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

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Hannibal
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.6.1782	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	4.1783	BWAS-1714
Acquired	15.4.1786	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1771	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1743-1810	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	6.7.1801	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Annibal' (1801) (74) 1801-1824 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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: on board from 22.10.1787 ADM 6/23/429BWAS-171410.5.1790 - 31.8.1791Captain ADM 6/24/26BWAS-171431.8.1791 - 27.3.1794Captain ADM 6/24/131ADM 6/248.8.1794 - 1.1796Captain ADM 6/25/73BWAS-17141.1796 - 16.7.1796Captain†BWAS-171416.7.1796 - 4.1798CaptainBWAS-17144.1798 - 9.1798CaptainBWAS-17149.1798 - 10.1798CaptainBWAS-171410.1798 - 1800CaptainBWAS-17141800 - 30.9.1800CommanderBWAS-17143.1801 - 6.7.1801CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1793 - 27.3.1794Lieutenantref:616

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1792 - 27.12.1792MasterADM 29-126.9.1798 - 29.1.1800MasterADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1793 - 1794MidshipmanNBD18491795MidshipmanNBD1849

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 in the Channel
11.4.1795Took the Frigate
14.5.1795Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
21.10.1795Took the Schooner
24.10.1795Took the Schooner
13.11.1795Took the Schooner
1.1796At JamaicaBWAS-1714
30.9.1800

Paid off

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/24 Archive

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

ADM 29-1 Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 51 Archive

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