Details | ||
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Nationality | British | |
Operated by | The Royal Navy | |
Ordered | 1777/02/05 | B057 |
Laid Down | 1777/05/00 | B057 |
Launched | 1781/04/10 | B028 |
Shipyard | Bucklers Hard | B057 |
Design Class | Ardent Class (1762) | |
Designer | Thomas Slade | B064 |
Constructor | Henry Adams | B064 |
Rate | Third Rate | |
Type | Ship of the Line | |
Out Service | 1809/06/16 | B028 |
Fate | Wrecked | B028 |
Dimensions | |||
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B064 | Type | Metric | |
Length of Gundeck | 160' 2" | Imperial Feet | 48.82 |
Length of Keel | 131' 103/4" | Imperial Feet | 40.2 |
Breadth | 44' 5" | Imperial Feet | 13.54 |
Depth in Hold | 18' 11" | Imperial Feet | 5.77 |
Draught Forward | 12' 1" | Imperial Feet | 3.68 |
Draught Aft | 17' 3" | Imperial Feet | 5.26 |
Burthen | 1,38357/94 | Tons BM | |
Calculated Burthen | 13848/94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||
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1781/04/10 | B064 | Broadside Weight = 476 |
Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder |
Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade |
Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder |
Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade |
Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder |
Crew Complement | |||
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Date | Men | Notes | Source |
1781 | 500 | Design establishment | B064 |
Commanders | ||||
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Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1781/03 | 1783/06 | Captain | Benjamin Caldwell | B064 |
1793/01/13 | 1796/06 | Captain | Horatio Nelson | B064 |
1796/06 | 1796/09 | Captain | John Samuel Smith | B064 |
1796/11 | 1802/04 | Captain | Robert Devereux Fancourt | B064 |
1804/07 | 1805/09 | Captain | John Harvey | B064 |
1805/09 | 1806/06 | Captain | Sir Edward Berry | B064 |
1806/06 | 1806/11 | Commander | Joseph Spear | B064 |
1806/11 | 1807 | Captain | William Charles Fahie | B064 |
1807 | 1809/06/16 | Captain | Jonas Rose | B064 |
Commissioned Officers | ||||
Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1795/10/05 | 1796/06 | Lieutenant | James Noble | W031 |
1804/08/03 | 1806/06/29 | Lieutenant | Hugh Cook | NAO |
1804/08/10 | 1806/10/27 | Lieutenant | Samuel Clarke | NAO |
1804/12/09 | 1806/06/04 | Lieutenant | William Coote | NAO |
1805/01/06 | 1807/07/28 | Lieutenant | Thomas Pinto | NAO |
1806/07/01 | 1809/08/07 | Lieutenant | Alexander Forsyth Parr | NAO |
Warrant Officers | ||||
Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1796/06/11 | 1799/05/06 | Gunner | Francis Harris | NAO |
1804/08/03 | 1806/12/23 | Purser | Charles Ross | NAO |
1804/08/28 | 1809/08/07 | Carpenter | George Robins | NAO |
1805/03/26 | 1809/11/22 | Gunner | Archibald Freeburne | NAO |
1805/09/10 | 1806/04/16 | Surgeon | John Jemmison | NAO |
1805/09/23 | 1809/08/07 | Boatswain | Thomas Needham | NAO |
1805/09/29 | 1809/08/07 | Sailmaker | John Smith | NAO |
1805/10/18 | 1805/10/29 | Master | George Jonse | NAO |
1807/03/02 | 1809/08/07 | Quartermaster | Roger Judson | NAO |
1807/03/02 | 1809/08/07 | Quartermaster | James Robb | NAO |
Petty Officers | ||||
Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1804/08/03 | 1807/09/29 | Midshipman | Charles Ross | NAO |
1804/08/12 | 1806/07/15 | Midshipman | Stewart Blacker | NAO |
1804/08/15 | 1809/08/06 | Midshipman | Joseph Chappell Woolnough | NAO |
1804/08/19 | 1807/02/04 | Midshipman | Thomas Jackson | NAO |
1804/08/30 | 1806/07/14 | Midshipman | James Emery | NAO |
1804/09/06 | 1807/11/24 | Midshipman | John Charles Cosens | NAO |
1804/09/21 | 1807/01/04 | Midshipman | William Watkins | NAO |
1804/10/28 | 1805/11/30 | Midshipman | Charles Stewart | NAO |
1805 | 1805 | Midshipman | Henry Boteler | B080 |
1805/10/02 | 1807/03/01 | Midshipman | Roger Judson | NAO |
1805/10/02 | 1807/03/01 | Midshipman | James Robb | NAO |
1805/10/02 | 1807/03/02 | Midshipman | Robert Jeffry | NAO |
1805/10/09 | 1807/12/26 | Midshipman | Charles Alexander Johnston | NAO |
1805/10/10 | 1806/06/09 | Midshipman | Charles Lamb | NAO |
1805/10/29 | 1806/02/10 | Midshipman | Alexander Forsyth Parr | NAO |
1806/02/11 | 1806/06/30 | Masters Mate | Alexander Forsyth Parr | NAO |
1806/07/16 | 1809/04/19 | Masters Mate | Stewart Blacker | NAO |
1807/03/03 | 1809/08/07 | Masters Mate | Robert Jeffry | NAO |
1808 | 1810 | Midshipman | John Courtnay Bluett | B080 |
1808/08/03 | 1808/08/07 | Midshipman | Charles Alexander Johnston | NAO |
1809/08/07 | 1809/08/07 | Masters Mate | Joseph Chappell Woolnough | NAO |
Crew | ||||
Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1804/09/21 | 1805/10/01 | Ordinary Seaman | Roger Judson | NAO |
1804/09/24 | 1804/10/01 | Able Seaman | Robert Jeffry | NAO |
1804/10/04 | 1805 | 1st Class Volunteer | Henry Boteler | B080 |
1805/09/23 | 1805/10/01 | Able Seaman | James Robb | NAO |
1805/09/29 | 1805/10/09 | Ordinary Seaman | Charles Lamb | NAO |
1805/10/08 | 1805/10/08 | 1st Class Volunteer | Charles Alexander Johnston | NAO |
1807/01/11 | 1807/03/13 | Able Seaman | William Watkins | NAO |
1807/04/02 | 1808 | 2nd Class Boy | John Courtnay Bluett | B080 |
1808/08/08 | 1809/08/07 | Able Seaman | Charles Alexander Johnston | NAO |
Service Record | ||
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Date | Notes | Source |
1781/03 | First commissioned | B064 |
1781/04/10 | Completed at Bucklers Hard at a cost of £24,415.7.7d | B057 |
1781/04/15 | Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth DY | B057 |
1781/07/09 | Completed coppering and fitting at a cost of £13,844.5.10d | B057 |
1782/02/06 | Sailed for the Leeward islands | B057 |
1782/04/09 | Present at the Action off Dominica | |
1782/04/12 | Present at the Battle of the Saintes | |
1782/07/21 | Sailed to America | B057 |
1783/06 | Sailed home to pay off | B057 |
1783/06 | Paid off | B064 |
1783/10 | Began small repair at Chatham DY | B057 |
1784/06 | Completed small repair at a cost of £12,593.0.9d | B057 |
1790/10 | Began fitting at Chatham DY | B057 |
1790/11 | Began middling repair at Chatham DY | B057 |
1790/11 | Completed fitting at a cost of £504.9.6d | B057 |
1791/08 | Completed middling repair at a cost of £12,110.0.0d | B057 |
1793/01 | Began fitting at Chatham DY | B057 |
1793/01/31 | Recommissioned | B057 |
1793/03 | Completed fitting at a cost of £4,882.0.0d | B057 |
1793/05/04 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | B064 |
1794 | In the Mediterranean fleet | B064 |
1795/03/13 | In action | B064 |
1795/03/14 | Present at the Action off Genoa | |
1795/07/13 | In action | B064 |
1796 | Operations off Vado | B064 |
1796/04/25 | At Loano Bay | B064 |
1796/05/31 | Convoy off Onaglia | B064 |
1796/09 | Paid off | B064 |
1796/10 | refitting at Chatham DY at a cost of £10,623.0.0d | B057 |
1796/11 | Recommissioned | B064 |
1801/04/02 | Present at the Battle of Copenhagen | |
1802/04 | Paid off | B064 |
1802/04 | Began fitting at Chatham DY | B057 |
1804/07 | Recommissioned for the Channel fleet | B064 |
1804/09 | Completed fitting at a cost of £17,695.0.0d | B057 |
1805/07/22 | Present at 3rd Battle of Cape Finisterre | |
1805/09 | refitting at Portsmouth DY at a cost of £51,290.0.0d | B057 |
1805/10/21 | Present at the Battle of Trafalgar, 2 Killed, 8 Wounded | |
1806/02/06 | Present at the Action of San Domingo | |
1806/03/24 | Took La Lutine in the West Indies | |
1806/03/30 | Took the privateer Dame Ernouf | |
1807/08 | In the Copenhagen expedition | B064 |
1807/08/15 | Present at Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
1808/01/01 | Sailed for the Tagus and then to South America | B064 |
1809/06/16 | Wrecked off Maldonado in the River Plate | B064 |
Fleets | ||||
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Fleet Title | Commander | Date From | Date To | Source |
Pigot's Fleet to America | 1782/07/00 | 1783/00/00 |
Actions & Battles | ||
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Date | Source | |
1782/04/09 | Action off Dominica | |
1782/04/12 | Battle of the Saintes | |
1795/03/14 | Action off Genoa | |
1801/04/02 | Battle of Copenhagen | |
1805/07/22 | 3rd Battle of Cape Finisterre | |
1805/10/21 | Battle of Trafalgar | |
1806/02/06 | Action of San Domingo | |
1807/08/15 | Second Battle of Copenhagen |
Notes on Ship | |
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No Notes Entered |
Sources | ||
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Id | Link or Description | Author |
B057 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield |
B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge |
B064 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 | Rif Winfield |
W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press |
NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various |
B080 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien |
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