HBMS Atlas (1782)

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Atlas, 98 Guns

Details

Nationality	British
Ordered	1777/08/05
Laid Down	1777/10/01
Launched	1782/02/13
Shipyard	Chatham DY
Designer	John Williams
Master Shipbuilder	Nicholas Phillips
Rate	Second Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1802/11
Fate	Razeed
Becomes	Atlas

Dimensions

Source	B057
Length of Gundeck	177' 7"
Length of Keel	145' 8³/₄"
Breadth	50' 2"
Depth in Hold	21' 2"
Draught Forward	13' 10"
Draught Aft	18' 8"
Burthen	1,950³⁷/₉₄

Armament

Date	1782	B057
Lower Gun Deck	28	British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck	30	British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	30	British 12-Pounder
Forecastle	2	British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck	8	British 6-Pounder
Date	1790	B057
Lower Gun Deck	28	British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck	30	British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	30	British 12-Pounder
Forecastle	2	British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck	8	British 12-Pounder
Date	1804	B057
Lower Gun Deck	28	British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	30	British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck	12	British 12-Pounder
Forecastle	4	British 12-Pounder

Crew

Date	Men	Notes	Source
1782	750	Establishment	B057
1794	738	Establishment	B057

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Rank	Name	Source
1782/02	1783	Post Captain	George Vandeput	B057
1783	1783/03	Post Captain	John Elphinston	B057
1787/10	1787/10	Post Captain	William Swiney	B057
1795/10	1797/03	Post Captain	Edmund Dod	B057
1797/03	1799/01	Post Captain	Mathew Squire	B057
1799/01	1799/04	Post Captain	Shuldham Peard	B057
1799/04	1801	Post Captain	Theophilius Jones	B057

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

1782/02	Commissioned for Howe's fleet	B057
1782/03/30	Completed at a cost of £50,350.7.4d including fitting	B057
1782/09/11	Sailed to assist in the relief of Gibraltar	B057
1782/10/11	Arrived at Gibraltar	B057
1783/03	Paid off	B057
1783/04	Fitted for ordinary at Plymouth	B057
1784/09	Started a very small repair at Plymouth	B057
1785/02	Completed very small repair at a cost of £12,611.9.5d	B057
1787/10	Recommissioned for Channel service	B057
1787/10	Paid off	B057
1795/03	Recommissioned	B057
1802/11	Started a repair and the process of being cut down to a 74-gun Third-Rate	B057

Actions & Battles

Date		Source

Notes

No Notes Entered

Sources

B057

British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792

Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2008/09/06 at 22:24:48 by Cy

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HBMS Atlas (1782)

Atlas, 98 Guns

Details

Dimensions

Armament

Crew

Flag Officers

Commanders

Officers

Service record

Actions & Battles

Notes

Sources

HBMS Atlas (1782)

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