British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hannibal' (1786)

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Hannibal

7689
Nominal Guns74BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered19.6.1782BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down4.1783BWAS-1714
Acquired15.4.1786BWAS-1714
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1714
Designed bySir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)BWAS-1714
Constructor John Perry (1743-1810)BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured6.7.1801BWAS-1714
BecomesFrench Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Annibal' (1801) (74)

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck170' 10"Imperial Feet51.816 
Length of Keel140' 0"Imperial Feet42.672 
Breadth47' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet14.3447 
Depth in Hold20' 0"Imperial Feet6.096 
Burthen1,684 57⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


15.4.1786Broadside 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

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
17.10.1787 - 12.12.1787Captain Richard Boger (1739-1822): on board from 22.10.1787 ADM 6/23/429BWAS-171410.5.1790 - 31.8.1791Captain John Colpoys (1742-1821) ADM 6/24/26BWAS-171431.8.1791 - 27.3.1794Captain John Colpoys (1742-1821) ADM 6/24/131ADM 6/248.8.1794 - 1.1796Captain John Markham ADM 6/25/73BWAS-17141.1796 - 16.7.1796Captain Thomas Lewis (c.1741-1796)†BWAS-171416.7.1796 - 4.1798Captain Joseph BinghamBWAS-17144.1798 - 9.1798Captain Robert CampbellBWAS-17149.1798 - 10.1798Captain John Elphinstone (d.1802)BWAS-171410.1798 - 1800Captain Edward Tyrrel SmithBWAS-17141800 - 30.9.1800Commander John Loring (d.1808)BWAS-17143.1801 - 6.7.1801Captain Solomon Ferris (1748-1803)BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1793 - 27.3.1794Lieutenant Richard Dacres (1761-1837)ref:616

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1792 - 27.12.1792Master Alexander PhillipsADM 29-126.9.1798 - 29.1.1800Master James RusselADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
12.1793 - 1794Midshipman Frederick William Burgoyne (1778-1848)NBD18491795Midshipman John Aitken Blow (d.1848)NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
28.4.1785Began Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.1785Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.1786Completed Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £31132.16.2dBWAS-1714
8.1786Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £8075.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.12.1787

Paid off

ADM 51
5.1790Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1790Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5936.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1791Guard ship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
24.3.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1794

Home early in the year

BWAS-1714
3.1794Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
27.3.1794Paid offADM 51
12.1794Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £9111.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.4.1795Took the Frigate La Gentille (32) in the Channel
11.4.1795Took the Frigate La Gentille (32)
14.5.1795Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
21.10.1795Took the Schooner Le Grand Voltigeur (10)
24.10.1795Took the Schooner La Convention (12)
13.11.1795Took the Schooner Le Petit Tonnere
1.1796At JamaicaBWAS-1714
30.9.1800

Paid off

BWAS-1714
3.1801RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.7.1801Battle of Algeciras Bay

 
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