Britannia, 100 Guns
| Source | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
| Length of Gundeck | 178' 0" |
| Length of Keel | 145' 2" |
| Breadth | 52' 01/2" |
| Depth in Hold | 21' 6" |
| Draught Forward | 13' 6" |
| Draught Aft | 18' 6" |
| Burthen | 2,09126/94 |
| Date | 1778/08 | B057 |
| 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 |
| Date | 1790 | B057 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade |
| Middle Gun Deck | 28 | British 24-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 12-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 6-Pounder |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder |
Service record
| 1764 | The cost of building and fitting totalled £45,844.2s.8d. | B057 |
| 1772/04 | Started a repair at Portsmouth | B057 |
| 1772/08 | Completed repair at a cost of £6,371.11.11d | B057 |
| 1778/06 | Started fitting for service in the Channel | B057 |
| 1778/08 | First Commissioned | B057 |
| 1779/04 | Completed fitting at a cost of £15,597.16.0d | B057 |
| 1780/01 | Coppered at Portsmouth | B057 |
| 1783/03 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1788/05 | Started a repair at Portsmouth | B057 |
| 1790/09 | Completed repair at a cost of £35,573 | B057 |
| 1790/10 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1790/11 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1793/01 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1793/05/11 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | B057 |
| 1797/02/14 | 1 wounded at Battle of St Vincent | B057 |
| 1798/02 | Paid off | B057 |
| 1800 | Used as a convalescence ship | B057 |
| 1801/06 | Started a repair at Portsmouth | B057 |
| 1802/01 | Completed repair at a cost of £21,379 | B057 |
| 1803/04 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1805/10/21 | 10 killed and 42 wounded at the Battle of Trafalgar | B057 |
| 1806/06 | Paid off and laid up at Hamoaze | B057 |
| 1812/01/06 | Renamed Princess Royal | |
| 1812/01/18 | Renamed Saint George | |
| 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 | |
| 1823/02 | Recommissioned | B057 |
| 1824/04 | Paid off | B057 |
Notes
At the Battle of Trafalgar, Lieutenant Francis Roskruge was killed, Midshipman William Grint and sailing master Stephen Trounce were wounded (B030).
| B057 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
| 1 | The Trafalgar Roll |
Last Updated :2008/07/13 at 12:38:00 by Cy
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