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HBMS Hibernia (1804)

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HBMS Hibernia, 120 Guns

Details

Nationality	British
Ordered	1790	W005
Started	1792-Nov	W005
Named
Launched	1804-Nov-17	W004
Shipyard	Plymouth	W004
Dockyard
Plans
Constructors
Decks	3
Rate	British First Rate
Class
System
Crew
In Service	1804	W004
Out Service	1902-Oct-04	W004
Fate	Sold for Breaking up	W004

Dimensions

Length	Keel	Gundeck	Beam	Depth	Draught	Weight	Displacement	Source
						2508		W005

Armament

Guns	Date	Lower Gun Deck	Middle Gun Deck	Upper gun Deck	Quarter Deck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
120		??x??	??x??	??x??	??x?	?x?

Commanders

Date	Commander's rank and name.	source/s
1805	Captain William BEDFORD	W004
1807	Captain Tristram Robert RICKETTS	W004
1807	Captain Charles Marsh SCHOMBERG	W004
1808	Captain L.W. HALSTED	W004
1808	Captain R.J. NEVE	W004
1811	Captain W.H. WEBLEY	W004
1811	Lieut. William HOLMAN	W004
1811	Captain W.H. WEBLEY (acting)	W004
1812	Rear Admiral J. PELLEW	W004
1812	Captain C.T. SMITH	W004
1812-Oct-??	Captain Charles Thurlow SMITH	W004
1814	Captain T.G. CAULFIELD	W004

Admirals to have flown their flag on HMS Britannia

Commander's rank and name.	Date From	Date to	*source/s*
Admiral Lord GARDNER	1805-Mar-31		W004
Vice Admiral J. DOUGLAS	1805		W004
Rear Admiral Sir William Sydney SMITH	1807		W004
Rear Admiral Sir Charles COTTON	1808		W004
Rear Admiral Sir Samuel HOOD	1811		W004
Rear Admiral Sir Edward PELLEW	1812		W004
Vice Admiral Sir Sidney SMITH	1812-Oct-??		W004
Rear Admiral Hon. Sir Montagu STOPF0RD	1855-Jan-??		W004
Rear Admiral Henry J. CODRINGT0N	1858-Jul-??		W004

Service History

1805	Channel Fleet	W004
1807-Feb-??	Refitting in Hamoaze	W004
1807-1808	Off the Coast of Portugal
1815	Out of Commission at Portsmouth	W004
1845-Feb-??	Re-Commissioned	W004
1845	Out of Commission at Devonport	W004
1855	Base Flagship at Malta

Battles

Notes

Her figurehead is preserved in the Maritime Museum, Vittoriosa, Malta.

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