3decks - Naval Sailing Warfare History

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HBMS Magnanime (1780)

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

Magnanime, 64 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Ordered	1775/10/16	B064
Laid Down	1777/08/23	B064
Launched	1780/10/14	B064
Shipyard	Deptford DY	B064
Designer	John Williams	B064
Master Shipbuilder	Adam Hayes	B064
Rate	Third Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1794/08	B064
Fate	Razeed	B064
Becomes	Magnanime

Dimensions
B064		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	159' 6"	Imperial Feet	48.62
Length of Keel	131' 6"	Imperial Feet	40.08
Breadth	44' 4"	Imperial Feet	13.51
Depth in Hold	19' 0"	Imperial Feet	5.79
Burthen	1,370	Tons BM

Armament
1780	Broadside Weight = 600	B064
Lower Gun Deck	26	British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	26	British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck	10	British 9-Pounder
Forecastle	2	British 9-Pounder

Crew
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1780	500	Establishment	B064

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
No Commander Details Available
Crew
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1797/09/28	Unknown	Able Seaman	Nicholas Atkin	B080

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1780/10	First commissioned	B064
1780/12/29	Completed at Woolwich at a cost of £34,298.2.0d to build and £2,074.12.6d for fitting and coppering	B064
1781/03/13	Sailed for Gibraltar	B064
1781/06/26	Sailed for the West Indies	B064
1784/06	Paid off and fitted for ordinary	B064
1785/07	Started a very small repair at Plymouth	B064
1786/01	Completed the very small repair at a cost of £9,376.7.11d	B064

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

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1782/04/12	Battle of Providien
1782/07/06	2nd Battle of Negapatam

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id	Link or Description	Author
B064	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817	Rif Winfield
B080	A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849	O'Brien

Last Updated :2009/01/06 at 20:56:58 by Cy

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