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HBMS Montagu (1779)

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Montagu, 74 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Royal Navy The Royal Navy
Ordered 1774/07/16  
Laid Down 1775/01/30  
Named 1774/08/23  
Launched 1779/08/28  
Shipyard Chatham DY  
Designer John Williams  
Master Shipbuilder Nicholas Phillips  
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1818/09  
Fate Broken Up  
Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 169' 0" Imperial Feet 51.51
Length of Keel 138' 4" Imperial Feet 42.16
Breadth 47' 1" Imperial Feet 14.35
Depth in Hold 19' 111/2" Imperial Feet 6.08
Draught Forward 11' 10" Imperial Feet 3.61
Draught Aft 16' 11" Imperial Feet 5.16
Burthen 1,63116/94 Imperial Feet 41.43
Armament
1779/08 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
1779/08 600 Establishment B057
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1807/06 1808 Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Martin B057
1812 1813 Rear-Admiral of the Red Manley Dixon B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1779/08 1781/02 Captain John Houlton B057
1781/02/14 1782/11 Captain George Bowen B057
1793/02 1794/06/01 Captain James Montagu B057
1794/06/01 1794/07/06 Lieutenant Ross Donnelly B057
1794/07/06 1795/11 Captain William Fooks B057
1796/04 1799 Captain Sir John Knight B057
1799/12 1801 Captain Charles William Paterson B057
1801 1801/03 Captain Robert Cuthbert B057
1801/03 1802 Captain Sir Edmund Nagle B057
1803/03 1808 Captain Sir Robert Waller Otway B057
1809 1811 Captain Richard Moubray B057
1811 1812 Captain John Halliday B057
1812 1813/07 Captain Manley Hall Dixon B057
1813/07 1816/07 Captain Peter Heywood B057
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1813/07/16 1814 Lieutenant Thomas Simonds Akers B082
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1794/07 1795 Midshipman Charles Adam B080
1803/12 1808/11 Midshipman Thomas Beer B080
1811 1815/09 Masters Mate Emanuel Blight B080
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1779/09/23 Completed at Chatham DY at a cost of £42,661.12.12d ,including fitting and coppering B057
1779/12/25 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1780/01/08 Present at Attack on the Caracas Convoy  
1780/01/16 Present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent  
1780/01/19 At the relief of Gibraltar 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  
1781/02/03 At St Eustatius B057
1781/08 Sailed to North America B057
1781/09/05 Present at the Battle of the Chesapeake  
1781/12 Arrived in the West Indies B057
1782/01/25 Present at the Battle of Saint Kitts  
1782/04/09 Present at the Action off Dominica  
1782/04/12 Present at the Battle of the Saintes  
1782/04/19 Present at the Action in the Mona Passage  
1782/11 Began small repair at Portsmouth DY B057
1782/11 Paid off B057
1783/06 Completed small repair at a cost of £11,507.10.9d B057
1790/03 Began small repair at Portsmouth DY B057
1790/12 Completed small repair at a cost of £7,086.0.0d B057
1793/02 Recommissioned B057
1794/06/01 Present at Glorious 1st of June, 4 killed, 13 wounded  
1794/10/25 Sailed for the Leeward Islands B057
1794/10/30 Took Jacobin  
1795/11 Paid off B057
1795/11 Began small repair at Unknown B057
1796/04 Recommissioned B057
1796/08 Completed small repair at a cost of £13,482.0.0d B057
1797/10/11 Present at the Battle of Camperdown  
1798/06/02 Sailed for the Mediterranean B057
1801 Sailed for Jamaica B057
1802/01 Began large repair at Portsmouth DY B057
1802/12 Completed large repair at a cost of £41,200.0.0d B057
1803/03 Recommissioned for the blockade of Brest B057
1805 Off Cadiz B057
1807/04 Began refitting at Portsmouth DY B057
1807/05 Completed refitting at a cost of £7,810.0.0d B057
1807/06/03 Sailed for the Mediterranean B057
1811/12 Began small repair at Chatham DY B057
1812/04 Completed small repair at a cost of £29,294.0.0d ,including fitting for foeign service B057
1812/05/15 Sailed for South America B057
1813 In Brazil B057
1814 In the North Sea B057
1814/09 Began making good defects at Portsmouth DY B057
1815/04 Completed making good defects at a cost of £9,217.0.0d B057
1815/04 Sailed to the Mediterranean B057
1816/07 Paid off and laid up at Chatham B057
1818/09 Broken up at Chatham B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1780/01/08 Attack on the Caracas Convoy
1780/01/16 Battle of Cape St. Vincent
1780/04/17 Battle of Martinique
1780/05/15 Action of 1780-05-15
1780/05/19 Action of 1780-05-19
1781/09/05 Battle of the Chesapeake
1782/01/25 Battle of Saint Kitts
1782/04/09 Action off Dominica
1782/04/12 Battle of the Saintes
1782/04/19 Action in the Mona Passage
1794/06/01 Glorious 1st of June
1797/10/11 Battle of Camperdown
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B082 The Navy List 1865 The Admiralty
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien

Last Updated :2009/12/13 at 21:26:00 by Cy

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