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HBMS Robust (1764)

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Robust, 74 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Royal Navy The Royal Navy
Ordered 1761/12/16 B057
Laid Down 1762/02/00 B057
Named 1763/04/18 B057
Launched 1764/10/25 B057
Shipyard Harwich B057
Design Class Ramillies Class (1760)
Designer Thomas Slade B057
Constructor John Barnard B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1817/01 B057
Fate Broken Up B057
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 168' 81/2" Imperial Feet 51.42
Length of Keel 138' 3" Imperial Feet 42.14
Breadth 47' 0" Imperial Feet 14.33
Depth in Hold 19' 91/4" Imperial Feet 6.03
Burthen 1,62441/94 Tons BM
Armament
1777/12 B057 Broadside Weight = 781
Lower Gun Deck 28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 9-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1777 550 Establishment B057
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1802/04/29 1802/07 Admiral of the White John Jervis B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1777/12 1779 Captain Alexander Arthur Hood B057
1779 1782/09 Captain Philips Cosby B057
1787/10 1787/12 Captain William Cornwallis B057
1793/01 1793/09 Captain Sir George Keith Elphinstone B057
1793/09 1794 Captain Sir Benjamin Hallowell B057
1794 1794/08 Captain Christopher Parker B057
1794/08 1799/04 Captain Edward Thornbrough B057
1799/04 1800/11 Captain George Countess B057
1800/10/16 1801/04 Captain John Acworth Ommanney B057
1800/11 1800/12 Captain William Brown B057
1801/04 Unknown Captain Henry Curzon B057
1802/04/29 1802/07 Captain William Ricketts B057
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1793 1794 Midshipman Charles Adam B080
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1764/12/10 Completed at Harwich at a cost of £31,399.3.3d ,including fitting B057
1774/05 Began small repair at Chatham DY B057
1775/01 Completed small repair at a cost of £8,291.7.11d B057
1777/12 First in commission B057
1778/03 fitting at Chatham DY at a cost of £8,187.7.7d B057
1778/07/27 Present at 1st Battle of Ushant  
1779/05/23 Sailed for North America B057
1780/01 Operations against Charleston until May B057
1781/03/16 Present at the Battle of Cape Henry  
1782/09 Paid off B057
1783/02 Began large repair at Chatham DY B057
1784/04 Completed large repair at a cost of £29,469.16.11d ,including coppering B057
1787/10 Recommissioned B057
1787/12 Paid off B057
1790/07 Recommissioned B057
1791/09 Paid off B057
1791/11 Began small repair at Chatham DY B057
1792/04 Completed small repair at a cost of £7,292.0.0d B057
1793/01 Recommissioned B057
1793/05/22 Sailed to the Mediterranean B057
1793/08/28 At Toulon B057
1793/12 At evacuation of Toulon B057
1794/06 In Quiberon operations B057
1796 In the North Sea B057
1797 Spithead Mutiny B057
1797/10 refitting at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £11,253.0.0d B057
1798/01 making good defects at Portsmouth DY B057
1798/10/12 Present at the Battle of Tory Island, 10 Killed, 40 Wounded  
1799/07/02 Attack on Basque Roads B057
1802/07 Paid off B057
1802/07 Re-classified as a Unrated Receiving Ship of 0 guns  
1807 fitting at Portsmouth DY ,for ordinary B057
1817/01 Broken up at Portmsouth B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1778/07/27 1st Battle of Ushant
1781/03/16 Battle of Cape Henry
1798/10/12 Battle of Tory Island
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien

Last Updated :2009/11/29 at 16:06:16 by Cy

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