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HBMS Atlas (1804)

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Atlas, 74 Guns

 

Details

NationalityBritish
PreviouslyAtlas
Ordered1802/00/00B057
Laid Down1802/11/00B057
Launched1804/03B057
ShipyardChathamB057
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Out Service1821/05B057
FateBroken UpB057

 

Dimensions

SourceB057
Length of Gundeck177' 7"
Length of Keel145' 83/4"
Breadth50' 2"
Depth in Hold21' 2"

 

Armament

Date1804B057
Lower Gun Deck28British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12British 12-Pounder
Forecastle4British 12-Pounder

 

Crew

DateMenNotesSource

 

Flag Officers

Date FromDate toRank/PositionNameSource
1808/041808/04Rear-Admiral of the RedJohn Child PurvisB057

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toRankNameSource
1804/031805Post CaptainWilliam JohnstoneB057
18051805Post CaptainWilliam BrowneB057
1806/031807/11Post CaptainSamuel PymB057
1807/111810/12Post CaptainJames SandersB057

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource

 

Service record

1804/03Recommissioned as a Third-RateB057
1804/05Completed process of cutting down and refit at Chatham at a cost of £24,870B057
1806/11/03Sailed for teh MediterraneanB057
1810/12Paid off into ordinary at PlymouthB057
1813/12Fitted as a temporary prison shipB057
1814/10Fitted as powder magazine at Portsmouth (completed 1815/01)B057
1821/05Broken up at PortsmouthB057

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource
1806/02/06Action of San Domingo

 

Notes

Dimensions shown are those for the original Second-Rate vessel

 

Sources

B057British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2008/09/06 at 22:25:23 by Cy

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