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HBMS Britannia (1762)

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Britannia, 100 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Operated by The Royal Navy
Ordered 1751/03/28 B064
Laid Down 1752/07/01 B064
Launched 1762/10/19 B064
First Commissioned 1778/08 B064
Shipyard Portsmouth DY B064
Master Shipbuilder Thomas Bucknall B064
Rate First Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1825/02/25 B064
Fate Broken Up B064
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 178' 0" Imperial Feet 54.25
Length of Keel 145' 2" Imperial Feet 44.25
Breadth 52' 01/2" Imperial Feet 15.86
Depth in Hold 21' 6" Imperial Feet 6.55
Draught Forward 13' 6" Imperial Feet 4.11
Draught Aft 18' 6" Imperial Feet 5.64
Burthen 2,09126/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 209125/94 Tons BM  
Armament
1778/08 B057 Broadside Weight = 1140
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 42-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck 28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 6-Pounder
1790 B057 Broadside Weight = 1156
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck 28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck 2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
No Details Known
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1779/04 1779/09 Vice-Admiral George Darby B057
1779/06 1780/01 Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir John Lockhart Ross, Bart Lockhart-Ross of Carstairs B057
1793/01 1796/01 Vice-Admiral William Hotham B057
1796/01 1797 Vice-Admiral Sir Hyde Parker B057
1797 1798/02 Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Thompson, Bart Virkees B057
1804/06 1806/06 Rear-Admiral Lord William Carnegie, Earl of Northesk B057
1815/03 1815/12 Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, GCB B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1778/08 1779/04 Captain John Moutray B057
1779/04 1780/06 Captain Charles Morice Pole B057
1780/06 1780/08 Captain Thomas Allen B057
1780/08 1783/03 Captain James Bradby B057
1790/10 1790/11 Acting Captain John Doling B057
1793/01 1795/07 Captain John Holloway B057
1795/07 1796/01 Captain Shuldham Peard B057
1796/01 1797/03 Captain Sir Thomas Foley B057
1797/03 1797/06 Captain Sir Charles Knowles, Bart Knowles B057
1797/06 1798/02 Captain Edward Marsh B057
1803/04 1803/06 Captain Edward Kittoe B057
1803/06 1804/05 Captain Lord William Carnegie, Earl of Northesk B057
1804/05 1804/06 Captain Thomas George Shortland B057
1804/06 1806/06 Captain Sir Charles Bullen B057
1814 1815/03 Lieutenant John Cawkit B057
1815/03 1815/12 Captain Sir James Nash B057
1823/02 1823/09/14 Captain Henry Sheen B057
1823/10 1824/04 Captain Henry William Bruce B057
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1803/04/15 1806/02/14 Lieutenant William Blight B080
1805 1805 Lieutenant John Smith
1805 1805/10/21 Lieutenant Francis Roskruge
1805/10 1805/11/20 Acting Lieutenant John Barclay
1805/11/20 1806/06/09 Lieutenant John Barclay
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1782/02/27 1782/04/06 Midshipman William Gordon Rutherford NAO
1804 1806/02 Midshipman Emanuel Blight B080
Crew
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1803/06/24 1804 Able Seaman Emanuel Blight B080
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1762 Completed at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £41,729.7.7d B064
1772/04 Began small repair at Portsmouth DY B064
1772/08 Completed small repair at a cost of £6,371.11.11d B064
1778/06 Began fitting at Portsmouth DY B064
1779/04 Completed fitting at a cost of £15,597.16.0d ,for Channel service B064
1780/01 coppering at Portsmouth DY B064
1782/10/20 Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel  
1783/03 Paid off into ordinary  
1788/05 Began middling repair at Portsmouth DY B064
1790/09 Completed middling repair at a cost of £35,573.0.0d B064
1790/11 Paid off B057
1793/01 Recommissioned B057
1793/05/11 Sailed for the Mediterranean B057
1795/03/14 Present at the Action off Genoa  
1795/07/13 Present at the Battle of Hyeres  
1797/02/14 Present at 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent  
1798/02 Paid off B057
1800 Used as a convalescence ship B057
1801/06 Began middling repair at Portsmouth DY B064
1802/01 Completed middling repair at a cost of £21,739.0.0d B064
1803/04 Recommissioned B057
1805/10/21 Present at the Battle of Trafalgar, 10 Killed, 42 Wounded  
1806/06 Paid off and laid up at Hamoaze B057
1812/01/06 Renamed Princess Royal B057
1812/01/18 Renamed Saint George B057
1813/10 Started fitting as a prison ship B057
1813/12 Completed fitting as a prison ship B057
1814 Commissioned as a prison ship B057
1815/03 Commissioned as flagship at Plymouth B057
1815/03 Started fitting as base flagship and receiving ship at Portsmouth B057
1815/06 Completed fitting B057
1815/12 Paid off B057
1817/02 Re-rated at 104 guns B057
1819/06/02 Renamed Barfleur B057
1823/02 Recommissioned B057
1824/04 Paid off B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782 Admiral of the Blue Lord Richard Howe, Viscount Howe 1782/09/00 1782/12/00
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1782/10/20 Battle of Cape Spartel
1795/03/14 Action off Genoa
1795/07/13 Battle of Hyeres
1797/02/14 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
1805/10/21 Battle of Trafalgar
Notes on Ship
Officer Casualties The Trafalgar Roll
At the Battle of Trafalgar, Lieutenant Francis Roskruge was killed, Midshipman William Grint and sailing master Stephen Trounce were wounded.
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien
The Trafalgar Roll Unknown
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors Various

Last Updated :2010/02/21 at 12:44:22 by Cy

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