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HBMS Howe (1815)

Page history last edited by Cy 15 years, 3 months ago

Howe, 120 Guns

Howe off Sheerness in 1836

 

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1806/01/15  
Laid Down 1808/06/00  
Launched 1815/03/28  
Shipyard Chatham DY  
Designer William Rule  
Master Shipbuilder William Rule  
Rate First Rate  
Type Ship of the Line  
Out Service 1854/02/23  
Fate Broken Up  

 

Dimensions
B028   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 205' 0" Imperial Feet 62.48
Breadth 56' 0" Imperial Feet 17.07
Burthen 2,619 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1815 Broadside Weight = 1400
Lower Gun Deck 32 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck 28 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck 16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck 32 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 12 British 12-Pounder

 

Crew
Date Men Notes Source
No Details Known

 

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1835/08/27 Unknown Vice-Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming  
1841/08/21 1843/03 Rear-Admiral Francis Mason  
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1835/08/27 Unknown Post Captain Alexander Ellice  
1839/08/26 Unknown Post Captain Clarence Edward Paget  
1840 1841/08/21 Post Captain Watkin Owen Pell  
1840/07/29 1840/10 Flag Captain Henry Loraine Baker B080
1841/08/21 1843/07/27 Post Captain Robert Smart  
1843/03 1843/07/27 Post Captain Thomas Forrest  
1847/04/28 Unknown Post Captain James Stirling  
Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1836/02/23 1837 Lieutenant George Sherbrooke Airey B082
1837/02/03 1842/02/25 First Lieutenant James Anderson B080
1840/10/01 1843/07/10 Commander James Vashon Baker B080

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1815 Laid up at Sheerness  
1840 Fitted for the Mediterranean  
1841/07/27 Commissioned as flagship for the Mediterranean  
1843/07/27 Paid off at Sheerness  
1844 Laid up at Sheerness  
1847 Commissioned for the Mediterranean  
1848 Laid up at Sheerness  
1854/02 Break up completed at Sheerness B066

 

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

 

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
001 British Sailing Warships J J Colledge
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien
B082 The Navy List 1865 The Admiralty
B066 The Ship of the Line - Volume II Brian Lavery

Last Updated :2009/01/14 at 11:36:32 by Cy

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