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HBMS Valiant (1759)

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Valiant, 74 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Royal Navy The Royal Navy
Ordered 1757/05/21 B057
Laid Down 1758/02/01 B057
Named 1757/03/17 B057
Launched 1759/08/10 B057
Shipyard Chatham DY B057
Design Class Triumph Class (1757)
Master Shipbuilder John Lock B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1826/04 B057
Fate Broken Up B057

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 171' 23/4" Imperial Feet 52.19
Length of Keel 139' 0" Imperial Feet 42.37
Breadth 49' 4" Imperial Feet 15.04
Depth in Hold 21' 23/4" Imperial Feet 6.47
Burthen 1,79941/94 Tons BM

Armament
1759/08/10 B057 Broadside Weight = 880
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 30 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck 14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1757/05/21 650 Design Complement  

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1759/08 1760/01 Captain William Brett B057
1760/01 1761/03 Captain Augustus Keppel B057
1760/03 1764 Commodore Augustus Keppel B057
1761/03 1764/07 Captain Sir Adam Duncan B057
1777/10 1779 Captain Augustus Leveson Gower B057
1779 1783/05 Captain Samuel Granston Goodall B057
1790/05 1790 Captain William Henry B057
1793/10 1795/07 Captain Thomas Pringle B057
1795/07/24 1795/09 Captain Joseph Larcom B057
1795/09 1797 Captain Sir Eliab Harvey B057
1797 1799 Captain Edmund Crawley B057
1799 1799 Captain John Cochet B057
1803 1804 Captain John Bligh B057

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1759/10/09 Completed at Chatham DY at a cost of £42,589.5.5d ,including fitting B057
1761/06/04 Present at Expedition against Belle-Isle  
1762/03/05 Sailed for the West Indies B057
1762/06/06 Present at Operations against Havanna  
1763 At Jamaica B057
1764/07 Paid off B057
1771/10 Began large repair at Chatham DY B057
1775/05 Completed large repair at a cost of £36,297.10.10d B057
1777/01 fitting at Chatham DY B057
1777/10 Recommissioned B057
1778/07/27 Present at 1st Battle of Ushant  
1780/05 Began fitting at Chatham DY B057
1780/08 Completed fitting at a cost of £7,149.13.0d ,including coppering B057
1781/04/12 Relief of Gibraltar B057
1781/12/12 Present at the Action of 1781-12-12  
1782/02/28 Joined Rodney in the West indies B057
1782/04/12 Present at the Battle of the Saintes  
1782/04/19 Present at the Action in the Mona Passage  
1782/07/21 Sailed to North America B057
1782/09/05 Arrived at New York B057
1782/10/20 Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel  
1782/10/24 Left New York B057
1782/11 Blockade of St Francois B057
1783 Returned to Jamaica B057
1783/04/26 Sailed for home, paid off on arrival B057
1785/02 Began repairs at Plymouth DY B057
1786/07 Completed repairs at a cost of £27,446.17.11d B057
1790/05 Began fitting at Plymouth DY B057
1790/05 Recommissioned, later paid off B057
1790/06 Completed fitting at a cost of £13,361.19.2d ,for Channel service B057
1793/10 Began fitting at Portsmouth DY B057
1793/10 Recommissioned B057
1794/03 Completed fitting at a cost of £10,301.0.0d B057
1794/06/01 Present at Glorious 1st of June  
1795/06/23 Present at the Action of Ile Groix  
1795/10 Began repairs at Portsmouth DY B057
1795/11 Completed repairs at a cost of £11,294.0.0d B057
1796/08/11 Sailed for Jamaica B057
1797/04/17 Destroyed the French Harmonie (44) in company with Thunderer B057
1797/10 Took the privateer Magicienne  
1799/10 Began fitting at Chatham B057
1799/11 Completed fitting at a cost of £1,506.0.0d ,as a Lazarette B057
1799/11 Re-classified as a Unrated Hospital Ship of 0 guns  
1803 At Jamaica B057
1826/04 Broken up at Sheerness B057

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

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1761/06/04 Expedition against Belle-Isle
1762/06/06 Operations against Havanna
1778/07/27 1st Battle of Ushant
1781/12/12 Action of 1781-12-12
1782/04/12 Battle of the Saintes
1782/04/19 Action in the Mona Passage
1782/10/20 Battle of Cape Spartel
1794/06/01 Glorious 1st of June
1795/06/23 Action of Ile Groix

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/11/19 at 17:05:50 by Cy

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