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HBMS Vengeance (1774)

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Vengeance, 74 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Royal Navy The Royal Navy
Ordered 1771/01/14 B057
Laid Down 1771/04/00 B057
Launched 1774/06/25 B057
Shipyard Rotherhithe B057
Designer John Williams B057
Constructor John Randall B057
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1816/01 B057
Fate Broken Up B057
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 168' 10" Imperial Feet 51.46
Length of Keel 138' 5" Imperial Feet 42.19
Breadth 47' 0" Imperial Feet 14.33
Depth in Hold 20' 0" Imperial Feet 6.1
Draught Forward 11' 61/2" Imperial Feet 3.52
Draught Aft 17' 01/2" Imperial Feet 5.19
Burthen 1,62637/94 Tons BM
Armament
1774/06/25 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
1765/12/18 600 Design Complement  
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1780/01 1781/07 Commodore William Hotham B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1778/03 1779 Captain Michael Clements B057
1779 1780 Captain William Truscott B057
1780/01/17 1781/07 Captain John Holloway B057
1782/05 1783 Captain John Moutray B057
1783/03 1783/09 Captain Rowland Cotton B057
1790/05 1791/09 Captain Sir Thomas Rich B057
1791/09 1793 Commodore Thomas Pasley B057
1793 1794 Captain Charles Thompson B057
1794 1794 Captain Charles Sawyer B057
1794 1794/10 Captain Henry Powlett B057
1794/10 1795 Captain Richard Incledon B057
1795/03 1795/09 Captain John Rodney B057
1795/09 1795/09 Captain Sir George Burlton B057
1796/02 1799/09 Captain Thomas Macnamara Russell B057
1801/02 1801/03 Captain George Mundy B057
1801/03 Unknown Captain George Duff B057
1810 1810 Captain Hugh Downman B057
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1795/02/12 1798 Midshipman Frederick Bedford B080
1795/10/16 1796/02/19 Midshipman Andrew King NAO
1800 1801/09/04 Midshipman William Balfour B080
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1774/08/18 Completed at Deptford DY at a cost of £35,542.14.14d B057
1778/03 Began fitting at Portsmouth DY B057
1778/07 Completed fitting at a cost of £9,170.12.10d B057
1778/07/27 Present at 1st Battle of Ushant  
1779/03/07 Sailed for Jamaica B057
1780/04 At recapture of Goree B057
1780/04/17 Present at the Battle of Martinique  
1780/05/15 Present at the Action of 1780-05-15  
1780/05/19 Present at the Action of 1780-05-19  
1781/07 Paid off B057
1781/11 Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth DY B057
1782/07 Completed coppering and fitting at a cost of £18,490.0.3d B057
1782/08/09 Took the privateer Doggerbank  
1782/09 Sailed to the relief of Gibraltar B057
1782/10/20 Present at the Battle of Cape Spartel  
1783/09 Paid off into ordinary at Plymouth B057
1786/07 Moved to Chatham B057
1787/03 Began middling repair at Chatham DY B057
1788/10 Completed middling repair at a cost of £25,644.5.6d B057
1790/05 Recommissioned B057
1790/06 fitting at Chatham DY at a cost of £5,670.14.14d B057
1791/09 Paid off B057
1791/09 Recommissioned as gurad ship in the Medway B057
1793/04/22 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1794/11 Began refitting at Chatham DY B057
1795/06 Completed refitting at a cost of £7,171.0.0d B057
1796/02/24 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1797/02 At the capture of Trinidad B057
1797/02/16 Present at 1797 Capture of Trinidad  
1799/09 Paid off B057
1801/02 Recommisisoned B057
1807/12 In ordinary as a prison ship at Portsmouth until Jan. 1808 B057
1807/12 Re-classified as a Unrated Prison Ship of 0 guns  
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782 Admiral of the Blue Richard Howe 1782/09/00 1782/12/00
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1778/07/27 1st Battle of Ushant
1780/04/17 Battle of Martinique
1780/05/15 Action of 1780-05-15
1780/05/19 Action of 1780-05-19
1782/10/20 Battle of Cape Spartel
1797/02/16 1797 Capture of Trinidad
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
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors Various

Last Updated :2009/12/12 at 16:32:28 by Cy

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