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HBMS Isis (1774)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 11 months ago

Isis, 50 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1770/12/25  
Laid Down 1772/12/00  
Launched 1774/11/19  
Shipyard Chatham DY  
Design Class Portland Class (1766)
Designer John Williams  
Master Shipbuilder John Henniker  
Rate Fourth Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1810/09  
Fate Broken Up  

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 146' 0" Imperial Feet 44.5
Length of Keel 119' 81/4" Imperial Feet 36.48
Breadth 40' 71/2" Imperial Feet 12.38
Depth in Hold 17' 6" Imperial Feet 5.33
Draught Forward 10' 1" Imperial Feet 3.07
Draught Aft 15' 1" Imperial Feet 4.6
Burthen 1,05065/94 Tons BM

Armament
1774/11/19 B057 Broadside Weight = 414
Lower Gun Deck 22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder
1779 B057 Broadside Weight = 480
Lower Gun Deck 22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck 2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck 4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse 6 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1766/04/02 350 Design Complement  

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1799/08 1799/10 Vice-Admiral of the Blue Andrew Mitchell B057
1802/07 1803/12 Vice-Admiral of the Red James Gambier B057
1804/05 1806 Vice-Admiral of the White Erasmus Gower B057
1806/06 1809/01 Vice-Admiral of the Red John Holloway B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1775/10 1777 Post Captain Charles Douglas B057
1777 1778 Post Captain William Cornwallis B057
1778 1779 Post Captain John Raynor B057
1780/08 1781/04/17 Post Captain Evelyn Sutton B057
1781/04/25 1782/09/03 Post Captain Thomas Lumley B057
1781/04/25 1782/09/03 Post Captain Thomas Lumley B057
1782/09 1782/10 Post Captain Christopher Halliday B057
1783/06 1784/07 Post Captain Thomas Newnham B057
1794/12 1795/07 Post Captain Benjamin Archer B057
1795/07 1797/09 Post Captain Robert Watson B057
1797/09 1799/08 Post Captain William Mitchell B057
1799/08 1799/10 Post Captain James Oughton B057
1799/10 1800/11 Post Captain Richard Retalick B057
1800/11 1801/08 Post Captain James Walker B057
1802 1802 Post Captain Thomas Masterman Hardy W031
1802/06 1803/02 Post Captain Edward Brace B057
1803/02 1804/05 Post Captain William Granville Lobb B057
1804/05 1806/06 Post Captain John Acworth Ommanney B057
1806/06 1809/01 Post Captain John Laugharne B057
1809/01 1809/05 Post Captain Donald M'Leod B057
1809/05 1809/06 Post Captain Alexander Robert Kerr B057
1809/06 Unknown Post Captain Woodley Losack B057
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1801 1801/12/06 Lieutenant William Henry Ingram TNC
1809/04/24 1810/01/29 Lieutenant Thomas Bevis B080
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1803/01 1803/03 Masters Mate Edward Henry A'Court B080

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1776 Began fitting at Chatham B057
1776/02 Completed fitting at a cost of £4,334.19.19d B057
1776/02 Completed at Chatham at a cost of £19,303.8.8d B057
1776/03/07 Sailed for North America B057
1776/05 Present at the relief of Quebec B057
1777/03/27 Sailed for North America B057
1777/10 Delaware operations B057
1778/07/22 At Sandy Hook B057
1778/11/04 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1778/12/14 At St Lucia B057
1779/06 For home with a convoy B057
1780/02 Began small repair at Woolwich DY B057
1780/11 Completed small repair at a cost of £2,964.19.19d B057
1780/12/31 Present at the Action of 1780-12-31  
1781/03/13 Sailed for India B057
1781/04/16 Present at the Battle of Port Praya  
1782/02/17 Present at the Battle of Sadras  
1782/04/12 Present at the Battle of Providien  
1782/07/06 Present at 2nd Battle of Negapatam  
1782/09/03 Present at the Battle of Trincomalee  
1783/06/20 Present at 2nd Battle of Cuddalore  
1784/07 Paid off B057
1792/03 Began large repair at Woolwich DY B057
1794/12 Recommissioned B057
1795/05 Completed large repair at a cost of £33,312.0.0d B057
1795/08/22 Took the Alliantie (36) B057
1797/10/11 Present at the Battle of Camperdown  
1799/08/28 Present at the seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Nieuwe Diep B057
1799/08/30 Present at the seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter B057
1801/04/02 Present at the Battle of Copenhagen  
1802/06 Began fitting at Chatham DY B057
1802/07 Completed fitting at a cost of £3,008.0.0d B057
1802/07/29 Sailed for Newfoundland B057
1803/05 Sailed for Newfoundland B057
1808/06/19 Sailed for Newfoundland B057
1810/09 Broken up at Deptford B057

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

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1780/12/31 Action of 1780-12-31
1781/04/16 Battle of Port Praya
1782/02/17 Battle of Sadras
1782/04/12 Battle of Providien
1782/07/06 2nd Battle of Negapatam
1782/09/03 Battle of Trincomalee
1783/06/20 2nd Battle of Cuddalore
1797/10/11 Battle of Camperdown
1801/04/02 Battle of Copenhagen

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press
TNC The Naval Chronical Various
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien

Last Updated :2009/05/04 at 20:41:50 by Cy

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