SeamanADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81794Ordinary SeamanADM 171/81794LandmanADM 171/81794Captain's ServantADM 171/828.6.1797 - 8.5.1802Able Seamanref:84810.1804 - 18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.8.1787Completed at East Cowes - Isle of Wight at a cost of £24259.12.0dBWAS-1714
15.8.1787Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
13.9.1787Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £9695.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1793Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.1793Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6613.0.0dBWAS-1714
26.11.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
3.1794At MartiniqueBWAS-1714
6.1794At GuadeloupeBWAS-1714
10.1796Paid offBWAS-1714
11.10.1797Battle of Camperdown
8.1799Operations on the Dutch coastBWAS-1714
30.8.1799Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter
1801In the BalticBWAS-1714
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
1805At JamaicaBWAS-1714
6.1809Recommissioned as a prison ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
6.1809Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
7.1809fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1815In ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
6.1816Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

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