British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bombay' (1808)

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Bombay -> 1819 Blake	7519
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.7.1801	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	28.3.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Carnatic Class	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert John Nelson	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	22.12.1855	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 3 ½"Imperial Feet52.4383
Length of Keel140' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet42.6784
Breadth47' 9 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold20' 9"Imperial Feet6.3246
Burthen1,701 ¹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

28.3.1808Broadside Weight = 942 Imperial Pound ( 427.197 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779640Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1808 - 1811CaptainWilliam CumingBWAS-17931812CaptainNorborn ThompsonBWAS-17931812 - 1813CaptainGeorge Parker (1767-1847)BWAS-17935.1814 - 7.1816CaptainHenry BazelyBWAS-1793

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1814 - 1816Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir John Poo Beresford (1^st Baronet of Bagnall) (1767-1844)BWAS-17931816 - 7.1816Rear-Admiral of the WhiteSir Charles Vinicombe PenroseBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.11.1814 - 7.1816First LieutenantThomas BevisNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1814 - 1815MidshipmanThomas Metcalfe Currie (1800-1846)NBD184910.1814 - 7.1816MidshipmanCharles CaleyNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1805Began building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
28.3.1808Completed building at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £67038.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.3.1808Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.5.1808Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2954.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.2.1809Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1812In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
3.1814Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1814Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £23281.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1816Paid offBWAS-1793
28.4.1819Renamed BlakeBWAS-1793
12.1823fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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