British Third Rate ship of the line 'Warspite' (1807)

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Warspite	7383
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.11.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.12.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	16.11.1807	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	3.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1795	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Sir Robert SeppingsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1832	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Burnt	3.1.1876	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck179' 10"Imperial Feet54.5592
Length of Keel148' 0 ½"Imperial Feet45.1231
Breadth49' 0"Imperial Feet14.9352
Depth in Hold21' 0"Imperial Feet6.4008
Draught Forward13' 7"Imperial Feet4.0217
Draught Aft17' 10"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen1,890 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

16.11.1807Broadside Weight = 1118 Imperial Pound ( 507.013 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779640Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1808 - 1810CaptainBWAS-179310.1808 - 6.1810CaptainNBD18491810 - 1812CaptainBWAS-17931812 - 11.1813CaptainBWAS-179311.1813 - 1816CaptainBWAS-179327.11.1829 - 29.11.1830CaptainNBD184922.1.1830 - 11.1830CaptainNBD184925.11.1830 - 3.1833CaptainNBD184917.8.1841 - 10.1843CaptainNBD184913.10.1843 - 4.1846CaptainNBD1849

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.3.1808 - 22.10.1810LieutenantNBD18494.8.1809 - 21.8.1809LieutenantNBD184922.9.1810 - 1813LieutenantNBD184910.8.1825 - 4.8.1826LieutenantNBD184913.12.1825 - 15.1.1830LieutenantNBD18491828 - 1829LieutenantNBD18497.12.1829 - 20.9.1831LieutenantNBD184910.2.1830 - 6.10.1830LieutenantNBD184916.9.1831 - 3.1833CommanderW02520.8.1841 - 21.12.1841LieutenantNBD184912.1841 - 1846LieutenantNBD1849

8 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1808 - 4.8.1809MidshipmanNBD18495.1808 - 11.1809MidshipmanNBD18495.1808 - 11.1812MidshipmanNBD18495.1808 - 6.1813MidshipmanTGM1809MidshipmanNBD18491825 - 1826MidshipmanNBD18491825 - 3.1.1826MidshipmanNBD18491829 - 1833MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.12.1805Began building at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
16.11.1807Completed building at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £59725.0.0dBWAS-1793
16.11.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.6.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.11.1809Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
6.1812Began making good defects at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1812Completed making good defects at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £10772.0.0dBWAS-1793
1813In the Channel fleetBWAS-1793
12.3.1813Took the Privateer
14.3.1813Took the Ship
29.5.1813Took the Schooner off the coast of France
1.1816Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1818Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £69613.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1825Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
1.1826Completed fitting at a cost of £20223.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1828Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1829Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £11970.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1833Began cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
19.6.1837Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
8.1840Completed cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £21300.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1841Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1842Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £16425.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.3.1862Lent to the Marine Society as a training shipBWAS-1793
3.1.1876Burnt by accident at WoolwichBWAS-1793
2.2.1876Wreck sold to Arthur & Co for £2,610 to be broken upBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TGMVarious, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Friday 1st of March 2019 21:27

Because the training ship Warspite in 1895 was a different ship. It was formerly the Conqueror, originally Waterloo of 1833, renamed in 1877 after the original Warspite burnt and the remains were sold in 1876.
Your Grandfather did not train on this Warspite at all.

Posted by ,Peter Fielder on Friday 1st of March 2019 18:39

I cannot understand why it is said that she was sold in 1876 when my grandfather trained on her from 1895 when she was moored at Woolwich as a training ship.

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